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Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man
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i'll have to ask her if she can make up a few more
what size are your hens?
i know out large imported english orpingtons needed a bigger saddle than out other hens
patrick
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So here is a series of three pics on a cheap but durable grow out coop
We used 4 eucalyptus posts for the corners thay came from a planted area that needed thinning
There is some 2x2 and 2x3 scrap coco lumber in the framining with bamboo spars supporting the roof.
The woven bamboo has a strip of bamboo on each side with a 2" nail that is bent over
The Green mesh was extra at home otherwise it would have been bamboo lattice.
the bamboo we accquired from rhe creek next door.
Cost if all materials purchased
Roof 250 pieces of Nipa at 12 cents each $30
Amacan Siding 10 pieces at $1.20 each $12
10 lengths bamboo at $1 each $10
Lumber $30
Mesh $10
Nails, fishing line and "conveyer belt" strips used to attach the nipa roof $6
We used 4 eucalyptus posts for the corners thay came from a planted area that needed thinning
There is some 2x2 and 2x3 scrap coco lumber in the framining with bamboo spars supporting the roof.
The woven bamboo has a strip of bamboo on each side with a 2" nail that is bent over
The Green mesh was extra at home otherwise it would have been bamboo lattice.
the bamboo we accquired from rhe creek next door.
Cost if all materials purchased
Roof 250 pieces of Nipa at 12 cents each $30
Amacan Siding 10 pieces at $1.20 each $12
10 lengths bamboo at $1 each $10
Lumber $30
Mesh $10
Nails, fishing line and "conveyer belt" strips used to attach the nipa roof $6
My guess is they're a size 6, but can usually squeeze into a 4
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next t shirt give away at post 10,000 lol
Oz, can you get translucent roof panels there? I saw an interesting use for them, sort of a faux-straw roof. The panel was layered between straw.
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I bought 6 panels today that are plexi glass 6 x 3 ft for different project
I am envisioning the worlds largest see through incubator.
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