To chicken wire or not. To put something in front or not. Please enlighten me! I won't be offended. We're all in this together.
A little backstory, moved into a new house. Over the winter. I've started the compost in the garden. Will move it to this.
by webby619
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Why is the middle front post crooked? Maybe it’s the camera perspective?
Following along! Thinking of building a similar setup and allowing the chickens to get in & mix things up whenever they want to.
I did something similar, didn’t bother to take the pallets apart and made each bay 2 pallets wide so I can turn with the tractor.
Move it away from that building. It has T1-11 siding.
I’m no expert, but I think it looks great!
3 bays not 2. 1 to fill, 1 to cook, 1 to use.
Too much air flow unless you turn a lot, like every few days. Edges will be too dry. In my experience err on the side of wet. Dry stuff does not decay well.
I am by no means experienced but personally I’d want it away from the house because it’ll attract pests (or has the potential to anyway) and cuz it could rot the siding
Kudos for actually taking the palettes apart before using the wood. That’s a rare bit of finery around these parts.
My main thought is that the side and outer walls have no strength, unless there’s a lot of wood buried that I can’t see (and even then that wood would rot).
This is why I like to just use a nice hoop of chicken wire or hardware cloth (in the style of a Geobin). Once you join the ends into a circle it’s got all the strength it needs to stand without you having to devise structural posts of any kind. And when it’s time to turn you just peel it off and you get 360 degree access. You can have them right next to each other for stages.
So yes to chicken wire, after removing all the wood 🙂