I see that you have a creatures called a raccoon but do you have other animal predators as it looks like is very rural where you live here in the Uk foxes polecats of all kinds as many of these dig we need to bury the wire or leave about a foot on t[he ground as they try to dig close to the upright wire
What you do for the bottom depends on what the ground underneath is. On a slab, do nothing. On soft dirt, put hardware cloth on the bottom. I use hardware cloth for the sides: Around here, the coyotes will come and chew right through poultry net. It should be fine for the owls and hawks on top. You can always add hardware cloth after they come and eat your first batch of chicks. Funny: My wife asked me if we should put the chicken coop inside the fenced backyard or outside. I said: "That depends on if you want the coyotes or the dogs to eat them."
I never use chicken/poultry wire for a chicken run. I use what they call "rat wire" around here. It's 1" x 2" spaces with a heavier gage wire. I've seen chicken/poultry wire get torn open.
Skunks, fox, and wessels are bad for digging under a coop, they come out at night and do their handy work , so just do yourself a favor and bury fencing around the coop and run area 6"or so.
Hi Ken, If you got critters like trash pandas that roam the property you're gonna want to reinforce the bottom of your run to keep them from breaking your metal poultry netting to get to your chickens. The metal poultry netting will be good enough to keep the flying threats like hawks owls and crows out, but ground threats like rats, raccoons, fisher, and fox will break through the thin wire that makes up metal poultry netting. We use 1/4" hardware cloth for ours. It is rugged enough to stop most everything but bear, strength wise, and fine enough mesh to stop weasels, rats, and even mice from getting into the run. I run the hardware cloth up the side about 3 feet (about as tall as a fox can reach) and then along the ground around tight to the outside perimeter about 2 feet out to stop them from digging their way in. You can bury that perimeter hardware cloth if you want to be able to mow next to the run safely. If you have a bear problem electric hot wire is the way to go. BTW - Just FYI for your next build, metal poultry netting is stretchable because of the wire weave. A 4 foot wide roll will usually stretch about 6 inches without much trouble, but you loose a little in the length as you stretch its width out. You could have gone with a full 6 foot sides and made it stretch to fit.
Great video ....i would of installed stucco wire ...then poultry over it BUT only when the chicken run was placed outside easier to move around ....as for depth ...ya I'm not sure but critters can Burrough underneath not sure how is address that one but excellent project 👍🏼
Typically you would dig a trench around the outside edge, 10"-12" deep, staple wire fence or whatever to the sill plate, and angle it outwards at a 45* pitch, critters WILL try and dig under the wall! then you can bury the fence wire with dirt and or gravel-
i would put wood braces on all the corners of the framing to make it stronger and put 3 ft hard wire cloth on bottom and lay it on the ground around the run too and cover with a little gravel to keep from tripping on it
I can just see what's going through the dog's mind. Ken keeps talking but there's nobody else here, so he must be talking to me. Not totally sure, but he must want me to run in circles and jump around, right? After all, he keeps saying "good dog" and patting my head.
The wider door will be useful for cleaning out the run. 4 chickens in a run that size will have it down to dirt in no time so you'll need to put down pine shavings to keep the mud down. And after adding enough shavings over time you'll need to get them out. Next build - big compost bin for chicken litter!
My chicken run has a 800mm galvanised mesh with 5mm holes buried 400mm down and 400mm out around the perimeter. This does the job for keeping out rodents and foxes. Looks like your girls are going to be very happy with their new home!
Double speak at 07:10 but able to follow along. It did sound good, I would leave it. Thanks for your work. 😊 Kind of ready for a update on lumber and building materials if you could share your thoughts 😊
Also. Keep an eye on the poultry wire. Animals could break though. It’s really weak wire. Make sure you shut the coop door every night. Or you could get an automatic coop door.
Hello Ken, to secure from digging critters, there are two common remedies. One is making a narrow trench around the perimeter of the run 8 to 12 inches deep and vertically burying hardware cloth fastened to the shoe. The second is putting a hardware cloth floor in the run, making it more portable. I enjoy all of your videos and appreciate your sharing of your experience with those of us who aren’t as experienced in building things
I would sit the run on cinder blocks and hardware cloth on the ground around the outside of the run so no critters dig their way in:) Have a wonderful weekend.
