Got my first chicken coop on the way!!

   / Got my first chicken coop on the way!!
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I like the burying wire idea. I can't do that yet because I plan to have my coop and run portable for the time being. When they wear out the grass in one spot I'm gonna move it. When I build a more permanent run I'll bury the wire around. I'm hoping my lab will leave them alone and they can free range at times and the dog will help with predators.
 
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Has anyone used the plastic fence material instead of metal chicken wire?
It is available in all kinds of heights and different hole configurations.

We use a plastic net type fence that is 7 feet tall around our garden and it is great to keep the deer out.

For chickens I'm thinking of something more like snow fence or a small square hole design which we have used for
cats and dogs. The plastic stuff is really tuff.
 
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This is how I did my run. The tin is around a foot deep.
 

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This is how I did my run. The tin is around a foot deep.

Now that is one nice chicken coop!! Nicely done!!

I planned to expand mine one day by building a mirror image on the end of what I have. Wife wants a section that can be separate for hatching chicks eventually. Now I may have a new idea....lol.
 
   / Got my first chicken coop on the way!!
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Nicely done Leejohn
 

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