Here are two dog pens my dh changed into breeding pens for me. Since he has a broken ankle/foot he sat on a chair to wire the bottom thirty inches in welded wire so nothing can reach in and grab the chickens. Pens were built for dogs a couple years ago. When he built them he buried wire so nothing could dig in and get the dogs. (We have lots of predators here) The back ten feet is covered in tarp. We have tree branches for roosts in the back. He plans on building small coops in the back before this winter. He put the wire across the doorways so the chickens couldn't run out when I opened the gates. I have to step over and since I am only five feet tall he covered the top of the welded wire with white duct tape so it wouldn't cut me or catch on my clothing. We still have some fine tuning but this is going to work great. Last year we kept the extra roosters in the pens all summer long. In fact ,I have one roo (that we kept) who still wants to go there and stay. We have a very large dog who patrols during the nights.
Dh used those plastic wire ties to secure the welded wire. We are trying that method first. It seemed to work on other projects he has used for chickens. Pens are five ft tall, sixteen feet long and 8 ft wide each.
Dh used those plastic wire ties to secure the welded wire. We are trying that method first. It seemed to work on other projects he has used for chickens. Pens are five ft tall, sixteen feet long and 8 ft wide each.
