Smokerbill
Crossing the Road
I've been putting some of my Home Depot 70% off cull lumber to good use over the last week adding an additional chicken run to the other two already in place. I've used several 2x10s, some 2x6s and a 4x4. I'm guessing total cost for lumber to be around $30.
I did have to spring for a 5# box of torx drive deck screws, about $30 worth. And last year I bought a 100' roll of 1/2" hardware cloth for $100, and I'll need to use about 35 feet of it. And I got a pair of galvanized door hinges for $5.
I'll be making a door from a section of 7/8' OSB I picked up for free at a home construction site (with permission from the builder).
So the total cost of my new, secure 12'x6.5' chicken run will be around $100.
This will be my growout pen for meat birds, and for pullets to grow big enough to be ready to add to the existing flock. I'm building a shelf inside the run for a brooder so I can raise the chicks in there too.
I'll try to remember to take some pics tomorrow to show how it's coming together.
I did have to spring for a 5# box of torx drive deck screws, about $30 worth. And last year I bought a 100' roll of 1/2" hardware cloth for $100, and I'll need to use about 35 feet of it. And I got a pair of galvanized door hinges for $5.
I'll be making a door from a section of 7/8' OSB I picked up for free at a home construction site (with permission from the builder).
So the total cost of my new, secure 12'x6.5' chicken run will be around $100.
This will be my growout pen for meat birds, and for pullets to grow big enough to be ready to add to the existing flock. I'm building a shelf inside the run for a brooder so I can raise the chicks in there too.
I'll try to remember to take some pics tomorrow to show how it's coming together.
