Game bird flight pen

Its like a fishing net. These items have been added to your wish list. Check the box next to any you want to remove. You are removing items from your wish list. Email Transcript. Your email address appears to be invalid. Would you like to correct it? Leave it as is Fix it. Enter your name, email address and your question or message and click Send Message. Send Message Cancel. Your message was sent. We will get back to you via email as soon as possible. It will not rust or mildew and will last a minimum of five years when properly installed.

The poly bird netting is sold by the roll or foot. It has an excellent combination of strength, lightness and durability making it an excellent value. PVC coated bird netting is constructed with galvanized hex wire. A PVC coating is added for extended life. We also stock heavy and extra heavy knotted netting in several sizes. The pen was now constructed so It was time to add netting to the top of the pen. To do this I lag bolted 2x4s on the top horizontal line to the barn so I could staple the netting to it.

I also added 2 cross braces going across the top for more stability. After the roof was on I went around and added 2 rows of deck boards at the bottom of the pen for an extra level of protection and security for the birds inside.

Many may argue that quail are safer on a raised platform to keep them from predators and disease. I settled on a ground design because we don't have much for predators in the area I live in It's rare to see a raccoon. No foxes, sometimes we'll hear a coyote, and the area I'm in is too dry for ground weasels. I plan on cycling through birds at a pretty fast rate, so disease doesn't worry me much.

There's actually a lot of quail growers that claim quail do just as well in ground pens in a natural environment compared to a raised pen I spent a lot of time researching this. Time will tell on both issues, so the jury is still out on that one. I have read some stories of predators prying open the bottom corner of doors and entering a pen that way, so I added a hasp latch at the bottom of the door to prevent it from being pried open. For birds I decided on Tennessee Reds non native species to Michigan.

These birds are strong flying, easy to care for and the biggest deciding factor was they can be shot year round in Michigan for training dogs, unlike its similar cousin, the bob white a native bird to Michigan , which can only be shot during bob white season. We have two products available for game bird flight pens. Flight pen netting is manufactured from high-density UV-protected twisted knotted polyethylene or high-tenacity UV-protected twisted knotted polyethylene.

Photo courtesy of Lakeshore Pheasant Ranch, Alberta Lightweight but very strong, mildew-proof, and will not rot.