building a small pen

00pip00

just wondering what is needed for a small pen.the costs involved.roughly

Trojan911

00pip00 wrote: »

just wondering what is needed for a small pen.the costs involved.roughly

Size would help......

00pip00

round a 50 bird pen.i know that its only a small number bt it will give me sometin to do at the side of the house and u will agree that they are nice to see round the place.i already have a 150 bird pen in the club that i look after.

wildfowler

2 50m rolls of wire 1 1" mesh 1 2" mesh roughly €50 each 5 lengths of 4"x3" 8f long and 10 lengths of 2"x2" 8f long. you can go to your local builders providers ask for the timber in seconds half the price. or if u know of any sites there is bound to be some timber around that there getting rid of

EPointer=Birdss

00pip00 wrote: »

just wondering what is needed for a small pen.the costs involved.roughly

Should have plenty of change out of 200 quid if you are staring from scratch. Mesh 50 quid & 6 foot fencing poles 3-4 euro. Would not waste money buying dear wood as its only going to rot anyway. Few scaffold poles are handy if you can get them... You will need galvanize or something around the base though.

00pip00

sound job lads.
let u know how i get on.
is it worth buying any adult pheasants

EPointer=Birdss

00pip00 wrote: »

sound job lads.
let u know how i get on.
is it worth buying any adult pheasants

For breeding purposes yes but to release no!
All pen raised birds that are released sleep on the ground! Key to releasing birds is get them roosting! Only way I know how is to hatch them under bantam hens who will bring them up at night! Have a pen with birds I bought who were wild caught & they have plenty of good roosting spots in the pen but they all sleep on the ground! They were wild caught but hatched & reared under a lamp!

Dusty87

Dont do what i did and use security fencing. Makes pudding of them if they fly into it:(

fiestaman

Maybe the lads that have pens could post a few pics.

EPointer=Birdss

fiestaman wrote: »

Maybe the lads that have pens could post a few pics.

Breeding Run

EPointer=Birdss

fiestaman wrote: »

Maybe the lads that have pens could post a few pics.

Another 1

EPointer=Birdss

fiestaman wrote: »

Maybe the lads that have pens could post a few pics.

Any more detailed ones wanted let me know...

Double Barrel

Good looking pen EPointer.

Hoops are PVC pipe?

EPointer=Birdss

Double Barrel wrote: »

Hoops are PVC pipe?

Spot on, they are PVC pipes bent in an arch. I have cut scaffold bars into 3 foot lenghts & hammered them 2 feet into the ground. The pipes then slot over them & are bolted through. The main frame has little wood so should be longer lasting. Would of used all PVC but ran out of pipes & was trying to keep the costs down. The frame was originally a Poly Tunnel that never quite worked as crows kept tearing the plastic so I stripped it meshed it out. As goog as anything.
Outside fence is great for keeping the dogs away from it so I can still give them a run around the back without too much concern!

Double Barrel

Thanks EPointer