Jenny Loves Chickies
Songster
We researched and researched some more before drawing up our own plans for a predator proof chicken run, we’ve got a few things left to complete but it’s up and the girls are in and safe!
A few things we learned along the way:
1 - sometimes doing it all yourself is not the best idea
2 - drawing it up on graph paper even if you’re not the best artist helps when creating a materials list
3 - hardware cloth is a must and using 1x4’s or something similar to trim over the staples makes it much easier and less need to be perfect
4 - consider planning for how to get out once you’re in there if the door can latch behind you...I know it sounds obvious but I locked myself in there yesterday because of the type of latch we used and wish I had thought of it ahead of time
If anyone would like our rough plans and materials list I’m happy to share! In the end we paid a friend to finish it because we just didn’t have the time and the predators were becoming an issue. It’s a 2 day job if you have the time to do it.
A few things we learned along the way:
1 - sometimes doing it all yourself is not the best idea
2 - drawing it up on graph paper even if you’re not the best artist helps when creating a materials list
3 - hardware cloth is a must and using 1x4’s or something similar to trim over the staples makes it much easier and less need to be perfect
4 - consider planning for how to get out once you’re in there if the door can latch behind you...I know it sounds obvious but I locked myself in there yesterday because of the type of latch we used and wish I had thought of it ahead of time
If anyone would like our rough plans and materials list I’m happy to share! In the end we paid a friend to finish it because we just didn’t have the time and the predators were becoming an issue. It’s a 2 day job if you have the time to do it.