The chicken coops became even more portable this weekend. We built completely enclosed runs out of pvc pipes we aquired from a friend and after much glueing and twisting and lining things up, we surrounded them with chicken wire and attached them to the coops.
Now when we drag the coops, the runs will come with them instead of moving fences every time we move the coop. Because of the smaller spaces, we will have to move them more frequently to keep them on fresh ground, but the chickens will not be able to escape.
Our motivation came from losing now 7 chickens in the past few days because they were getting out of their fence and immediately gobbled up by waiting coyotes. The hunt is still on for the coyotes, but at least the chickens are more secure. Here they are lined up awaiting their trip up and down the fresh grass.
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