Well done! When you have all your blocks in place, you could start covering the exposed apron with bagged soil and sprinkling it with grass seed and/or mulch so it would still be buried without having to dig.I just could not physically bury my wire when it needed to be done...I'm about give out of my last barrel of energy so this has got to wind up soon.
I have been buying these blocks 10 at a time. probably need about 40 more to complete the perimeter. Do you think this will be enough to deter diggers? I have the blocks completely around the base of the coop and this far up the front gate-side, then the 2nd pict is how far up the back side (on the tree line)... Still working on the inside of run.
After I get the girls out in the run, I will work on the inside of the coop. Maybe cooler temps will prevail by then! Yes, I'm dreaming..
What a very creative job. Nice!!We repurposed an old camp trailer for our chicken coop.
This was early in the project.
Getting further along
We have pullets in the pen now.
And a roost. The floor is several layers of cardboard with shredded paper until we can get sawdust. It has a way to go until it's completely done, but it will be a fancy and secure home for the ladies. We don't have a lot of wildlife around, mostly dogs with a few possums, feral cats and such. We have five chihuahuas and a watch cat that keep the critters out of our yard--mostly. The cat sleeps all day near the chickens. When I had a few chicks escape, she helped me find the little rascals, but made no attempt to hurt any of them. I raised them all in my living room.
and the dogs and cat got used to having them around. More pictures later as we get things better. mindwing.
Beautiful. Great carpentry.I worked on this with just a basic idea of what I wanted, and actually built a "mini" version with cardstock first! Was a great learning process and the chick-chicks seem to like it. This was about halfway finished.
I need to do this myself.... Biggest problem for me is the range pin butts up to two other properties so I need to figure out an alternative to the skirt on those sides... I've placed boards along those sides right now because my birds tried to craw UNDER the fence lol...
Head under fence and a big dog looking at her thinking ... 'Chicken pot pie!!!' Lol
Funny picture you paint for me! LOL Actually grass is already beginning to grow up thru the wiring. I have been working on it all summer (by myself) !!
I just could not physically bury my wire when it needed to be done...I'm about give out of my last barrel of energy so this has got to wind up soon.I have been buying these blocks 10 at a time. probably need about 40 more to complete the perimeter. Do you think this will be enough to deter diggers? I have the blocks completely around the base of the coop and this far up the front gate-side, then the 2nd pict is how far up the back side (on the tree line)... Still working on the inside of run.After I get the girls out in the run, I will work on the inside of the coop. Maybe cooler temps will prevail by then! Yes, I'm dreaming..