@ 1:20 one common practice is to flair the wire (chicken/poultry>>>tomato/tamoto) shaped like an L so as to bury the six inches in the ground to discourage predators from digging under and eating chickens or eggs / them damn predators are awful wiley like the coyote LOL
I couldn’t tell if you were using treated lumber for the base of the run. Concern if using would be leaching of chemicals from standing water and affecting chickens and eggs. If not, might consider double stacked base as rain and chicken mud will soon rot the bottom. Always enjoy your videos. 😊
Ken, I don’t about snow load in your area. I do know that having a flat roof with chicken wire here doesn’t hold up to snow load. We had 200 cms of snow this February and suffered a lot of damaged. I would differently put hardware cloth under your chicken coop. Weasels are nasty to chickens and prepare for rats. Some barn cats will help.
that came out great Ken! Like other have said about a reinforced lower section, could not hurt. You might want to drill a few holes through the bottom plate and drive some rebar anchors in the ground. You know the Big Guy visits occasionally!!!!😉
My gosh, I made a pen with six ft t post, and chicken wire for a whole lot cheaper. That is the difference between country living and city. Nothing wrong with yours. I just was saying there is something cheaper with the same result
1/4 inch hardware cloth is the way to go. Coyotes, Foxes, Racoons or any other animals that will tear through poultry wire. Remember everything has chicken on their menu. I flare out the hardware cloth another ft on the bottom to prevent predators from digging under. I used screws with stainless steel washer on the post to prevent animals from pulling the hardware cloth out. Staples are no good.
Really like the down to earth approach taken with all your projects. Kaya (Kiya?) Is cute. Reminds me of our rescue dog who was a corgie chow cross but looked like a taller corgie. Good companion during the builds.
Good Morning Ken . I use hardware cloth for all sides of my chicken run , especially the bottom . Almost every morning I find several spots where a raccoon tried to dig its way under the run , only to be stopped by the wire underground.
Back in the 70s when I was young and had 75 hens i never had a problem with rodents or anything else. The only chickens I ever lost was to stray dogs two different times. Sure is definitely different now days. And the only time I shut the hen house was in the winter months.
Raccoons are my biggest problems. I’m also including a high $ elect fence around it to keep them out of the chicken wire. They ripped holes thru the fencing.
hi ken, if i remember it's about 21 weeks old before a chick starts to lay eggs. so you have some time. your pen location might need some 2 inch gravel along the outside bottom a few inches thick by 6 inches wide to deter critters digging under the frame. that is simple to install. 6 inches of buried wire works even better but is more work! another option would be pressure treated decking on edge screwed to the 2x4 after you bury it it is always fun to out smart critters all for those fresh eggs on your breakfast table!!! FB in WY u can do it!!!
Ken, you need to make the base such to keep out raccoons and skunks as well as foxes and weasel of various types. Oh yea, keep out rats as well. These will all kill and eat chickens.
I'm sure you've thought about covering part of the run with a tarp for excessive weather when necessary. From other videos it's definitely a good idea to have at least the wire go down into the ground.
I put hardware cloth on the bottom of my chicken yard because I have snakes and raccoons and bobcats that try to do underneath. I also reinforce around the bottom edge about a foot with some hardware cloth because the coyotes tried to get in there too.
we always put the poultry wire on the bottom too then a weasel or fisher can't dig under and get in not sure what kind of critters you have there but good luck with the chickens
Ken, really good chicken run. Please add some diagonals for frame stability. Also, so that other animals will not dig underneath, advise purchaser to: (1) position the chicken run, (2) paint a mark around it on the ground, (3) move the run away, (4) paint a second mark around the first but about 1.5 feet away, (5) all the way around remove the soil to a depth of 1-2 inches and from the outer mark to a width of 2 feet, (6) cut 2-foot-tall galvanized 2"x4" welded-wire to the lengths of the soil-removal zones, (7) lay the welded-wire flat in the soil-removal zones, (8) replace and tamp the soil, (7) install the run where it was, and (8) stake-down the run on its 4 corners. This will keep soil-scratching chickens inside, digging predators outside, and the run from blowing away in high wind.
