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Well Dad has some extra chickens and the wife lives how some of them look so we decided to get a few to go with the quail....and the rabbits ....and the fish ..and soon to be goats.... 🤣 Anyhow gonna make a little hoop coop tractor. Made two of these in the past all welded but family didn't take care of them and yeah..... But since metal costs more now days gonna go with the wood one. Anyway this is what we're gonna make . Was gonna do a A frame like my quail tractor but wife asked me very nicely not to due to all the cussing I did making the last one lol.

Also these are ment to be moved every day or so instead of being stationary. 

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Most people make them 8'x10' and can have up to 30 birds in one pretty easy with daily movement buuut we're gonna have like 3-5 maybe more so we're make ours a bit smaller 5 wide , 10 long

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And had to cut the cattle panel down a bit so it want stupid tall. I'm 5'1" wife is 5'3 so 5' was pretty decent 

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Screws and plumbers strap to connect the panel 

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Mis calculated again a bit with the second panel but no biggie in screwed and moved up a bit

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And some 2x4's for the door and back

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Mix of 1x6's for the back 

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And some sawzall work

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And the door ... Think my fitting is getting a little better .... 

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Aannnd chicken wire

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Still working on the tarp and nesting buckets but we're 98% there

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And got the wheel set up on last night but might need to get some better ones. Anyhow got a go steal these birds now lol

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8 hours ago, steve t said:

Over here a fox could dig under that in no time

Have you seen Wolfes arsenal …. The Russians wouldn’t set foot on his land let alone a fox …. He’s probably got a hidden room like arnie in commando 

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36 minutes ago, Franks dad said:

Have you seen Wolfes arsenal …. The Russians wouldn’t set foot on his land let alone a fox …. He’s probably got a hidden room like arnie in commando 

I'm still waiting for all the magical predators I never see to just appear because of the quail....maybe the chicken will get them out and about and killing them a lil easier . Got a good 200yd of open pasture all around my house should make easy work for the .243....or the .223....or the .17-5.56...or the ....ok really most of my rifles 😂👌😎

Seriously though...is it to much for a guy to wanna blast a coyote from his from yard ?

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1 minute ago, Wolfdog91 said:

I'm still waiting for all the magical predators I never see to just appear because of the quail....maybe the chicken will get them out and about and killing them a lil easier . Got a good 200yd of open pasture all around my house should make easy work for the .243....or the .223....or the .17-5.56...or the ....ok really most of my rifles 😂👌😎

Seriously though...is it to much for a guy to wanna blast a coyote from his from yard ?

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I agree mate …. But I can imagine you having bazookas , grenade launchers , semi automatic heat seeking shit … 😎 … don’t spoil my dreams 

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