Mar 3, 2012 · I personally used velcro cable ties. They are sold at Wal-Mart and all of the hardware stores I've been to. Here is what I got. The black ones I wrap different combinations of colored electrical tape around and on the gray ones I write names, numbers, etc on.

Aug 12, 2014 · I use zip ties for chicks till they're almost grown, then use numbered bandettes. Just check them weekly so they don't get too tight. After they're a couple months old you don't have to change them as often. I also put the eggs in mesh bags in the hatcher so they don't get mixed up as they hatch.

Feb 7, 2018 · I used zip ties everywhere, probably a couple thousand at least. I did inch laps on my half inch hardware cloth, zip tied along both sides of the lap, tying it to the underlying cattle panel wire. I didn't zip tie the middle, I figured two rows on the laps, with 48 inch wide hardware cloth, and a six inch lap, that's two rows every three feet ...

Oct 13, 2008 · I have a neat little book called "Poultry" by Hugh Piper, published in 1877, part of modest collection of historical works on chicken keeping that i enjoy flipping through. Occasionally i also find interesting practical ideas. In this case I came across a …

Dec 29, 2020 · Yikes! It's great that you are supervising them so well, your instincts are probably right. One affordable and quick solution I saw posted on BYC was this run made out of pvc, chicken netting, and cable ties, pictured attached to the coop. It at least will protect from aerial predators, and enable them a larger area to range. View attachment ...

Mar 1, 2013 · I'm trying to find a good quality tarp to cover my duck coop. I'll need at least a finished size of 22' x 24'. Tarps in this size seem to go for $150 on up. What's a good source for a quality tarp or other material that will last say at least five years? I …

May 12, 2015 · A roll of cheap, black, 2ft. wide garden fabric & some UV resistant cable ties to attach lengths of fabric to fencing can be useful, particularly for breeding (ones that aren't in the pen won't see the breeders and out-of-sight is out-of-mind and will cut down on aggression by the "lonely" boys, after deed is done).

Jan 11, 2012 · Beaumont Texas Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed none specified Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions enclosed building made to contain noise, no odors...

Apr 12, 2011 · Overlapping the hardware cloth. Duh!! Why didn't I think of that. Wire cage clips! Thank you Howard E. I didn't know they made such a thing! LOL!! I did know about zip ties but wasn't sure if they are chew proof or not. Dlp and Howard, thank you for the 2 wire idea.

Apr 10, 2011 · I had a smallish (maybe 8x10") unbreakable mirror in one of the sussex pens for a couple years (it is probably still there buried under the bedding after falling off the wall, LOL).