U need to dig down a foot all the way around and bury hardware cloth also use hardware cloth to wrap the coop with raccoons will rip through that chicken wire
Hi Ken, when dragging the run outside if you would have placed the rope beneath the wood, you would have been able to lift the front end up keeping it from digging into the gravel. I've been watching and enjoying your channel for several years now. Thanks for all the builds. Love your easy going manner and gentleness.
Chicken wire is for CHICKENS not preditors! Use hardware cloth at the bottom 2-3 feet of the sides and at least 2 feet out from the coop to keep out raccoons, skunks, etc. THe hawks are fine with chicken wire on top. Good luck with the project! Please go over your project with Lumnah Acres gang for the best advise especially for your area!
It will have to be reinforced. I found a coyote on top chewing and the wire. It was a experience to say the least. One I've never seen one before. But my birds were taken by a pack of hunting dogs that had gotten away from their owners and they were wearing tracking collars. So I had just let nature take it course. You will have to lay wire under ur run to critters dug too 😉
Run (staple) mechanical wire 1.5 feet long out from coop run and cover with dirt and rocks. I am learning from you video. I like your idea on notching out the bottom and top planks.
Ken, it really depends on what breed or size of chickens you have. The large breeds need 10sf smaller breeds may only need 7 sf or less. I always assume 10sf per chicken. And 2.5 sf in the coop. Most people only give 2sf per bird but I like to give my girls more room.
With warm weather approaching have you given any thought to a small lawn mower shed? Maybe something like a budget minded 3x6 lean to with fence picket siding for a push mower and something bigger for a riding mower.
I believe you could save a bunch of material with a Kreg Jig ( or a cheap Harbor Freight knock off ) as you are screwing the frame together anyway ( sans the nails ) Al has the expensive table model what a luxury !
I like the shoe blocks you made for the corners to reinforce the vertical columns. I love the way that all came together Ken! The grunting for effect was a bonus! Ducking in the chicken run! I'm impressed with your chicken run. I free range my chickens but I understand if you have lots of predator pressure you would need a run. What can I say? I like it! That looks great outside! Thanks for this video about your Kenstead!
Hardware cloth, not chicken wire! Most predators can chew right through chicken wire. Take the 3ft roll hardware cloth and run it along the bottom of the coop on the outside. Shape it like an “L” with 1ft running up the outside of the walls, and 2ft running along the ground. Bury the hardware cloth on the ground, and cover that area with a good amount of gravel. You want to make digging unpleasant for predators and they give up!
I had my staples removed on Monday morning from my incision made by knee replacement surgery. Some of the staples required me to breathe in through my nostrils and breathe out through my lips. I am not a fast thinker but I should have said to Carly, the case manager, hey, "I am only having staples removed. . . . I am not having a baby." 😂
Hi ken great job love watching from here in England. What we do here with our mesh is paint it black so it goes invisible.just make sure its ok for chickens if you do it.keep them coming please 🎉
Awesome video. To protect our birds we bury hardware cloth about a foot deep into the ground. I angled mine outward a little bit so potential critters would hit it and give up.
I ended up buying some wire fencing and bending it at 90 degree with the majority laying flat on the ground and the bend coming up the side of the run perimeter. I staked it down using landscape fabric staples and once the grass started growing through it it is not going anywhere. It has kept animals from burrowing under for a few years now.
Kaia almost cleared the assembly when the piece fell over and startled her! Your canine supervisor is one of the reasons why I enjoy your videos so much. There are two big advantages to keeping busy in retirement. 1) It keeps us in better physical condition. 2) Spending time in the shop keeps you out of the house and out of your wife’s hair.
I see that you have a creatures called a raccoon but do you have other animal predators as it looks like is very rural where you live here in the Uk foxes polecats of all kinds as many of these dig we need to bury the wire or leave about a foot on t[he ground as they try to dig close to the upright wire
Yes. Foxes weasels fisher cats bears
Hahaha yall literally call em pole cats in the UK thats awesome
What you do for the bottom depends on what the ground underneath is. On a slab, do nothing. On soft dirt, put hardware cloth on the bottom. I use hardware cloth for the sides: Around here, the coyotes will come and chew right through poultry net. It should be fine for the owls and hawks on top. You can always add hardware cloth after they come and eat your first batch of chicks. Funny: My wife asked me if we should put the chicken coop inside the fenced backyard or outside. I said: "That depends on if you want the coyotes or the dogs to eat them."
