Ok, so the house I'm moving into has a teensy little backyard with a privacy fence. I estimate the measurements as about 25' x 8'.
There's a huge side yard and a big front yard, so gardening and etc will happen there,and there's nothing else I need this space for, so...
Is there any reason I shouldn't just put poultry netting over the top of this whole area, maybe tacking it down to the fence on the fenced sides and the siding or a frame on the house side, thus turning the ENTIRE backyard into a chicken run?
I'm only going to keep five of my chickens, two BO's, two EE's, and one silkie...so this would be a downright palatial run for them. I could build them a small coop in a corner of the yard, and they could have the rest of the space as a sort-of-free range space.
What do you guys think? Does this sound secure enough, against hawks, etc?
There's a huge side yard and a big front yard, so gardening and etc will happen there,and there's nothing else I need this space for, so...
Is there any reason I shouldn't just put poultry netting over the top of this whole area, maybe tacking it down to the fence on the fenced sides and the siding or a frame on the house side, thus turning the ENTIRE backyard into a chicken run?
I'm only going to keep five of my chickens, two BO's, two EE's, and one silkie...so this would be a downright palatial run for them. I could build them a small coop in a corner of the yard, and they could have the rest of the space as a sort-of-free range space.
What do you guys think? Does this sound secure enough, against hawks, etc?
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