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I've used the 6" and 12" landscape stakes, but it's probably overkill. Never had a predator incursion in a year of use, so calling it good. When you drive them in, try using the side of the hammer, not the end. I got a better hit that way, and more certainty of hitting my target. Kinda...

I also put a very small hole in the side of the container right up under where the lid screws on to make sure the water will come out properly and not create a vacuum. You could also put a small hole in the lid. Not sure if that's an issue with the drinking cups or not, just something to keep...

Around 4 weeks I introduce a horizontal nipple waterer into the brooder. I use containers that hold one gallon of water and have a lid I can get my hand through, and the Roosty's horizontal nipples because they have a backing ring which keeps the gasket tight to thin plastic. I wire my waterer...

Home Depot or Lowes. 100 count packs 3/16" or 1/4" ID, 1" OD. They ship. Also, of course, Amazon.

Never thought of that - that's pretty cool!

That seam where your two pieces of hardware cloth meet on the door - have you stitched that together? Basic whip stitch with 19 gauge wire (they sell it on spools at the hardware store). I use gardening gloves with rubber coating and one or two pairs of needle nose pliers to pull wire or...

One can never have too many fender washers! :) And those suckers are $17 a box! For all that wood is pricier now, the hardware is second only to hardware cloth on my list of high dollar material expenses.

I love your build! Looks like a lot of work! It's all about risk. It sucks having to buy more hardware cloth, but make the choice that lets you sleep at night. If it helps, one pizza from Papa Johns runs about $25+, and going out to eat for two people can be anywhere from $25-50.00+ USD...

Wow, that was totally uncalled for! But I'm glad you got the panels. I'm totally jealous of you by the way - you have an actual truck!!! You should see the looks I get at curbside pickup trying to load sheets of plywood and lumber into my minivan. (Hint - I have to close up all the seats in...

As long as there's a bit of give in the hardware cloth attachment method to the cattle panels to accommodate the bend, that should work fine. Just a bit of give, not too much. Cage clips might be a good choice for you, or you can make a twist tie out of regular 19 or 20 gage galvanized steel...

I've mounted my 10'x6' chain link dog kennel fence panels "backwards" to what the directions say for just this reason. I figured I want the chain link outside the posts so that when a predator attacks my run, it will have to push against my post/frame and not just the wire mesh. For a dog...

Hardware cloth on the outside. That way the cattle panels can help support its weight, and securing it tight to the cattle panels will help keep predators from getting ahold of it and tearing through it. If they can't grab it and pull, it's harder for them.

Don't forget, you'll probably want to put at least six inches of wood chips in there once they tear up the grass. Keeps them off the wet ground when it rains, and helps encourage composting.

Right now, the 6ft by 100 ft 1/2" hardware cloth is selling for 299 on Amazon but with a $35 coupon, so that would be $264, which is about the price I bought it for almost a year ago. For me, the 6 ft height meant less seams to weave together using wire, which was a significant time and effort...

Good point about the weight - yeah those things can be heavy. I use a utility dolly or hand truck to transport the boxes to the back yard, then lay them in the yard and push to unroll across the ground the lengths I need. I never actually pick up the boxes, I walk them on end onto the dolly...

Did you know they sell 6 ft high 1/2" hardware cloth in 50 ft or 100 ft lengths? So far, I usually find it on Amazon, not in stores, but for large panels or amounts, 6ft high is super helpful. A lot less seams. You could use it (theoretically) to cover your 4 ft fence, and then bend it at the...

I looked at your sketched drawing and I would encourage you to make the sides removable, and consider making your coop three sided (kinda like a covered lean-to). I worry that you don't have enough ventilation for your climate. Coop ventilation rule of thumb in hot climates is 3 sq feet per...

Yea, limited funds can be hard. I didn't want to spend all that money, believe me. But it's just how it ended up. I had no idea how expensive those $3.00 chickens would turn out to be!!! I looked so hard for an affordable pre-fab coop, and just couldn't find what I needed at a price any...

An idea. Have you considered a hoop coop? Typically made with cattle panels - there's a lot of builds on here. I made mine with a greenhouse frame. I tried to do a pallet coop, but hammering anything and I don't get on, and I had trouble ripping it apart...