Fentress, I used decking screws with washers that have the rubber seal. Screws for metal roofing would work well. I used screws, because we know the tarps will not last forever. I bought a pack of tarps online, so I have the replacement tarps when the time comes. It costs less to order packs of them online than buying them locally as individuals.
Here is my pullet house when it was unfinished. That is not what was intended originally, but that may be where I go with it. I grown to like fixed housing for growing the birds out. I can practice an all in and all out method. I added 3 matching runs to the back of these. I also added nest boxes to the fronts, and louver styled vent to the sides down low. The three sections have an opening that I can open or close. I let the pullets have the entire house. Each section has a water source and feeder. When I can, I open a door in the morning and let them range as they please.
Once I have culled through them, I can empty the housing. Clean it thoroughly, and till the ground adjacent to the houses. Then I can let it sit until it is time for next generation. I do the same with the cockerel house. I till their yard once they are out, and re plant it.
I will probably continue to keep the breeders on grass.
The second picture is a row of breeding pens. They are 5'x 5' with a 32" x 40" roost added to the back. This way gives them the 5' x 5' area as free space. I use sand in these pens, and a dropping board under the roost added to the back. Obviously this I during construction, but it gives the idea.
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This last one is another mobile pen that I have replaced the roof with a gable roof. It works for misc. A small batch up to a point, a breeding pen, etc.
Here is my pullet house when it was unfinished. That is not what was intended originally, but that may be where I go with it. I grown to like fixed housing for growing the birds out. I can practice an all in and all out method. I added 3 matching runs to the back of these. I also added nest boxes to the fronts, and louver styled vent to the sides down low. The three sections have an opening that I can open or close. I let the pullets have the entire house. Each section has a water source and feeder. When I can, I open a door in the morning and let them range as they please.
Once I have culled through them, I can empty the housing. Clean it thoroughly, and till the ground adjacent to the houses. Then I can let it sit until it is time for next generation. I do the same with the cockerel house. I till their yard once they are out, and re plant it.
I will probably continue to keep the breeders on grass.
The second picture is a row of breeding pens. They are 5'x 5' with a 32" x 40" roost added to the back. This way gives them the 5' x 5' area as free space. I use sand in these pens, and a dropping board under the roost added to the back. Obviously this I during construction, but it gives the idea.
<a href="https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/4818385/uploads/sort/display_order/#"><img src="
This last one is another mobile pen that I have replaced the roof with a gable roof. It works for misc. A small batch up to a point, a breeding pen, etc.
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