Arizona Chickens

[Bobby Basham]

Bobby, you’ll like this door then.

I had to take another look at your door and it is truly amazing. I would like to do some type of screened version of it, but was a little concerned about the angles of those supporting pieces.

Duh, here I go again...say hello to my little friend (still sitting in the box brand new for over a month). Problem solved.

I have a bad habbit of buying stuff, thinking it's needed right away, then sits collecting dust because the interest took a back seat. No telling what else is out in the garage.

 

[BlueBaby]

I was wondering what color of eggs that these NN/Australorp chicks that I hatched out might lay later on if pullet, since the mother is a green egg layer, but the Australorp lays the light brown/beige egg. I decided to ask @DesertChic because she has all of that experience with her's. She told me that I have basically created the Naked Neck version of an Easter Egger, and if they are pullet, they could lay a variety of colored eggs. I guess that I will have to wait and see. This could get interesting.

 

[Salty Skroob]

The trick to building a nice door like that is to get the boards trued up. If you’re gonna do a screened version and not full panel it will be easier.

I started with the straightest best boards I could find (taking an hour to go through all of it at Home Depot) and then I tried them up with my table saw using a sled. Then I glued all of them together by butt joining them. Then the outside and support pieces were glued and mechanically fastened with a brad nailer. Then a ton of sanding and I had our painter stain them when we were building this house.

In your case, you could just do the top, bottom, and sides (get a nice FLAT surface to work on) first and then the angled pieces. That kreg jig will be awesome for attaching pieces. Home Depot and Lowe’s sell “structural fastners” which are really screws with some self tapping ability and high tensile strength. They will work well in pine, just don’t over-tighten.

Nice dewalt. I need a mitre saw yet.

 

[Bobby Basham]

The trick to building a nice door like that is to get the boards trued up. If you’re gonna do a screened version and not full panel it will be easier.

I started with the straightest best boards I could find (taking an hour to go through all of it at Home Depot) and then I tried them up with my table saw using a sled. Then I glued all of them together by butt joining them. Then the outside and support pieces were glued and mechanically fastened with a brad nailer. Then a ton of sanding and I had our painter stain them when we were building this house.

In your case, you could just do the top, bottom, and sides (get a nice FLAT surface to work on) first and then the angled pieces. That kreg jig will be awesome for attaching pieces. Home Depot and Lowe’s sell “structural fastners” which are really screws with some self tapping ability and high tensile strength. They will work well in pine, just don’t over-tighten.

Nice dewalt. I need a mitre saw yet.

The mitre saw was originally $299 but on sale (at Lowe's) for $229. I figured it would come in handy for cutting 4x4 beams for my future coop.

 

[Bobby Basham]

The trick to building a nice door like that is to get the boards trued up. If you’re gonna do a screened version and not full panel it will be easier.

I started with the straightest best boards I could find (taking an hour to go through all of it at Home Depot) and then I tried them up with my table saw using a sled. Then I glued all of them together by butt joining them. Then the outside and support pieces were glued and mechanically fastened with a brad nailer. Then a ton of sanding and I had our painter stain them when we were building this house.

In your case, you could just do the top, bottom, and sides (get a nice FLAT surface to work on) first and then the angled pieces. That kreg jig will be awesome for attaching pieces. Home Depot and Lowe’s sell “structural fastners” which are really screws with some self tapping ability and high tensile strength. They will work well in pine, just don’t over-tighten.

Nice dewalt. I need a mitre saw yet.

I can't believe how bent, warped, twisted the lumber can be at these big stores. I spent over $800 on wood for several projects, and was disappointed in their condition. They delivered everything on several big pallets, and didn't realize the shape they were in until I unwrapped them.

 

[Salty Skroob]

I don’t buy from those places in bulk unless I can hand pick it. I also look for stuff that has been laid down and not leaned against a wall or shelf.

It takes a long time, but it takes longer to build with warped wood than it does to cull from their pile in the stores.

I think part of the problem is it’s so much drier here that anything not kiln dried warps and twists when it comes down here.

 

[MagicChicken]

I don’t buy from those places in bulk unless I can hand pick it. I also look for stuff that has been laid down and not leaned against a wall or shelf.

It takes a long time, but it takes longer to build with warped wood than it does to cull from their pile in the stores.

I think part of the problem is it’s so much drier here that anything not kiln dried warps and twists when it comes down here.

Yep. Hand pick the lumber for sure. And be prepared to make multiple trips over a period of time, because some days there isn't a single straight board in the place. And other days you can find whole pallets of good stuff.

 

[Bobby Basham]

Yep. Hand pick the lumber for sure. And be prepared to make multiple trips over a period of time, because some days there isn't a single straight board in the place. And other days you can find whole pallets of good stuff.

All the stuff that I bought was that dark, rust colored, pressure-treated wood, guaranteed not to rot. I wanted to use it for my extra deck and some portions of my coop.

 

[Junochick]

I am happy to say my silkie rooster gizmo killed a mouse!

 

[SonoranChick]

I am happy to say my silkie rooster gizmo killed a mouse!

Love it when they do that!