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Dang they're getting so big. You aren't supposed to feed them miracle grow.

when I had ripples in my apron, I would simply cut a line through the ripple to help it lay flat and pin it down with the landscape pins.

They sure are looking happy and healthy!

Those should work fine.

Here's the thing .... when grass grows through, it will pretty much 'lock it in place' ... but you probably don't want it 'locked in place' with the edges sticking up. So, once the grass grows through, it won't matter if the landscape pins are there or not. But, the grass won't pull the edges...

It doesn't have to be perfect. Bricks are good. As @3KillerBs points out, you want it landscape pinned down.

Keep in mind, over time grass will grow through the hardware cloth apron. It will be very difficult to pull up and get that extension cord out if you ever need to change it. It may be worth keeping it above ground and working through a seam in the cloths or cutting/patching a spot for it.

I was at Walmart over the weekend. This is what I had been using: https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/247378944 $0.09 ea. Drilling pennies might be better. Not sure how quickly that would wear out a drill bit.

How hard would it be to drill a hole in a nickel? You could have them for $0.05 a piece. If a penny is sufficient in size you could save another $0.04 each.

Looks like those won't come off easily!

Be sure to take a look at this post by @21hens-incharge for a great way to tarp a hoop coop/run. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shower-curtain-vinyl-sheets-for-winter-winds-how-to-hang-how-to-secure.1547060/#post-26122184 They can also be purchased on Amazon...

Sorry for sending you on a wild goose chase.

These are more rigid than the roll. but that doesn't mean the roll wouldn't work.

Sometimes, in lieu of wood I used simpson strong tie straps and zip tied the hardware cloth to those. https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-1-4-in-x-18-in-G90-20-Gauge-Strap-Tie-ULSTA18/313507640

I find the bags at Walmart pretty reasonable. They're $1 a bag, but I forget how many I got in the bag.

It's probably the best option if you can swing it. I like having pavers in front of my door, but they don't replace the apron but push it out a little more. I guess if you have enough pavers, you would eventually get to a point where predators would give up.

Do you have any more welded wire fencing? You could offset double it up to cover some of those spaces.

That's a GREAT idea! I don't have any super close to me ... but next time I'm driving by one of them, I'll probably do that.

It took me MONTHS to get my coop/run done. But, it was mostly done an hour or so at a time in the evenings. I'd spend more time pulling out tools/supplies and putting things away than I did building.