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Chicken run

  • 09-06-2013 9:41pm
    #1
    Sully34
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    Just finsihed building my chicken run but need to bolt my wooden frames down onto the concrete. Do I need anything inbetween the wood and concrete before I bolt it down?


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  • #2
    aonb
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    Is the wood treated before you bolt it down - i.e. wont rot? Are you in an area where foxes are a problem (where isnt!) - make sure the wood is strong enough to withstand a fox digging/gnawing at it.

    (will the hens run be directly on the concrete - you know hens 'need' to scratch, so the concrete would be pretty miserable surface for them to live on) Good luck with your new hens - the smallholding forum on here, has lots of chat/info hen-related!


  • #3
    Sully34
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    aonb wrote: »
    Is the wood treated before you bolt it down - i.e. wont rot? Are you in an area where foxes are a problem (where isnt!) - make sure the wood is strong enough to withstand a fox digging/gnawing at it.

    (will the hens run be directly on the concrete - you know hens 'need' to scratch, so the concrete would be pretty miserable surface for them to live on) Good luck with your new hens - the smallholding forum on here, has lots of chat/info hen-related!

    Thanks alot. The wood is treated and will sit on a concrete trench a foot wide all around and a foot and a half deep to keep the foxes out. Chickens will have 12' x 8 run on the earth.
    Yeah a fox carried the 3 hens I had before I got the chance to build my run so Im trying to get it right this time before I buy any more hens. Thanks again for your help!


  • #4
    eirator
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    If you are putting the wood on what is in effect a very low wall then you could pop some dpc plastic under it before you bolt it down.


  • #5
    Sully34
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    eirator wrote: »
    If you are putting the wood on what is in effect a very low wall then you could pop some dpc plastic under it before you bolt it down.

    Yeah thats what I was wondering about. That will do the trick. Thanks for your help


  • #6
    aonb
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    since your hens got taken by a fox, they will be back for more :mad: How high is your fence/wire? A fox can get over 6ft fencing. Since your run is only 12x8 it would be worth considering a net 'roof' - this will have the additional benefit of keeping wild birds out (eating hens food and disease issues)


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  • #7
    Sully34
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Sully34


    aonb wrote: »
    since your hens got taken by a fox, they will be back for more :mad: How high is your fence/wire? A fox can get over 6ft fencing. Since your run is only 12x8 it would be worth considering a net 'roof' - this will have the additional benefit of keeping wild birds out (eating hens food and disease issues)

    Yeah its 6' high so I will be putting netting across the top also. Hopefully be like 'Fort Knox' bt the time Im finished


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