Our coops & yard

KimChick · Post by **KimChick** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:40 pm

: This is what our set-up looked like 6 months ago because it was new. Notice there is grass in the yard.

: Here is our rooster, Humphrey, and some of the hens. He is a pretty big guy and a gentleman to the hens.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:51 pm

That looks awesome!!! great set up!

Cheers!

Satellite · Post by **Satellite** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:08 pm

Lovely!

baronrenfrew · Post by **baronrenfrew** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:13 am

Holy smokes...,what's with these people? It looks square and straight and built with new wood...shame on you! It should be crooked and built with some old reused wood...like old pallets or use deck wood. Heck it even looks like it was stained....man if my wife sees that....

Satellite · Post by **Satellite** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:27 am

Did you dig down and put wire around or will these be moveable when needed. I have saved the pic for future reference :)

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:14 am

Hey Kim, I didnt realize that the fencing was galvanized poultry netting at first... it works great for keeping poultry in but not very well at keeping predators out. I would personally go over all of it with with a stronger fencing like corn crib or goat fencing, nothing bigger than 2×4" squares, but leave the poultry netting up. a dog, coyote or racoon can ripe it pretty easily and I'd really hate to see you suffer any losses, its a gut wrenching experience, I lost 35 birds in one night this summer to a coon and it was horrible.

take care eh!

KimChick · Post by **KimChick** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:24 am

baronrenfrew wrote:QR_BBPOST Holy smokes...,what's with these people? It looks square and straight and built with new wood...shame on you! It should be crooked and built with some old reused wood...like old pallets or use deck wood. Heck it even looks like it was stained....man if my wife sees that....

The only new material used were the 4x4 posts and the chicken wire. Everything else was found in a pile in the barn.

KimChick · Post by **KimChick** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:29 am

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST Hey Kim, I didnt realize that the fencing was galvanized poultry netting at first... it works great for keeping poultry in but not very well at keeping predators out. I would personally go over all of it with with a stronger fencing like corn crib or goat fencing, nothing bigger than 2×4" squares, but leave the poultry netting up. a dog, coyote or racoon can ripe it pretty easily and I'd really hate to see you suffer any losses, its a gut wrenching experience, I lost 35 birds in one night this summer to a coon and it was horrible.

take care eh!

Point taken. Personally, I have only seen a huge skunk at night by another outbuilding, and a red fox, during the day, that I shooed away twice that day. Our neighbour and my husband saw a coy-wolf in the field this past summer. Other than that, we have not seen any evidence of any other predators. "Knock on wood". And there is a barrier 3-4 feet deep around the entire perimeter of the yard. The only non-poultry creatures I have seen in the yard: dragonfly, chipmunk, red squirrel, mouse, frog, & bees, and flies.

KimChick · Post by **KimChick** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:35 am

I should have made my username DIY-Duo. :-D

KimChick · Post by **KimChick** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:37 am

Satellite wrote:QR_BBPOST Did you dig down and put wire around or will these be moveable when needed. I have saved the pic for future reference :)

Yes, there is a 3-4 ft deep barrier around the perimeter of the yard. It's stationary.
The next chicken project will be making an opening into the barn for more shelter. But first, a floor needs to be put in on top of what was the bottom of one of the straw bins. Lots to get done.