Seaecho
Songster
Well, after getting a quote of $1,000-1400 to have a chicken run built, hubby and I were looking at coops online, and I found this one on sale. It's a polymer blend (more of less plastic, I guess) and it's only $149. We already have three cages that we can link together to make a 15 ft. x 4 ft. run. We can back it up to the coop. Why didn't we think of this before, instead of getting someone out to build a run to fit our coop? This will be much, much easier. Here is a pic. We will put treated wood underneath it to raise it a little. Does it need more ventilation? The coop door will always be open, so I'm thinking that will be enough ventilation? For those of you who didn't see my prior posts, I'm getting 4 bantam hens. AND all the cages have tops, so no threat of predators. We are also putting stakes in the ground with 1/2" hardware cloth up a foot inside the run and out 2 feet for a skirt on the outside.
https://www.wayfair.com/pet/pdp/new-age-pet-fontana-chicken-barn-new1073.html?piid=16696431
https://www.wayfair.com/pet/pdp/new-age-pet-fontana-chicken-barn-new1073.html?piid=16696431