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[BruceAZ]

what's the typical cost for a frame run like this..

chicken wire is about $38 per roll (4'x50'), wood frame, screws..

around $70-80 ?

 

[junebuggena]

what's the typical cost for a frame run like this..

chicken wire is about $38 per roll (4'x50'), wood frame, screws..

around $70-80 ?

That's hardware cloth, so it's going to be more expensive than chicken wire. Chicken wire will not keep anything out. Hardware cloth runs about $50 per 3 foot by 25 foot roll. The wood framing can be made from 'furring' strips, those usually cost about a dollar per 10 foot length piece, I'm guessing you'll need about 8 to 10 strips. Poultry net staples (about $5 a box) are the best way to secure the hardware cloth. If you use screws, you will also have to purchase washers.

 

[BruceAZ]

That's hardware cloth, so it's going to be more expensive than chicken wire. Chicken wire will not keep anything out. Hardware cloth runs about $50 per 3 foot by 25 foot roll. The wood framing can be made from 'furring' strips, those usually cost about a dollar per 10 foot length piece, I'm guessing you'll need about 8 to 10 strips. Poultry net staples (about $5 a box) are the best way to secure the hardware cloth. If you use screws, you will also have to purchase washers.

hardware cloth can be pretty pricey

I used 1/2 in hardware cloth for my coop/run.. i think it was $54 for a roll of 4'x25'

since this will just be an extension i thought maybe i can just use chicken wire to cut down cost

 

[junebuggena]

hardware cloth can be pretty pricey

I used 1/2 in hardware cloth for my coop/run.. i think it was $54 for a roll of 4'x25'

since this will just be an extension i thought maybe i can just use chicken wire to cut down cost

Chicken will keep your chickens in, but it won't stop predators from eating them. Dogs, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and bobcats can get through chicken wire with very little effort. Mink, weasels, rats and snakes can go right through the holes of chicken wire.

 

[ShanandGem]

Hardware cloth doesn't stand up much better than chicken wire. I learned that the hard way. We use chicken wire covered in square welded metal cattle fence.

 

[BruceAZ]

Was at home depot

*this is odd.. i uploaded some pictures of the chicken wire and hardware cloth at homedepot through my phone.. but nothing was posted

*updated*

it worked fine using the laptop..

True. hardward cloth is stronger than chicken wire. Dogs and cats will not able to get through.

 

[beautifulpirate]

My father in law in Arkansas said a couple of his friends took two shipping containers laid some trusses across them thus creating two secure sheds on the sides with an open air chicken coop/run in the middle as you just need to finish the front and back walls to close it off... The roof over it helps keep them cool... He even installed a truss roof about 2 feet above his trailer down there to act as a sun blocker, basically a big car port for your house

You could even do it with two long ones on the side and a third half sized one in the middle as the coop proper with a covered run, I suppose...

This is literally what we will be doing. There is a company that makes metal rroof a specifically for this purpose.

 

[ShanandGem]

This is literally what we will be doing. There is a company that makes metal rroof a specifically for this purpose.

I think this is genius. I noticed somewhere in my neighborhood has built a barn with a sea can on either side. They are definitely part of the structure as the roof extends over them.

 

[ShanandGem]

Was at home depot

*this is odd.. i uploaded some pictures of the chicken wire and hardware cloth at homedepot through my phone.. but nothing was posted

*updated*

it worked fine using the laptop..

True. hardward cloth is stronger than chicken wire. Dogs and cats will not able to get through.

My dog got through hardware cloth like it was butter. Didn't have a mark on him.

 

[Scotty from BI]

This is the interior of my coop, front section is sleeping quarters, rear section houses the water (horizontal nipple bucket) and a hanging food trough under the nest boxes.