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[B123]

I have one tie cord and tried it out.. I dont like the way my roosters tug on it and pull their legs. And its a pain in the butt to get them on and off it.

I want the drop pens just move them onto grass or into the sun on cold mornings. I figure its easier than tie cord.

I may just do a few simple round pens. I have extra fencing.

It takes them a little while to adjust to the cords, but they soon figure it out. The nylon hitches can get a little tough to move, but I have seen some thin nylon cords as Havoc suggested with just a slip knot. I haven't tried those, but they look pretty simple. I am like you, would rather see the birds free ranging, but that is not always possible.

 

[JShubin]

I havent done any round pens yet, other than my exercise carousel thing. (i got carpet on it now BTW)..

I will make it similar to this but larger diameter and taller most likely. No bottom, just a top.

Copy what SDM has basically..

 

[JShubin]

Not happy with the new weird looking neighbor

crazy thick shanks. jsut noticed.

Well fed too.

 

[sdm111]

I do 10' lengths of 5' 2x4 welded wire makes roughly 4' wide round growout pens

As u can see pic taken after the water went down u can tell by the grass

 

[B123]

I do 10' lengths of 5' 2x4 welded wire makes roughly 4' wide round growout pens



As u can see pic taken after the water went down u can tell by the grass

Those look nice SDM.

I see the big wooden wire spools free on Craigslist every so often and wonder how I can make a pen out of those... Could I take the middle part out that the wire wraps around and use the round pieces as a top and bottom? The birds aren't on the grass that way, but I just keep wondering how to make those spools work!

 

[sdm111]

Maybe if u had a few 2x4 studs to keep it rigid then ran wire around it those spools are heavy.

 

[sdm111]

And if u had access to spray the floor clean every now and then


Just keep in mind no wire floors just saying

I use cheap plastic tent stakes to stake the round pens to the ground 3 per pen. Another harbor freight special get 6 for a couple dollars

 

[sdm111]

If u gonna use then in lue of drop pens they just need to be a couple feet tall.

 

[roosterhavoc]

And if u had access to spray the floor clean every now and then


Just keep in mind no wire floors just saying

I use cheap plastic tent stakes to stake the round pens to the ground 3 per pen. Another harbor freight special get 6 for a couple dollars

There is nothing that drives me nuts more than seeing birds in a pen set on the ground with a wire floor. Idiots!

 

[roosterhavoc]