Chicken tunnels?

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sea2summit

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Anyone build any easily moveable chicken tunnels to let the girls scratch new places in the yard?

I've got three tractor-ish coops going right now but saw an image of a chicken tunnel and it looked like it would solve some of my problems, aka the children could move it themselves:thumbsup:
 
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Tallah Farms: tutorials

Looks like you just make a small lightweight hoop house and cover with chicken wire. Can cover part of it with a tarp for shade.

I made a 6.5' x 20' hoop house to cover my boat. Base frame is 2x4s and has 1/2" EMT conduit hoops every 2' (I have a tubing roller). 10' x 20' tarp secured over that keeps the rain and snow out.
 
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Pic of the redneckery. Boat is a project, like many of my other vehicles. ;)

hoop_house_boat_cover_inside.jpg

Hoops are attached to the 2x4s with two of these 2-hole straps at each end of the hoop:

1_2_EMT_2_hole_strap.jpg
 
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How do you keep that from turning into a parachute in the wind?
 
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Tied it to the trailer frame in multiple places after that pic was taken. ;)
 

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