Haha
Hi Ken. I never use the proper terms for building things. All your own terms work for me.
Ken is it time for you to get a garden tractor? Not just to cut the grass but also to pull stuff around? Thanks ☺️
Haha that’s what Al Lumnah said
That wont keep the Sasquatch out....! 🤪
Haha I’ll put up a sign “no Sasquatches allowed “
Use hardware cloth. Poultry netting keeps birds in. Predators can rip through poultry netting easily.
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I never use chicken/poultry wire for a chicken run. I use what they call "rat wire" around here. It's 1" x 2" spaces with a heavier gage wire. I've seen chicken/poultry wire get torn open.
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Skunks, fox, and wessels are bad for digging under a coop, they come out at night and do their handy work , so just do yourself a favor and bury fencing around the coop and run area 6"or so.
Thanks
Great job,the next great adventure,looking with anticipation😮😊💜🇱🇷
Thanks so much
Hi Ken, If you got critters like trash pandas that roam the property you're gonna want to reinforce the bottom of your run to keep them from breaking your metal poultry netting to get to your chickens. The metal poultry netting will be good enough to keep the flying threats like hawks owls and crows out, but ground threats like rats, raccoons, fisher, and fox will break through the thin wire that makes up metal poultry netting. We use 1/4" hardware cloth for ours. It is rugged enough to stop most everything but bear, strength wise, and fine enough mesh to stop weasels, rats, and even mice from getting into the run. I run the hardware cloth up the side about 3 feet (about as tall as a fox can reach) and then along the ground around tight to the outside perimeter about 2 feet out to stop them from digging their way in. You can bury that perimeter hardware cloth if you want to be able to mow next to the run safely. If you have a bear problem electric hot wire is the way to go.
BTW - Just FYI for your next build, metal poultry netting is stretchable because of the wire weave. A 4 foot wide roll will usually stretch about 6 inches without much trouble, but you loose a little in the length as you stretch its width out. You could have gone with a full 6 foot sides and made it stretch to fit.
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Ken add some diganal bracing to the frame to make it sturdy. Love watching you.
Great video ....i would of installed stucco wire ...then poultry over it BUT only when the chicken run was placed outside easier to move around ....as for depth ...ya I'm not sure but critters can Burrough underneath not sure how is address that one but excellent project 👍🏼
Typically you would dig a trench around the outside edge, 10"-12" deep, staple wire fence or whatever to the sill plate, and angle it outwards at a 45* pitch, critters WILL try and dig under the wall! then you can bury the fence wire with dirt and or gravel-
i would put wood braces on all the corners of the framing to make it stronger and put 3 ft hard wire cloth on bottom and lay it on the ground around the run too and cover with a little gravel to keep from tripping on it
Thanks
If you have animals that dig like Raccoons you need heavy duty wire buried around the parameter of the coop to discourage them.
Hi Ken, double wire your chicken run because of raccoons. They will kill chickens. Use those 10' timber spokes to fasten to the groung...
or use Hardware cloth around the bottom
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I can just see what's going through the dog's mind. Ken keeps talking but there's nobody else here, so he must be talking to me. Not totally sure, but he must want me to run in circles and jump around, right? After all, he keeps saying "good dog" and patting my head.
Watch your head lol nicely done my friend...🌴😎
Haha thanks
Put a predator skirt around the outside of the walls.
Hi Ken. Nice build & everything is starting to take shape good to see your planning
& build. Take care.
Thanks 👍
The wider door will be useful for cleaning out the run. 4 chickens in a run that size will have it down to dirt in no time so you'll need to put down pine shavings to keep the mud down. And after adding enough shavings over time you'll need to get them out. Next build - big compost bin for chicken litter!
Nice thanks
My chicken run has a 800mm galvanised mesh with 5mm holes buried 400mm down and 400mm out around the perimeter.
