Thank you for sharing the design! This design with wheels or skids would work great for me because I have 4x4 raised beds and a backyard flock. I can put a hen in the pen for a few hours over a raised bed with a load of compost, and she could spread out the compost where I want it with out much spill over. My chickens prefer to dig in the compost pile before they will go for their grain. I already do this with my chickens but I just dump a load and let them free for all on it. They do spread it out pretty well but they spill it into pathways and the grass. Chickens can't color in the lines. haha. Soon, there will be garden plants that I can't have them eating because we plan to eat the vegetables. Using smaller hardware cloth would make this an ideal quail pen as well. The door is wide enough for me to squeeze in while being narrow enough to prevent them from getting out.
nice set up man,, those stag pens look really solid. right now im building a couple of pens out of pallets and regular chicken netting. then in the future ill probably upgrade to these.
Really good work but I recommend stainless steel. Those are made to last! A little more expensive but you don't have to worry about it rotting out in a few years and if you decide it wasn't your cup of tea, you can always sell them.😉😎
thanks for the video.., been planning to make like this.., for safety of my fowlsl when im on board a vessel.. sincee the ones that left at home cant take care much of my fowl and left hnging upright on their TP's
That's a good tip to about using treated2×4's not crate wood I made mistakes of making a few scratch pens out of crate wood the didn't last but maybe 3 year till they started falling apart
Honestly, tie cords would not be suited to this type of pen. Pens like these are meant more for birds who do not have spurs that are hardened and grown enough for the tie cord.
Chicken Wired great, I’m pretty new to raising gamefowl I was just using 4x4 dome pens but it’s real windy where I live and my pens keep blowing around but these pens look extremely sturdy. And I hope you recover well sir, I love the videos.
I have a few questions. 1. About how much do you think it costs to make a single one ? 2. Is it predator proof ? I have some raccoons and opossums in the neighborhood I don’t want them to eat the young birds.
Mainly replying incase someone else Watching would ask the same question - all depends on pricing in your local area - currently, in my area of VA, these pens would cost roughly $90 each to build, no door.. Just the 2x4s, wire, staples, and plywood - part of my labeling was the 2x4 wire at $1 per foot based on the cost of a 100ft roll. Little Thompsons water seal on the untreated plywood will go a LONG way. Anyhow, hope the price estimate helps someone out. Anyhow, these pens aren't economical to build for guys raising alot of birds - they are however far superior to most anything else in a 4x4 setting. For the guy keeping 20 or 30 (or less) potential brood cocks and wanting to keep them as safe as possible - this is the route I'd go. For the guys keeping everything that comes out of an egg shell - this probably isn't the pen for you unless money is no object.
Would like to say thank you for your design on the stag pens. I’ve built 4 using your plans and it has worked out great. Awesome craftsmanship!!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing the design! This design with wheels or skids would work great for me because I have 4x4 raised beds and a backyard flock. I can put a hen in the pen for a few hours over a raised bed with a load of compost, and she could spread out the compost where I want it with out much spill over. My chickens prefer to dig in the compost pile before they will go for their grain.
I already do this with my chickens but I just dump a load and let them free for all on it. They do spread it out pretty well but they spill it into pathways and the grass. Chickens can't color in the lines. haha. Soon, there will be garden plants that I can't have them eating because we plan to eat the vegetables.
Using smaller hardware cloth would make this an ideal quail pen as well. The door is wide enough for me to squeeze in while being narrow enough to prevent them from getting out.
Glad you like it. It'd be interesting to see a video if you do decide to try some out with your garden beds.
Love the pens there awesome!
nice set up man,, those stag pens look really solid. right now im building a couple of pens out of pallets and regular chicken netting. then in the future ill probably upgrade to these.
They look great. Thank you i will try to build some 😎👍
Thanks for the video them 4*4 pens are the best I have seen I'm going to try and build me some like that
Thank you! Be sure to update us when you get some made and tried out
Nice little pens!
Beat video i ever seen thank you
Should have watched this video the other day haha. I made a small pen but it looks like trash haha. Gonna make few of these
Great video brother. It gives me ideas for my fowl
Nice stag pens..🤙
👍 Nice cages...
Hey when you get a chance email me chicken.wired.tv@gmail.com thanks
Great video
Show some of the young birds interested in seeing the blue ones you breed this year and the hacks too
Really good work but I recommend stainless steel. Those are made to last! A little more expensive but you don't have to worry about it rotting out in a few years and if you decide it wasn't your cup of tea, you can always sell them.😉😎
very true. I do plan to get a welder in the future.
Thank you for sharing this kind of video bro
Thank you
What type of feeders and waterers do you use for your systems?
thanks for the video.., been planning to make like this.., for safety of my fowlsl when im on board a vessel.. sincee the ones that left at home cant take care much of my fowl and left hnging upright on their TP's
That's a good tip to about using treated2×4's not crate wood I made mistakes of making a few scratch pens out of crate wood the didn't last but maybe 3 year till they started falling apart
How would I set up a tie cord using this type of stag pen?
Honestly, tie cords would not be suited to this type of pen. Pens like these are meant more for birds who do not have spurs that are hardened and grown enough for the tie cord.
What was your cost?
Would these pens be suitable for single mating gamefowl?
You could use them for single mating lots of people do use 4 x 4 pens for that.
Chicken Wired great, I’m pretty new to raising gamefowl I was just using 4x4 dome pens but it’s real windy where I live and my pens keep blowing around but these pens look extremely sturdy. And I hope you recover well sir, I love the videos.
I have a few questions. 1. About how much do you think it costs to make a single one ? 2. Is it predator proof ? I have some raccoons and opossums in the neighborhood I don’t want them to eat the young birds.
Mainly replying incase someone else Watching would ask the same question - all depends on pricing in your local area - currently, in my area of VA, these pens would cost roughly $90 each to build, no door.. Just the 2x4s, wire, staples, and plywood - part of my labeling was the 2x4 wire at $1 per foot based on the cost of a 100ft roll. Little Thompsons water seal on the untreated plywood will go a LONG way. Anyhow, hope the price estimate helps someone out.
Anyhow, these pens aren't economical to build for guys raising alot of birds - they are however far superior to most anything else in a 4x4 setting. For the guy keeping 20 or 30 (or less) potential brood cocks and wanting to keep them as safe as possible - this is the route I'd go. For the guys keeping everything that comes out of an egg shell - this probably isn't the pen for you unless money is no object.
I’ll keep very large Orientals with this kind of pen be suitable
I think so, but you'd need to talk to other Oriental breeders about whether you need a roost or not.
Man where are you located I'd get you to build me some
Minnesota. Glad you like them but to be honest I don't think it'd be very cost effective for me to build them unless you're nearby.
@@ChickenWired where are you located I'm in south Carolina
I see now yeah your too far but liked the video I'm going to see if I can copy them
Go right ahead, that's what I put these videos out for, to help out. If you do make some put a video so I can see your handiwork.
Would like to try these. Where are you located in Minnesota
Wat kind of wire is this?
2 inch x 4 inch by 48 inch tall welded wire
More talking than showing it how to make by demonstrating it...