![]() ![]() ![]() Initially, I did consider enclosing my whole poultry pen - effectively retro re-designing it to make it crow and reptile proof but I decided against this for several reasons: the size of our poultry pen would have meant lots of materials, cost, effort, and time plus, a mesh roof over such a big area under trees would only gather a heap of debris. usually when I build something it works and lasts. My Grandfather was an accomplished carpenter and built several houses but I've never been good with wood so yes I know I'm a hack and many of my projects don't follow any sound building principles but if I do say so myself when I build a structure (like my quail pen) it does stay built even though it might not look pretty. However, being in a treed location also has several disadvantages besides the wildlife there's fallen branches, and trees to deal with but thankfully trees or damage by them doesn't happen often, although, when it does it makes lots of work!Īnyway, I always like to reuse and recycle whenever possible so for this chicken run project I'll be using as much of the wood I've cut up from fallen trees as possible for the framework.īefore I go further, I have to admit I'm a dog of a builder. I used as many trees as possible as posts to create the pen and to blend into the surroundings (also save costs) and to this day I have no regrets as it has worked out great. The main reason for this was to make use of the natural shade because we live in a subtropical climate and a naturally shaded area is very helpful for the birds plus the bush setting offered an excellent free-range area for the flock - it's also just a perfect position away from the house. ![]() There's a million things I'm trying to get done here on our property and two big jobs or issues are clearing fallen or dangerous trees and fixing my poultry pen (which was also damaged in a storm from a falling tree) also making it snake, goanna, and crow proof so I decided to combine the fallen tree clearing with the pen build!īasically, although my poultry pen is actually fox proof we still lose eggs to goannas and crows and the odd bird to large pythons so something needs to be done to rectify this problem before spring hits and the warmer weather brings back the pesky wildlife.Ībout 8 years ago I decided to build our poultry pen for our ducks, chickens, and quail down the back of our property in and amongst a heavily treed area. ![]()
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