Recent content by erickat

  1. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    Unfortunately, my attempt to upload the plans as a gif didn't work too well. Here's what's in my word document Built-in Chicken Feed Box Planning Tools Needed: 1. Square 2. Pencil 3. Tape Measure 4. Chop Saw / Skill Saw 5. Staple Gun & Staples 6. Level 7. Hammer & Nails 8. Drill &...
  2. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    Hopefully, these links work better than the last ones. I'll copy them without the img tag, just in case https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61728_feedbox.jpg https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/61728_100_2457.jpg...
  3. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4792679651_4785c3878c.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4793313932_36807014b0.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4793313902_125c074754.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4793313862_620b85d2bd.jpg[/img]...
  4. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4792679651_4785c3878c.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4793313932_36807014b0.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4793313902_125c074754.jpg[/img] [/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4793313862_620b85d2bd.jpg[/img]...
  5. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    OK, so we're all done with the project - and here's how it went... I'll try to upload some pictures later. Background... The farmer had been storing chicken feed in blue plastic barrels in a stall in the barn that houses the chickens. They had a rat problem & had previously re-done the floors...
  6. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    Thanks for all the help & suggestions - we will be completing this project on Saturday, 7/10, and I will upload some before & after pictures. I have a much better idea of what this is going to look like now... think of a horse stall. You walk in through a split door on the left side of the...
  7. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    The reason we're building it vs. using metal trash cans is because he outlined the project as a custom built feed box on his eagle project planning document & one of the leaders told him to line it with tin to keep out the mice & rats, so we're kind of stuck with the design. I'm thinking if we...
  8. erickat

    Building a Tin lined feed storage box

    I am researching a project to build a feed storage box for a local chicken farm (http://firstfruitsfarm.org/about.html). And I'm OK with the dimensions / hinged top etc... but we were planning to line the box with tin to make it vermin proof - and I'm wondering how best to do this. I'm assuming...
See more
Back
Top Bottom