Critique before adding chickens? (Post says the work still to be done) Thanks!
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 | So this is our temporary (maybe much of the summer) coop/run until our main setup is finished. The coop is 4x6, the run is 8x8. They will also have a yard tunnel for running sometimes, and I may free range when I'm out with them. We have a fox but he never comes around when we're out, and there are hawks but the yard has lots of trees and bushes. The panels of the run are all screwed where they join (the zip ties were to hold before securing, I just left them for extra security), the hardware cloth is stapled and secured with washers/screws, there will be a hasp lock on the run door (not just the slider bolts). The run will have the apron extend up into the joists, and then the space below the joist will have boards running from the joists to the ground. The top is flat, so will need blowing we know, but that's fine, and it's not covered but the area is shady all day. I know it's not huge, but, in addition to other time out (we also have a moveable chicken enclosure - 10x7 - that we'll use when we're out but it's not secure otherwise, to give them fresh grass/etc), I'm going to build a climbing area, and a swing. The coop will have an automatic door (into the run), and the windows will be covered with hardware cloth and I'll find a means of keeping out the rain as needed. (Shutters probably.) Please let me know what you see that I'm missing / not thinking of .... thanks! [link] [comments] |
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