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    The Gun Thread

    Ooh a gun thread! I’m currently going through the application process for my firearms license here in NZ, but I go out on the farm with my girlfriends dad to help with pest control using .22’s, rabbits, pukeko’s (swamphen, really good at putting holes in the silage cover, hence they get...
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    100%, I’m also making a table for my pizza oven to sit on out of pallets, so many uses for them with a little bit of thought!
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    And another weekend of building. Here in New Zealand we have just had a long weekend so it was nice to spend it on the coop. We got it moved before the remaining walls and roof went on to save weight, although it still took 6 people. I managed to find some scrap corrugated iron from the farm...
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    Weekend 2 and 3: Slower progress now between work picking up an our weather being abysmal. The egg box is almost finished, roosting bar stay blocks are installed, the access door just needs batons, then it’s roof and move time before it gets too heavy. Project supervisor has been impressed thus far.
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    Weekend 1: Recruited my dad and broke out the tools. Got the main coop frame, floor and the two simple walls on. So far I have been lucky enough to use reclaimed pallet wood, old fence posts from the farm, and other lengths of free reclaimed wood. Current expenses: $28NZD for glue and some...
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    Went to look at chickens today, a family across the road from me breeds Orpington Sussex hybrids, and Leghorns. Since I’m starting with 4 hens, I feel like two of each will be a good option.
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    Rain barrel chicken waterer system

    This is the other side of the problem here, we have some of the worst sun in the world here in NZ, so anything black and uninsulated will turn into a water heater.
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    Thanks! Not quite opossums, but similar. Australian marsupial that worked their way over here, make great socks and scarves 👍🏻
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    Hello from rainy New Zealand

    The build thread has been created, feel free to follow
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    An Engineer, Some Pallets, and Some Chooks - A Kiwi Coop Build

    This is my build diary. It will contain pictures, information, and an overview of my coop, my flock, and planned / built upgrades, and hopefully some tasteful humour along the way; This coop will end up slightly overbuilt, but I’m okay with that. By day I am a mechanical engineering student...
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    Hello from rainy New Zealand

    I will document the build series in a thread and the upgrades made overtime, so far I’m just waiting on the last few materials for the main coop, run could take a little longer, aiming to be buying pullets around late April.
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today—2026

    - Cleaning - Coop designing - Cooked dinner Slow day, but hey, its the weekend
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    Hello from rainy New Zealand

    Hello! I am a new(ish) member, been lurking for a while. I’ve finally gotten to a point where I have the room, reason, and resources to begin my new adventure into small scale chicken farming! By day I am an engineering student, I garden in my spare time to wind down, and help look after 260...
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    Rain barrel chicken waterer system

    I might stick to the original plan then, thank you!
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    Rain barrel chicken waterer system

    I am currently designing my first coop, it has room for 6 hens, I plan to start with 4. I want to have a rain water collection barrel to water my chickens, but have seen a lot of mixed advice about barrels, algae and cleaning. My options are either a single 200L drum (55gal) or 2x 25L water...
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