This does the job for keeping out rodents and foxes.
Looks like your girls are going to be very happy with their new home!
foghorn leghorn would love to make it his home and take care of your chicken's
Haha thanks
Just put a bunch of heavy gravel around the outside edge and you won't have any problems
Thanks
Double speak at 07:10 but able to follow along. It did sound good, I would leave it. Thanks for your work. 😊
Kind of ready for a update on lumber and building materials if you could share your thoughts 😊
Thanks yes I’ve been thinking about that.
Also. Keep an eye on the poultry wire. Animals could break though. It’s really weak wire. Make sure you shut the coop door every night. Or you could get an automatic coop door.
Hello Ken, to secure from digging critters, there are two common remedies. One is making a narrow trench around the perimeter of the run 8 to 12 inches deep and vertically burying hardware cloth fastened to the shoe. The second is putting a hardware cloth floor in the run, making it more portable. I enjoy all of your videos and appreciate your sharing of your experience with those of us who aren’t as experienced in building things
Awesome helper you have there, cute pup 😂
I would sit the run on cinder blocks and hardware cloth on the ground around the outside of the run so no critters dig their way in:) Have a wonderful weekend.
Cool thanks
@ 1:20 one common practice is to flair the wire (chicken/poultry>>>tomato/tamoto) shaped like an L so as to bury the six inches in the ground to discourage predators from digging under and eating chickens or eggs / them damn predators are awful wiley like the coyote LOL
I couldn’t tell if you were using treated lumber for the base of the run. Concern if using would be leaching of chemicals from standing water and affecting chickens and eggs. If not, might consider double stacked base as rain and chicken mud will soon rot the bottom. Always enjoy your videos. 😊
Ken, I don’t about snow load in your area. I do know that having a flat roof with chicken wire here doesn’t hold up to snow load. We had 200 cms of snow this February and suffered a lot of damaged. I would differently put hardware cloth under your chicken coop. Weasels are nasty to chickens and prepare for rats. Some barn cats will help.
Clearly Kia is trying to tell you that this is all wrong. Turn the chickens loose and she will run them! Enjoyed video, 'PERFECT'.
Haha
that came out great Ken! Like other have said about a reinforced lower section, could not hurt. You might want to drill a few holes through the bottom plate and drive some rebar anchors in the ground. You know the Big Guy visits occasionally!!!!😉
My gosh, I made a pen with six ft t post, and chicken wire for a whole lot cheaper. That is the difference between country living and city. Nothing wrong with yours. I just was saying there is something cheaper with the same result
1/4 inch hardware cloth is the way to go. Coyotes, Foxes, Racoons or any other animals that will tear through poultry wire. Remember everything has chicken on their menu. I flare out the hardware cloth another ft on the bottom to prevent predators from digging under. I used screws with stainless steel washer on the post to prevent animals from pulling the hardware cloth out. Staples are no good.
Really like the down to earth approach taken with all your projects. Kaya (Kiya?) Is cute. Reminds me of our rescue dog who was a corgie chow cross but looked like a taller corgie. Good companion during the builds.
Good Morning Ken . I use hardware cloth for all sides of my chicken run , especially the bottom . Almost every morning I find several spots where a raccoon tried to dig its way under the run , only to be stopped by the wire underground.
Back in the 70s when I was young and had 75 hens i never had a problem with rodents or anything else. The only chickens I ever lost was to stray dogs two different times.
Sure is definitely different now days. And the only time I shut the hen house was in the winter months.
Raccoons are my biggest problems. I’m also including a high $ elect fence around it to keep them out of the chicken wire. They ripped holes thru the fencing.
Thanks
You said you could have 7.2 chickens in the chicken run. Where are you going to get that .2 chicken?😆😆 I just had to ask.
Haha supermarket
As a retired person, you're missing the requisite naps that are mandatory for all subsequent builds. OSHA you know. :)
Haha I’ll get right on that
hi ken, if i remember it's about 21 weeks old before a chick starts to lay eggs. so you have some time. your pen location might need some 2 inch gravel along the outside bottom a few inches thick by 6 inches wide to deter critters digging under the frame. that is simple to install. 6 inches of buried wire works even better but is more work! another option would be pressure treated decking on edge screwed to the 2x4 after you bury it it is always fun to out smart critters all for those fresh eggs on your breakfast table!!! FB in WY u can do it!!!
