Posion Ivy beat me to it. I have a trampoline frame and am in the process of building one like this.
old trampoline frame
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Oh my god. This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. I didn't think it was possible until I saw the pic.
Neat ideas though. Very creative.
jeremy
Neat ideas though. Very creative.
jeremy
That is HILARIOUS!
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Thanks for the links that helps give me ideas.
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That's funny wonder what happens when two are going in the opposite direction? Major traffic jam? LOL
That's funny wonder what happens when two are going in the opposite direction? Major traffic jam? LOL
Here's a pic of my trampoline coop and a thread I wrote once because it wasn't as *easy* as I thought it would be...
It was simple to attach chicken wire around the outside. I used heavy plastic ties, but the "door" never worked well, and having to move it was difficult because the legs would fall off. It still works as a trampoline though! (By the way, I kept one family of turkeys in the trampoline coop and let the other turkeys out periodically for grazing -- that's why there's a turkey sitting on top! He didn't escape, but he liked to perch there and chat with the other turkeys).
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=56515
Show us pics when you're done.
It was simple to attach chicken wire around the outside. I used heavy plastic ties, but the "door" never worked well, and having to move it was difficult because the legs would fall off. It still works as a trampoline though! (By the way, I kept one family of turkeys in the trampoline coop and let the other turkeys out periodically for grazing -- that's why there's a turkey sitting on top! He didn't escape, but he liked to perch there and chat with the other turkeys).
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=56515
Show us pics when you're done.
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I have a trampoline-frame coop. The problem is that I'm more clever about coop construction than about posting pictures online. You'll have to be content for now with my description.
It's a round frame with the trampoline still intact. It was retired because some of the elastic bands were fraying. I punched grommets in those places and laced the tramp to the frame with strong rope. Then I threaded strips of plastic fencing through the bands all around the edges to cover the gaps between the bands. That part isn't racoon-proof, but good enough to keep the birds in.
I used 2 X 2" welded wire all around the sides of the frame, and attatched it with good zip-ties. I also zip-tied plastic landscape edging all around the bottom edge of the wire & frame.
I made a square door, about 20" square I think. A wood frame of 1 X 3"s hinged to an outer frame, covered with the same 2 X 2" wire. Then I cut out a hole to fit the frame and attatched it with mending plates to the wire.
I hung roosts inside, long straight branches hung from their ends by ropes to the sides. And put a 2/5" diameter length of PVC across one end near the door, from which to hang the feeder. To keep some of the weather out I stretched a tarp across part of one side, near the roosts, and laid a piece of corregated plastic roofing across the top. This is zip-tied along the edges to keep the wind from blowing it off.
This coop has been working well for us, it serves as a grow-out pen for the dinner guests.
It's a round frame with the trampoline still intact. It was retired because some of the elastic bands were fraying. I punched grommets in those places and laced the tramp to the frame with strong rope. Then I threaded strips of plastic fencing through the bands all around the edges to cover the gaps between the bands. That part isn't racoon-proof, but good enough to keep the birds in.
I used 2 X 2" welded wire all around the sides of the frame, and attatched it with good zip-ties. I also zip-tied plastic landscape edging all around the bottom edge of the wire & frame.
I made a square door, about 20" square I think. A wood frame of 1 X 3"s hinged to an outer frame, covered with the same 2 X 2" wire. Then I cut out a hole to fit the frame and attatched it with mending plates to the wire.
I hung roosts inside, long straight branches hung from their ends by ropes to the sides. And put a 2/5" diameter length of PVC across one end near the door, from which to hang the feeder. To keep some of the weather out I stretched a tarp across part of one side, near the roosts, and laid a piece of corregated plastic roofing across the top. This is zip-tied along the edges to keep the wind from blowing it off.
This coop has been working well for us, it serves as a grow-out pen for the dinner guests.
If you ever get a chance to post pics, I'd love to see it.
A question... do you ever have predators who dig in under the sides? Is there anything to prevent that?
A question... do you ever have predators who dig in under the sides? Is there anything to prevent that?
Thank you, learning to post pictures is one of my next projects.
The frame I described wouldn't prevent predators from digging under. Most tractors cannot prevent that, unless you make an apron of wire and/or blocks around it. If you made your trampoline pen permanent then you could bury the wire under & around it.
The frame I described wouldn't prevent predators from digging under. Most tractors cannot prevent that, unless you make an apron of wire and/or blocks around it. If you made your trampoline pen permanent then you could bury the wire under & around it.
It might be a bit tricky but I kind of imagine a gazebo type roof on top of it. A traditionally wood framed roof may be too heavy but it would look neat.
jeremy
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