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[McGnugget]

Seriously what kind of pen do you have that a hawk can get in but the chickens can't get out of?

That's not one of my pens. I was just joking.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I think ima try this it seems perfect for my pens and at 8' sections just enough for 25 pens thanks a ton

I'll have a foot open in the front but I can deal with that for longevity

how would you attach it? Tack it down to the wood base along the sides?

 

[roosterhavoc]

The hot stepper is back

 

[sdm111]

how would you attach it? Tack it down to the wood base along the sides?

nah I'd use those giant linemans black zipties

 

[JShubin]

One of the reasons my grandmother used detest my experimentation as a kid in her henhouse was my constant comparing them to dinosaurs. At the time did have proof of coverings of anything but scales and claws.

The good stuff is coming out grandma!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208141637.htm

short but good article. I wonder if feathering was originally protection against cold for young/adolescent raptors? Be curious to know if they molted into new feathers or perhaps lost feathers as age went on.. But curious to know if adults used feathers as mating signals like today birds do... Only time and fossils will tell...

 

[roosterhavoc]

nah I'd use those giant linemans black zipties

Isn't it just a solid roll of material? No grommets like a tarp right. Running zip ties through a hole punched through would just rip through over time I would think.
Never mind. I read some of the question and answers. Guys said rain water will leak through and at best 180 days uv protection. Me thinks it will fall apart fairly quickly. Rolled roofing still the best just way up there price wise and all I've seen comes in 3 ft widths. Get too much snow here for that.

 

[roosterhavoc]

short but good article. I wonder if feathering was originally protection against cold for young/adolescent raptors?  Be curious to know if they molted into new feathers or perhaps lost feathers as age went on.. But curious to know if adults used feathers as mating signals like today birds do... Only time and fossils will tell...

I read all these articles I can find. Very interesting stuff. I'd hate to be the guy who's life's work is turned upside down by the latest find. Seems to happen often though.

 

[sdm111]

Prolly so. Slits I made in tarp material lasted till the sun killed it. Or I could put a bunch of slits and sew it on with elec fence wire to spread out the pressure

 

[roosterhavoc]

Maybe a paint on waterproof coating on the tarps would work better. I use map seal for maps for hunting/camping. U can still fold em up and it keeps em waterproof. Not sure if there's a product out there like that in bulk.
Everything I've seen is too expensive though

 

[JShubin]

I read all these articles I can find. Very interesting stuff. I'd hate to be the guy who's life's work is turned upside down by the latest find. Seems to happen often though.

yep.. thats the beauty of science, but its usually at the cost of someones pride/work/reputation.

I wanted to see the dinosaur chicken embryo they developed in the egg with teeth and tail. Culled them before they hatched tho