Thanks
Ken, you need to make the base such to keep out raccoons and skunks as well as foxes and weasel of various types. Oh yea, keep out rats as well. These will all kill and eat chickens.
I'm sure you've thought about covering part of the run with a tarp for excessive weather when necessary. From other videos it's definitely a good idea to have at least the wire go down into the ground.
Thanks
I would put hardware cloth around the outside so anything doesn’t dig underneath. Once they hit the wire they will give up. Looks great. Good job.
Hello Ken , I have question why weren't you using clamps for extra hands. 😅
Right I should have
Chicken wire only keeps chickens in. Most predators can get thru the wire to your chickens make sure to lock them in the coop at night.
You will need to put hardware cloth laid on the ground around the outside of the run to prevent predatorss from digging underneath the walls
Your "shoe" was what I learned as the "rat sill" or " bottom plate."
@ 21:00 If you have scrap coil stock left around it could be used around the base to keep the vermin and predators out of the coop
Looks real nice! And I think it'll function well. The Kenstead is coming right along!
Thanks I appreciate it
I put hardware cloth on the bottom of my chicken yard because I have snakes and raccoons and bobcats that try to do underneath. I also reinforce around the bottom edge about a foot with some hardware cloth because the coyotes tried to get in there too.
The wire needs to go down into the ground all around about 10 to 12 inches as coyotes can't dig under the run.
If you have skunks you need rabbit wire about two feet from the bottom
we always put the poultry wire on the bottom too then a weasel or fisher can't dig under and get in not sure what kind of critters you have there but good luck with the chickens
Pretty neat. Thanks Ken
Glad you enjoyed it
Ken, really good chicken run. Please add some diagonals for frame stability. Also, so that other animals will not dig underneath, advise purchaser to: (1) position the chicken run, (2) paint a mark around it on the ground, (3) move the run away, (4) paint a second mark around the first but about 1.5 feet away, (5) all the way around remove the soil to a depth of 1-2 inches and from the outer mark to a width of 2 feet, (6) cut 2-foot-tall galvanized 2"x4" welded-wire to the lengths of the soil-removal zones, (7) lay the welded-wire flat in the soil-removal zones, (8) replace and tamp the soil, (7) install the run where it was, and (8) stake-down the run on its 4 corners. This will keep soil-scratching chickens inside, digging predators outside, and the run from blowing away in high wind.
Nice
Thanks
I would add some 3/4" diagonal bracing.
Hi Ken . Have yourself another creative week 😊
We have to contend with Mongoose.. they find a home in every back yard 👍🇯🇲
Oh interesting. Thanks
I have heard a buried underground size should be around 1 foot.
U need to dig down a foot all the way around and bury hardware cloth also use hardware cloth to wrap the coop with raccoons will rip through that chicken wire
Yes
Oh and one other observations . Chickens need to be able to scratch so should be on grass or dirt :)
Put rabbit wire under that goes to both sides of the building so nothing can dig under.
Sorry I deleted but i think there was a lot better suggestion then mine from people who know a little more then me
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i would put lathe strips on all of that wire just for good measure better safe than chic less
Did you put wire on bottom for floor? Just wondering.
No
How about putting the poultry wire on the bottom too?
LOL
Hi Ken, when dragging the run outside if you would have placed the rope beneath the wood, you would have been able to lift the front end up keeping it from digging into the gravel. I've been watching and enjoying your channel for several years now. Thanks for all the builds. Love your easy going manner and gentleness.
Chicken wire is for CHICKENS not preditors! Use hardware cloth at the bottom 2-3 feet of the sides and at least 2 feet out from the coop to keep out raccoons, skunks, etc. THe hawks are fine with chicken wire on top. Good luck with the project! Please go over your project with Lumnah Acres gang for the best advise especially for your area!
Given Al has never made a run for his chickens I don't know that he would have a lot of advice for this project.
Thanks for the tips!
