pvc hoop aviary???

[pheasant24]

I am in the process of building a hoop aviary and i would like to see your pics of them!
I am having trouble with how the door attaches.....pics please! thanks!

 

[pheasant24]

does anyone have one?

 

[aprophet]

are you trying to build the whole thing out of PVC?

 

[pheasant24]

well the basic frame out of pvc and a wood base from 2x6's.

 

[oldchickenlady]

Here is my pvc run. First pic is the base and the door frame that I made out of 2x4's:

This pic shows my ridge board to stabilize the hoops and my gate that I made out of 2x2. I made it so the door would open to the inside per advice from BYCer's.

And this is the completed pic before I attached it to my coop. The beauty of this is that it is light enough to be picked up and moved if you need to, and I did move it 3 times before it settled into it's permanent location. Just need 4 people.

And finally, attached to my coop:

Hope this helps...

 

[JJMR794]

Quote:
YOU DO REALIZE THAT ALMOST ALL PHEASANT SPECES DIG LIKE COAL MINERS WITH A FEATHER COAT?

AND 9 OUT OF 10 PREDATORS PREFER THE TASTE OF GAMEBIRDS OVER ALL OTHER TYPES OF POULTRY?

 

[pheasant24]

yes that helps a ton! thanks!
and about the digging....im digging the boards underground so they cant.

 

[oldchickenlady]

I just laid about 18" of wire out on the ground and staked it down with metal tent stakes from Walmart...nothing can get in but a bear. I used 1x2 welded wire and my chicks stayed in that for almost 2 months before I built the coop. I just turned a large rubbermaid watering trough onto it's side and they slept in that every night.

 

[pheasant24]

ok thanks!

 

[JJMR794]

Quote:
2X6? BETTER GO DEEPER... I WASNT KIDDING WHEN I SAID LIKE A COAL MINER IN A FEATHERED COAT