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  1. ScotH

    Pvc Run 9x6

    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...
  2. ScotH

    I think my dog might be a chicken killer.... :-(

    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...
  3. ScotH

    Plastic bread trays for droppings board or nest?

    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.
  4. ScotH

    vent over vertical pop door...? (updated pics)

    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...
  5. ScotH

    removable sides & gluing wood panels together?

    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...
  6. ScotH

    50 foot law and Immanent domain...

    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...
  7. ScotH

    Out of the frying pan and into the fire! (Chilean Miner Busted)

    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...
  8. ScotH

    A few chicken tractor questions: Vents, wheels etc. (pics)

    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. )...
  9. ScotH

    Scot's Coop\Run\Tractor build thread

    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...
  10. ScotH

    New to chicken keeping, Just saying Hello

    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'...
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