Building A Chicken Run Fence

Construct an outline of how big you want your chicken pen to be.

Building a chicken run fence.

Keep it tight and begin rolling it out along the top rail and staple every 10 inches. Building a chicken run 4x4 fence posts quikrete or other concrete mix 2x4 boards or 1x6 boards welded wire fencing or 1 welded wire fencing staples u shaped nails wood screws shovel post hold digger saw hammer cordless screwdriver level. Once you have produced enough panels you can screw them together making a large run that s easy to assemble. The run that i am building is about 16 feet by 16 feet.

Planning the size and location 1. The existing fence around our vegetable garden was built from 4 8 wooden posts and 2 4 14 ga. The chicken coop was already located near the garden. In this case having a steel garden fence to be the barrier of your chicken run and another area is an elegant move.

What makes the style varies in each case. Building a pen around your chicken coop. Lay boards on the ground to get an idea of the shape and size. My posts are about eight feet apart and in a straight line or as straight as i can get them.

Scrolled metal garden fence. Decide how big your run will be then mark where you will put the posts. In the picture above the building material and the design brings vintage sense for the garden fence. Be sure to use spray paint or some sort of marking tool.

Space posts about every six feet. Determine the dimensions of your run. You can mark your posts by using paint or just scraping the ground. Before you do this.

Insert your fence posts use either t posts u posts or wooden fence posts around the perimeter. As a chicken fence it surely adds a classy element. Count how many chickens you have and calculate the. The garden was already.

Create at least 10 sq ft 0 93 m2 of outdoor space per chicken. Keep the run in the. Plan the layout of your run next to your chicken coop. Pull it tight along the bottom edge of the bottom rail and staple there in the same 10 inch distance.