Recent content by Krugerrand

If you don't have one, an inexpensive trail camera is a great buy. Even if you don't need it now, it's good to know what predators are around and what they're up to.

Dang, I'd just go with a trail camera.

I'm pretty ignorant on this ... but the pictures at Cackle suggest that darker colors are better. https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/cinnamon-queens/

I'd suggest taking a look at @Rancid Crbtree 's build. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-coop-design-and-build-blog.1612130/page-5 You'll find a similar style run as what you have that got completely overhauled into a more solid structure. That's more than most people would try to...

A lot depends on what you coop is like. Most coops get pretty big. For that weight to sit properly, the foundation needs to level. Otherwise, things will start to shift and crack. Pictures of the ground, coop/plans might help.

I dug and leveled the ground for my above ground coop. I did a frameless hoop structure for the run. My hoop run was not leveled.

Yes, things are very stable. I have the door frame strapped/screwed to the top of the arch. Plus, I cut off the bottom horizontal line of the cattle panel so that the vertical pieces spike 4-6" into the ground. To not use a base, I got the idea from Blooie's run...

I've seen things like that done to block excess winter drafts.

My hoop run has no base. It's held in place only by the T-posts. I used cattle panel for (bottom section of) the other walls as well. The door frame is just 1x4's sandwiching the cattle panel framing. They're up off the ground to reduce rotting. In some ways, cattle panel is very flexible...

I don't know ... but I'm curious to hear what others say!

beautiful birds.

:welcome Looking forward to seeing the progress!

Robins eat my raspberries. I'd rather have snakes.

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:welcome Glad to have you with us. This thread is very old. Most people haven't been around in about 10 years. Those that are already built their coops.