Of hardware cloth & weld wire & short cuts...

[Ted Brown]

My apron comes out about 2 ft and is pinned to the ground with landscape staples .

Ditto landscape staples.

Originally i used 16" apron strips hog tied to the HC walls; no issues until the 6th (this) year.

New 1/2" x 1" 16 gauge is 18" wide but the "L" is 3" up so close. It works and is 25% less expensive than 24"!!

It has a row of cinder blocks along the edges to make it look like a flower bed and it helps hold it all down. Any diggers get discouraged quickly.

My recent bout with ground hogs was the opposite. They got a taste of feed in the run and tested everywhere for weeks; literally torn rusted HC apart on two occasions and found a weak spot 4' off the ground immediately adjacent to coop on a 3rd. I think I have it locked down at the moment but I have not completed install of new aprons & pressure treated inside...

I wish I'd used PVC to coat it but 16 gauge is expensive .

I am in for several $hundreds.

The apron has held up great so far and doesn't have any rust

Early days my son.

 

[McChooky]

Ditto landscape staples.

Originally i used 16" apron strips hog tied to the HC walls; no issues until the 6th (this) year.

New 1/2" x 1" 16 gauge is 18" wide but the "L" is 3" up so close. It works and is 33% less expensive than 24"!!

My recent bout with ground hogs was the opposite. They got a taste of feed in the run and tested everywhere for weeks; literally torn rusted HC apart on two occasions and found a weak spot 4' off the ground immediately adjacent to coop on a 3rd. I think I have it locked down at the moment but I have not completed install of new aprons & pressure treated inside...

I am in for several $hundreds.

Early days my son.

I had plans to build another coop but my house needs too much work .That didn't stop me from giving my broody some eggs and letting her hatch chicks. She came off the nest with 4 today!

 

[Ted Brown]

Which is the real reason to have chickens!