Built a chicken coop extension

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Found dead cedar trees on the property so I cut them to make a 6-10ft wide x 23ft long x 5 ft tall chicken run.

 

Took about a day and a half, and only cost me $130 for 2 rolls of 6ft wire (50ft each roll) a $4 box of staples and a $35 box of long lags

 

I priced put the job to use pressure treated 2x4 and 4x4 and it would have run me over $600 for the run.

 

I wanted to avoid digging posts in the ground so I started with a log base for weight.

 

Came out nice. Even built them a swing inside. This is for 6 chickens who previously lived in the coop and spent the last year scratching up my lawn. Needed to build this to plant grass this spring and not have it ruined in a week lol.

 

 

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Edited February 21, 2017 by JerseyJaysTaxidermy

[Rusty]

Very nice.    

[BowhunterNJ]

Awesome, nice job Jay!

[TDietz]

I tried to tell him he's being way too fancy, most us hillbillies just use an old car

[Capt Hook]

I tried to tell him he's being way too fancy, most us hillbillies just use an old car

we use a old bus 

[mightyhunter]

Nice!

[kmtpr]

Looks Great, Jay!! :up:

[Zipper]

Nice job.

[Silver Belly62]

 

[jerseyhunter]

You really have a nice homestead going for you there.

[Rusty]

I think you really just wanted an excuse to use that new saw of yours.  

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

I think you really just wanted an excuse to use that new saw of yours.

Lol.. problem was I spent all her b day $ on my saw our njoa dinner tickets, so I had nothing good to give her except labor lol.

 

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[TDietz]

I think you really just wanted an excuse to use that new saw of yours.  

Ha! Noticed the saw, I was actually there today dropping off the boys' bearskin, but giving it to your wife on her birthday, that's hillbilly classic right there  Nice meeting you Bro, I'm sure you make your Pa proud!

[gobblergetter]

In my next life..

I wanna come back as one of Jays chickens

[Nomad]

I used cedar posts also for my chicken run.  Did you put wire or plastic netting over the top?  I had to put it on mine as the hawks were picking them off.