Easy Chicken Tunnel, Chunnel from Run to Garden 

Thank you SO much for this amazing reply to the video. You are right, this can be moved around to work with all kinds of applications. My Dad is in his 70's and he works alot in the yard when I'm working and uses this to move them around to other penned in areas with ease. It's great when you want to seed an area with winter wheat or something that you don't want them destroy for a while, and you re direct their traffic. I am happy you found it inspiring and wish you the best. Cheers!

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That’s awesome! I found it to be really helpful and the chicken’s definitely benefit. Good luck!

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One thing I would highly recommend, get some good sturdy camping tent stakes and use those to pin down the “Chunnel”. If an animal lands on it and tries to get them through the fencing, this will help keep it stable so they can run, run,run! Hope this helps! Cheers

Oneda Zinn thank you very much. The sliding door is still working really well. It's almost planting season so the chicken Tunnel will be stored away soon. Take care and ATB!

Yes, I love that sliding door! I never would've thought of that for a garden area

It is definitely a work in progress since I didn't grow up in a family that only had cats or dogs. It is a rewarding past time taking care of them and learning new things from people as I go. Thanks for the comments, they are a joy to read and very appreciated. Cheers!!

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Thank you so much for such a kind comment. The Chunnel has been pretty successful the past few years. This kind of fencing really stands up to the test of time too. It sounds like you’re doing amazing work with you girls for sure! Making things easy helps taking care of them as best we can. I wish you the best of luck with everything. Take care and ATB!

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Thank you for the awesome feedback. Here’s a link to the video where I made the sliding garden door. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QXRKQTQ2DwQ.html

That is awesome! Good luck with yours, and I am really happy this helped. They seem to LOVE it and it is so great for the garden. Cheers!!

Thank you! I am trying to create a little sanctuary for them. We have unfortunately lost 3 of the 5 recently but tomorrow I am going to get a few from a friend in our local Mennonite community. Have been working on seeding the run with winter wheat, clover, and wheat for winter and hopefully they will get along. Put a fence up to divide the area into two so the different groups can see but not touch for at least a day. Wish me luck! Cheers

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The roll of fencing I used was the 2”x4”, 72 inches tall and 100 ft long. The longer the roll, the heavier it is, which makes moving it less than fun. They usually come in 50 ft as well which would make it much easier probably. Hopefully this helps, good luck!

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Cindy Majors The garden door is still working well and has managed to keep out some deer I’ve seen on a trail camera I’ve installed. The chickens are great but we did lose one recently and it was devastating. They’ve become more pets than livestock. I guess I didn’t expect to get attached. Thanks again!

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Thank you! It was fun to build. I have a video of it if you’d like to check it out. Cheers! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QXRKQTQ2DwQ.html

Thank you SO much! They seem to be happy and we have learned quite a lot through our experiences with them so far. Always trying to make improvements and actively stay engaged in their day to day activities. Cheers!

Thank you for the kind words. ATB

Thank you for such a wonderful comment. I just recently got a new camera and am planning on new videos soon. All the best!

Thank you so much!

Marqueta Graham Thank you. This year I am planted by a bunch of cucumber plants just for them. I seeded their run with clover, oats and wheat for spring since the garden will be off limits until the fall. Appreciate the comment, ATB

The Organized Country Girl Thank you very much. The chickens are pretty photogenic and help make it look good lol. ATB

Suriyati S. Thank you! They seem to love it. They go right to it first thing in the morning. The sliding door was a fun build. I did a video on it as well if you'd like to check it out. Lots of trial and error lol. ATB

fireballmalone1 I'll check that out. You did great with the land .. and chicken! 👍🏼

Lol, that’s on the list of important things to do!

Holly Rock thank you! They seem to be pretty happy. I've made some improvements and changes since it's a learning process. Still getting eggs all winter! ATB

Thank you!

Bimble thanks! They seem to be pretty happy. I've never eaten so many eggs!

And eggs with the deepest orange, protein - rich yolks, I'm sure... JEALOUS! (I can't wait til I am where I can, once again, keep chickens!)

Thank you SO MUCH! I really enjoy building things around the property with an overall idea in my head of how it will all fit together. It changes all the time though. I really appreciate the kind comment, Cheers!

karen Overshiner Thanks! I hope it goes well for you. Mine took to it immediately. It’s a great way to get them in the garden to till and eat up all the bugs before/after planting season. ATB

Swimbait1 Thanks! They seem to be pretty content. ATB

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BigBlessedFamily 2000 Thank you so much! These are fun videos to do. I’m happy you enjoyed it. ATB!

Amelia Jacquez I have to admit that lettuce an cucumbers have a large plot and that’s all for the chickens. CHEERS!!!

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Laurel Holliday they also till the soil in the boxes and fertilize them. My yard will be bug free this year, lol!

Dave Rudolph Thanks for the feedback!! I still have my Tunnel up and the chickens will head into the garden and till the beds when the weather isn't really bad. Good luck with your builds!

