Building a custom log chicken run
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- For many years we have dreamed of owning land and filling it with animals. First step - chickens. We purchased 4 chicks in the spring that lived in our RV with us while we built their run. This video is of us getting their home ready and learning a lot of new skills on the way.
This was such a cool video to make!
I've been taught to put chicken wire buried and I the ground around the perimeter of the run Weasel fox and other critters don't like it dig if you have fencing to that depth 16 inches seems to deter them
Hi Paul! Yes we agree with you. We did install 2 foot wide sections of wire skirting for this build. It’s likely only 6-8” deep but so far so good. Thanks so much for watching and for the kind feedback!
Please think about putting 1/2 inch hardware cloth (metal) around the bottom of the coop. About up 3ft high or so. Weasels, minks, stoats can really wreck havoc with chicken wire because of the bigger holes. Nice job with what you have done. If you are in a very cold area, your little chicken coop might not be good enough for bad weather. You might check out Carolina Coops videos, they are very knowledgeable about chickens and it is fun to see what they build. Congratulations on your fine build.
Thanks so much for the suggestions. We are definitely in a cold area. We’ve had -38 degrees Celsius and a lot of snow. We’ve had to make a few modifications to our little coop but the girls are hanging in there! Our plan is to build a larger insulated chicken coop and a new run this year. Really appreciate the time you took to provide some advice!
Does it have a very good one or a good time to do that
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Can you please clarify what your question is? We don’t understand. Thanks!
Chicken wire is not good at all. On Facebook a lady had her chicken legs ripped apart because the raccoon managed to grab it through the chicken wire. Horrible to see.
Really nice project! Hopefully it’ll rival Fort Knox when finished!
Thank you so much!
looks nice
Thank you!
I want to do that chicken run. 🐔
That’s great! It’s worked very well for us and best of all it was inexpensive to build!
Did you burn the bottom part of the pole or is that roofing tar and did you preserve the top if so with what? Haven't finished watching video yet.
Hey John! Yes we torched the bottoms of the posts and left the rest natural. Our soil has quite a bit of gravel so drainage should be decent. And we do plan to build a new coop and run this year too.
If there are raccoons & foxes in the área this chicken wire will be chewed off soon.
I use 1/2 in Hardware cloth 19 gauge. And it is all grounded and reinforced with wooden boards into the ground.
We definitely have a lot of predators here, but over eight months we haven’t had a single issue. The coop has its own hardware cloth and the chickens are put away at night. I suppose we could add electric fencing too. Truthfully we were more concerned about grizzly bears. Thanks for the feedback!
@@TrapperCreekOutdoors yes, i lived in Penticton - BC for almost 10 years, there are lots of raccoons but they wander mostly at night.
I live in NS now and here i see more raccoons & foxes wandering during the day too.
@@susanaesmerald2291 NS, how cool we love the maritimes!
I love the little red chicken house. May I ask where you bought it?
Hi Angela! Our chicken coop is the Omaha by Rugged Ranch. If you’re interested, we also posted a RUclips video of its quick assembly. The girls really seem to love it.
Beautiful project! So jealous of your mill! Do you live where it snows? I'm Stimpy on what to use as the top that won't get destroyed in the snowy weather.
We definitely get a lot of snow and very cold temperatures! I wonder if you could use greenhouse plastic sheeting, for all, or part of your roof? Thanks for the feedback!
Question. How green are your logs and what did you dip them in? tia.
All of the wood we used for this project was green; harvested from clearing our land. The logs weren’t dipped in any chemicals. We used the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban method to preserve the logs. Our acreage has a lot of gravel so we also have excellent drainage! Thanks for the question!
@@TrapperCreekOutdoors really appreciate the response. I'll look into that method. Thanks.
No worries! We used Shou Sugi Ban on our gate build as well if you want to see more of the method in action. Cheers.
@@TrapperCreekOutdoors perfect cheers.
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17:35 insert joke about how the chickens didn't make it ;)
We see what you’re saying. Lol
Use hog clips to connect your wire.
Great suggestion!
Are those red pine logs?
Hey Matt! Pretty sure these were all spruce trees. Looking online, it seems like red pine mostly grow in Eastern Canada but we’re certainly not experts. Lol
Small hog ring they work great
Great thank you!
Don't throw your tape measure n the ground and turn off your machine.
Our subscribers have the best tips. Thanks so much.
@ Sam Francisco. Shut up n leave them alone. It's their channel not yours