It will have to be reinforced. I found a coyote on top chewing and the wire. It was a experience to say the least. One I've never seen one before. But my birds were taken by a pack of hunting dogs that had gotten away from their owners and they were wearing tracking collars. So I had just let nature take it course. You will have to lay wire under ur run to critters dug too 😉
Run (staple) mechanical wire 1.5 feet long out from coop run and cover with dirt and rocks. I am learning from you video. I like your idea on notching out the bottom and top planks.
Nice thanks
Einfach super Arbeit 👋👏🏻🙋♂️🙂🤗
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I would place poultry wirer on the group as well to keep critters frim digging in
Ken, it really depends on what breed or size of chickens you have. The large breeds need 10sf smaller breeds may only need 7 sf or less. I always assume 10sf per chicken. And 2.5 sf in the coop. Most people only give 2sf per bird but I like to give my girls more room.
Nice thanks
With warm weather approaching have you given any thought to a small lawn mower shed? Maybe something like a budget minded 3x6 lean to with fence picket siding for a push mower and something bigger for a riding mower.
Cool thanks
I believe you could save a bunch of material with a Kreg Jig ( or a cheap Harbor Freight knock off ) as you are screwing the frame together anyway ( sans the nails ) Al has the expensive table model what a luxury !
Thanks I actually just got one
I like the shoe blocks you made for the corners to reinforce the vertical columns. I love the way that all came together Ken! The grunting for effect was a bonus! Ducking in the chicken run! I'm impressed with your chicken run. I free range my chickens but I understand if you have lots of predator pressure you would need a run. What can I say? I like it! That looks great outside! Thanks for this video about your Kenstead!
Thanks!
Hardware cloth, not chicken wire! Most predators can chew right through chicken wire. Take the 3ft roll hardware cloth and run it along the bottom of the coop on the outside. Shape it like an “L” with 1ft running up the outside of the walls, and 2ft running along the ground. Bury the hardware cloth on the ground, and cover that area with a good amount of gravel. You want to make digging unpleasant for predators and they give up!
Thanks
I just love the puppy. She is the best helper ever.
I had my staples removed on Monday morning from my incision made by knee replacement surgery. Some of the staples required me to breathe in through my nostrils and breathe out through my lips. I am not a fast thinker but I should have said to Carly, the case manager, hey, "I am only having staples removed. . . . I am not having a baby." 😂
Ouch! I hope you heal up quickly
Hi ken great job love watching from here in England. What we do here with our mesh is paint it black so it goes invisible.just make sure its ok for chickens if you do it.keep them coming please 🎉
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Just under the ground
Awesome video. To protect our birds we bury hardware cloth about a foot deep into the ground. I angled mine outward a little bit so potential critters would hit it and give up.
Great tip! Thanks
Does your dog ever lay ❓❓❓
Haha it much except in the evening
Ken,with all the 🥚 gathering and vegetable 🥕 growing in the greenhouse you’ll have to take a break on the front porch of the playhouse 😮😊❤
Haha right
oops base of run not coop
I ended up buying some wire fencing and bending it at 90 degree with the majority laying flat on the ground and the bend coming up the side of the run perimeter. I staked it down using landscape fabric staples and once the grass started growing through it it is not going anywhere. It has kept animals from burrowing under for a few years now.
Nice
Kaia almost cleared the assembly when the piece fell over and startled her! Your canine supervisor is one of the reasons why I enjoy your videos so much.
There are two big advantages to keeping busy in retirement. 1) It keeps us in better physical condition. 2) Spending time in the shop keeps you out of the house and out of your wife’s hair.
Haha
I got a kick out of your dog wanting attention and Ken saying, "Yes you are a big help." 🤣
Haha thanks
My wife wants to know how you can concentrate with your dog jumping on you hahaha.
Haha
You can make the straight cut on the miter saw by setting the horizontal stop on that saw, just a thought that might help in the future
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I was waiting to see the run attaced to the coop. 😢 Please do an update on the complete project!
Coming soon
My wife says to me “ Stop that grunting.” Lol
Hahahaha
Nice looking chicken run. God bless.
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🙋good morning 🌞
Good morning to you
Good day to all.
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Good morning!
Good morning to you
"my roof leaks' ... cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣
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