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I really love the cattle panel as a unit for a farm or homestead. at 16′ long and 50″ tall they can be arched into incredibly durable and strong foundational elements for structure. Either a bit more thoughtful and with end walls to become a high tunnel or quick and simple for a scalable mini-shed like shown here.
Cattle panels have gone up in price for sure, so it would cost more to do with brand new panels, but ask around to any local farms, check used sections, farm auctions, etc. I bought a truck FULL of these for $8 a piece about 10 years ago and they will easily out live me in variously functional uses around the homestead. They feel like a sound investment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X–HiMPA3VY – Build documentation. Not much too it and pretty fast. You can absolutely do this! Maybe you want a little help as needed, but this is a great and easy project for most contexts and abilities.
This could be a firewood storage space, a tool space, animal run, riding mower storage, potting shed, motorcycle storage, some combination of these. Imagine a central divider that can make two separate spaces AND reinforce it for massive snow loads. Lots of options.
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A great functional low-cost design. Well done!
I love the convenience of cattle panel structures; I'm still trying to figure out how to make them more robust against wind & snow, though. We have a 'chicken bunker' nearly identical to this (providing birds with snow-free ground in the winter), but badly in need of rebuilding. It shed snow fine the first winter, but got mangled by a wind storm last year, and needs more snow maintenance this year. I used 1/2" and 3/4" conduit to provide stiffness, which worked great until we had wind strong enough to bend them.
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I am so aching to start my own after watching your videos. Your birds are so comfortable 😌. They really show your love❤️
How much you pay for those squares? And the Rounds?.. so the rest of us can compare to our local grower's
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I’ve used the bent cattle panel method to build a small greenhouse, a chicken coop, a storage shed, and a goat shelter. All are framed on one or both ends to add rigidity and enclosure as needed. It’s a great construction technique for an older person working alone. If the shelter is no longer needed it can be disassembled and the materials reused.
This is awesome! I was just planning out how to build something similar to this for our hay we are getting later this month. Thank you!
Haha, that's what I was thinking while walking in our garden today – that the garden seems to look grumpy. Yours looks quite nice in comparison.
i made one using your instructions as a passive solar woodshed 🙂 was very straightforward and fun to make! i even documented the build, so one day soon I'll share that
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I learned not to use hay as bedding as it might develop mould spores which can harm the chickens. If you've used it for years it appears you haven't had that problem.
I use straw, which is fine.
The independent one looks like my Easter Egger at my parents house
Get ready to find some eggs in there 🙂 I find them in my Goat's hay feeder all of the time.
This is great, but all I can think of is how “snake-y” it would be at our place!
Agreed. March is pretty grumpy.
I love your low cost resolutions! Just a suggestion….cover with dark tarp in hot weather. The greenhouse plastic will actually heat it up too hot! Cautious for potential wildfire. I had my plants actually singed last summer in a greenhouse. I added shade cloth. The sun's rays are much stronger than traditionally had been….
Well done. We use the cattle panels for all types of things around the garden. Most recently, two arches were added as a cover over our coops. Great shade and rain protection for the chooks! Blessings…
The shape looks like a catenary arch. Did you knowingly create that shape?
Look around for used billboard vinyl as a water proof material. Some say you should be able to get it for free.
My experience is that there are nubs and points on the cattle panels. The plastic deteriorates so quickly and isn't dependable 😔 leaks with hay means mold and food for my animals destroyed in a blink.
I do like the idea, has never worked for me. I am boggled by the multiple channels that apparently have no issues ever using combo cattle panels and plastic all the time.
Are you familiar with YouTube channel … Bobblehead Homestead ? He uses those cattle panels for his chicken houses too.
Nice reuse of your cattle panel storage. You had it packed in Fall, nice looking bales.
I’m so gracious for your channel. The frugal mentality for homesteading is so pure in so many ways. Keep being awesome and inspiring brother! The country needs it
It serves the purpes very well 👍🏼and the chickens 🐔 have another place to hide 🐓
We need the drifts to quit and the melt to commence! Nice tunnel!! 🌱☀️
i watched a tree guild video from a year ago. would you, could you, please, please do more of those . I just learned a year ago about these. I am planning to put in several currants and Siberian Pea shrubs and raspberries in our 4 zone area , along with any other fruit shrubs I can get to grow in our climate.