Posts by Tweakster

I absolutely LUV the homemade light.  Only chicken lovers can appreciate what they are looking at when they see it.  Anyone else would assume it is an odd weather tight fixture.   Great job!

Quote: Originally Posted by debid  I'm pretty sure the folks adding daylight do it by making it light earlier in the morning. If using a timer the answer would need to be yes, in the morning. ...

Might I still suggest a tarp??  What can be done to get drainage is to nail a 2x4 upright to the midle of each each end of the arbor, so they stick up in the air about 18 inches to two feet.  Then connect them with...

Sister Cane,   I luv your idea!  Having solar lights on a timer is kinda bad as it doesn't provide a fading dusk that allows the chooks to find their place on the roost before it gets dark.  With a timer, it's just...

Tokie,   More answers,   On the grass thing, it won't be grass for long if the chooks are enclosed with it.  They (full grown chooks) scratch like crazy and will have it turned over in less than a few...

Quote: Originally Posted by MonsterClucker  Where did you find vinyal covered chicken wire? Got mine from Home Depot and I know the local Lowes also carries it the fencing section.  It is colored green. ...

I installed a poop board in the chicken tractor I built and luv it.  My goal with the chicken tractor was to limit my need to go inside.  So I designed the poop board to function like a large drawer, which can be removed from...

No problem using mesh, I have it as part of the floor in my tractor.  Realize that it will be a bit difficult to clean as the droppings tend to pile up on 1/2 by 1/2 inch mesh.  You need a bit larger mesh before the droppings...

That is a GOOD Mother Earth article!  It debunks several preservation methods that have been recmmended to me because somebody had heard the method worked (or not as in the research by Mother Earth news).   Thanx for...

Cool beans!  I like it.