Any ideas on the easiest way to build a walk in (6') tall chicken pen?
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Hi Jane,
Here are some directions, but you may have to adjust this wood sizes to make the pen that you really want. Wishing you the best.
https://modernfarmer.com/2015/09/how-to-build-a-chicken-coop/
Grab a beverage and get comfy! Now you are going to have a hard time choosing which one suits your space!
https://morningchores.com/chicken-coop-plans/
https://www.thebalance.com/free-chicken-coop-plans-1357113
https://www.diyncrafts.com/34313/woodworking/20-free-diy-chicken-coop-plans-can-build-weekend
https://thefrugalchicken.com/diy-chicken-coop-plans-free/
Check out the ones on Wayfair first, it was cheaper for us to buy one on there then to build one.
I think you were asking how to build a walkway within your chicken pen? If so, the easiest might be to use pavers. You'd need to rake and clear the area you want to have the walk way in. Maybe did down a few inches and then spread concrete sand and the pavers, then add more sand and sweep into any cracks between the pavers and sprinkle it all down with water and let it "set" for a while. Same can be done using bricks. Another option would be to building one with wood, perhaps using pallet boards that are often very cheap. Build a frame the width and length of the walk and then simply nail pallet boards across the width to create your walk. Either way will take some measuring and preparation. Here's a link about building one with pallet boards. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+build+a+walkway+with+pallets&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS709US709&oq=how+to+build+walkway+with+pallet&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0.15162j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
For us we got ideas and incorporated those ideas into the new coop design. Like how many roosts and where, having all nesting boxes on the outside with a roof type door that opens for easy cleaning and egg gathering, two huge front doors that swing open to I can clean the coop easily, where to hang water and feeders, where to put vents for fresh air and making doors that swing down in winter to keep the cold air out.
Just go thru these pics and pick out the features you like the best and work the best for you.
https://morningchores.com/chicken-coop-plans/