Hi I am pretty handy and so my friend's wife has asked me to build them a chicken run. She says the chickens will live in the shed but she wants a run built to the full height of the shed for them so I have loads of questions, ie,
Can you use treated timber i.e. is it ok for the chickens?
What size timber do you think I would need?
What mesh should I use, I know there is chicken wire but isn't that a bit weak and flimsy and maybe too easy for foxes to bite through?
Should it have a floor or is it better that they can go on the ground (my friends are beginners with chickens by the way so don't say ask them)?
Should it have a mesh roof or a waterproof roof, I know what I would pick but wondered if there was reasons that it should be one or the other?
How should I fix it to the ground, what's the best way?
Any help/tips appreciated.
Can you use treated timber i.e. is it ok for the chickens?
What size timber do you think I would need?
What mesh should I use, I know there is chicken wire but isn't that a bit weak and flimsy and maybe too easy for foxes to bite through?
Should it have a floor or is it better that they can go on the ground (my friends are beginners with chickens by the way so don't say ask them)?
Should it have a mesh roof or a waterproof roof, I know what I would pick but wondered if there was reasons that it should be one or the other?
How should I fix it to the ground, what's the best way?
Any help/tips appreciated.