Chickens Abound, Part 1: Super Simple DIY Chicken Enclosure

When we got chickens, John spent quite a while doing research on the simplest chicken tractor he could find.  Most of what he found wasn't that simple by most people's standards and certainly wasn't what he was looking for.  So he came up with his own plan and here it is.  We've been using this simple chicken enclosure for over a week with good results.  

What you need:

4 3 foot 2x4 in boards

One pallet

Several Meters Chicken wire

Saw

Drill

Screws

Staple Gun

Pen 

Tape Measure

He started by drilling two holes in one end of each of those boards.

To attach them to the corners, one at a time using the predrilled holes as a guide.

He stapled chicken wire on three sides of the box, leaving one side uncovered.

To finish the job, we also used:

scissors

hammer

bolt cutters

plastic mesh netting

We affixed the plastic netting to the open side, leaving the top unstapled.

This piece of twine was added to keep the bottom tense, to deter escaping chickens or incoming predators.

The top is closed using a tension based system involving cleverly placed nails.  So far it hasn't posed an issues.

AS you can see, the chickens were too happy to stop to pose for a picture.

My only complaint is that it's tough to move.  Considering we haven't yet moved it, this hasn't been an issue.