I had a bunch of PVC connectors in our garage still in a sealed bag, went and bought the pipes for HomeDepot (in hindsight I should have used conduit, but PVC it is.)
1" side rails, 3\4" arches ... Totals are 8' long, 6' wide, 4' tall
I will mount the 1" pipes to my wooden base usung conduit...
Got a wonderful notice on my door from our local 'Animal Control', someone gave a description of my dog and said he killed a few of their chickens. I thought that can't be, my dog is in the back yard right now. I went outside and looked at our fence... and sure enough darn dog broke through the...
Found some bread trays being thrown out and hope to be able to use them for a droppings\\poop board or something......?
They are over 2ft. long and over a foot wide. Figure I could put newspaper on top of them to catch the poop.
The panels that are installed at the bottom are about 10" for deep litter, so that's where the pop door starts.. the total opening is 14" wide by 30" tall, but the door frame will only be about 14" tall
I am wanting to use the extra space above the door for ventilation\\window when the door is...
I am planning on making two or three of my coop walls removable, they will be held in place with 'Hanger' bolts (some people around here use those bolts to secure hurricane boards), I can't think of any problems other than if the wood swells or warps then the bolts won't fit, but I can make the...
These are questions I have to ask, just in case I need to make my coop stationary:
1. The poltry law in my city states 50 feet from any human dwelling, but the woman who runs my local feed store said it's 50 feet from the door\\entry way into the dwelling.... any of you live with this law and...
Trapped Miner Finds Himself in Another Tight Spot After Wife Meets Mistress at Vigil
"One of the trapped Chilean miners is dreading his rescue after his wife met his secret mistress at the entrance to the San Jose mine, The Sun reported Thursday.
Yonni Barrios' wife, Marta Salinas, and...
I found some clear roofing material (not enough, but it's a start), I also found some boxes\\drawers that should work well for nesting and a A\\C intake vent that I'm thinking of using along with roof vents.
(My predators\\pests are going to be opossum, rat, squirrel and maybe one of our dogs. )...
Just getting started: I have found a good bit of salvage supplies and just found out their is a Habitat for Humanity 'Re Use' Center about a mile from my house. :-) and another on Houston's southside!
The one close to me has a bunch of old wood siding outside, they were closed so I'll check...
Just wanted to say Hello and Thanks for providing a great community with TONS of information and photos (my brain needs photos).
I have been designing my own chicken tractor from looking at many pictures on this forum and from the links to other places around the web.
(9' x 6' run \\ 6' x 4'...