FIDO Thanks! The garden is rocking this summer and they are determined to get in. Not until fall! Lol.

Heather R thanks, I underestimated how many jalepenos grew from one plant and I've been giving them away. Stuffed, breaded and grilled. This summer has had tons of eggs and peppers lol.

Thank you!! It is constantly evolving as I learn and a joy to work. The chickens are great little workers especially in the winter. Cheers!!

I’m happy you found this helpful. The chickens will do some damage if they’re let in during the growing season, and the will munch on what they can reach. After a little while they tend to get bored and move along. I don’t let them in in the beginning of the growing seasons while everything is getting established, but will allow them access only a few times before fall cleanup. After that they have full access because they will slightly till, weed, and debug the boxes pretty well going into winter. Hope this helps, cheers!

Lauren Laurino it's a blast working in the yard.

They do definitely destroy stuff thats for sure. Now that we are getting better at growing we stop their access to the garden when we start planting, which started about 2 weeks ago. I did a video on the door that I hope is helpful and thank you for the comment! Cheers! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QXRKQTQ2DwQ.html

Thanks, I'm not sure on the flowers. We were gifted those from a friend in the Mennonite community near here. We helped repair a greenhouse and they insisted we take them. I will try and find out!

That's awesome! Thanks for the comment and the sub! ATB

Georgette Wood Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words. ATB

Skunks raccoons possums are only around at night here and by then our girls are shut safely in the coop. We use an auto door.

Cat Funk Criteser Thanks for the great comment and good luck with your garden. I looked at the barn door style brackets but they were expensive so I ended up using stuff I had lying around. I did a video on how I built it if you would be interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QXRKQTQ2DwQ.html Like you I am inexperienced building stuff so you can watch me struggle through it haha. ATB!!

Sébastien Fraggl That sounds like a great idea. It would add a new level of versatility to it. Lately we have been spending so much time in the yard the chickens have been able to roam around and free range. I cut the Chunnel up into 5 ft sections and was planning on connecting with some small hinges so I could fold it up when not in use. The winter time here is when we see a spike in predators. I like your idea. I may have to revisit mine and tweak it a bit. Thanks!! ATB

Oh my gosh, I can’t even imagine! I’m sorry you had to see your poor girl like that . 😣

Elwood Hurrin No, they would destroy everything. They’d have a blast, but it would be destruction. This was my first year growing and having chickens and I was just trying to get as many long term systems figured out. I put it back up in December and I’ll take it down in the beginning of March when I start bringing out my starters. Cheers

To hold the tunnel down I use camp tent stakes, because I had a ton of extras. When this kind of fencing is cut one end is going to be flush and the other will have the protruding pieces that can be folded UP into the next section so they don't pose a threat to piercing the chickens as they run through. I have doors now on both ends and at night those doors are closed and they are secured in the coop. The doors are manual and have to be opened just for the day so they can run across to the garden. Now we are planting a ton more as we get more efficient and spring to fall the chunnel is put away. I hope this helps. Cheers.

One of the things I added were camping stakes to help keep it secured to the ground. For a long term solution I would add an additional section of wire at the base and bury it. That’s how I did my coop and it’s withstood many attempts by various animals to get in. I hope this is helpful and good luck

We’ve been fortunate that the only predators that seem to be around are prevalent at night. We did lose one to a fox and kept them locked down for a few weeks. We do let them free range a few times a week, but there’s always someone working the yard for the most part

Mark Norman THANKS! The music is actually royalty free music you can download on RU-vid’s audio library. I can’t remember the name of the track but I have the original file at home. I’ll send you the title tonight, cheers!

fireballmalone1 Great!! Thank you.

Mark Norman I found the track and added it to the video description, but here it is: Sugar Pines by Wes Hutchinson. It can downloaded and used for free because it is royalty free. ru-vid.commusic I couldn't get this to work on a mobile device. Hope this helps and thanks for the comment. ATB

fireballmalone1 i got it!! Thanks.

Kazzana the flowers in the garden area were pretty much all hydrangeas. They were given to us by a Gardner in the Mennonite area near here so they didn't have tags. Hope this helps :)

No, we never covered the garden. Haven’t really had too many issues with birds, and we have a bunch of crows we throw out seed for and they chase the hawks away.

@@fireballmalone1 thank you for your reply.

@@pattismith8417 good luck!

Actually I don't. The only animal products I eat are the eggs they gift us from taking care of them. I don't eat any meat or dairy products, and stay away from factory farmed eggs. We recently saved some Barred Rocks that were basically going to left to die and they 4 of 5 bounced back after a bout of upper respiratory infections, we did lose one. But she had a good life for a little while. I have given them meal worms and we were given 3000 crickets from a local farm that just stopped by one day and we released them in the forest while the girls were free ranging and it was scary how aggressive they got lol. Cheers!