Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Pinky Macgyver]

Just walk around your neighbourhood - lots of people have wormwood growing in their gardens.
They wont miss a couple of little cuttings- lol

Dang, felt good about being useful.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

http://www.shaman-australis.com.au/shop/artemisia_spp_cp_57.php
This site is pretty good.

 

[IamSamSam]

I'm making a pallet coop. Will be very 'rustic' I'm not a fab handy woman and the kids are helping lol my current coop is a cheap fir wood. Has lasted 10 mths but if you read the fine print it says good for indoor or under cover only not all weather ! Now I ask you who has a coop inside ? Brooders or young chicks but a full coop and nest boxes?

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

I'm making a pallet coop. Will be very 'rustic' I'm not a fab handy woman and the kids are helping lol my current coop is a cheap fir wood. Has lasted 10 mths but if you read the fine print it says good for indoor or under cover only not all weather ! Now I ask you who has a coop inside ? Brooders or young chicks but a full coop and nest boxes?

ooo, we should share plans

 

[Ashburnham]

The simplest coops you can build are a wooden frame covered with corrugated iron, with a wire front.
The ones I built that way 23 years ago are still showing few signs of age.

xxx M

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Probably is the simplest but I'm kinda going for cheapest. (while still being safe and secure of course) plus I like the idea of double thick walls both for security and noise reduction.

Do you think the pallets will be strong enough just secured to each other? Or should it have a wooden frame too, or at least posts at the corners? If it needs the frame, the pallets may not be too useful.
Hope you don't mind me drawing on your building expertise

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

This is what I'm thinking.

I know it doesn't quite match up right in the back corner there but I think you can get the general idea. Also, the roof will likely overhang the walls some but I haven't done the math yet.
What would be the best way to let the recessed door swing out without jamming because it's so thick? Just sand back where it would catch?would that be enough?

 

[Ashburnham]

You could just bolt or screw pallets together, but you will need some kind of foundation to keep them off the wet ground. Bricks or concrete blocks I suggest.
You can get tin very cheaply from junk yards or ask friends and family if they have any old gardens sheds they want to get rid of.
90% of my construction materials come from friends old garden or farm sheds. I usually only buy new tin for the roof sometimes.
(and much of it comes from old sets etc thrown out by the local theatre company)


xxxx m

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Hmm, haven't thought to try a theater company.
I've never worked with tin. How do you cut and drill it? The extent of my power tools is a little but reliable ryobi drill and a jigsaw.
How does it go with keeping the inside cool or warm?

 

[cluckcluckluke]

The simplest coops you can build are a wooden frame covered with corrugated iron, with a wire front.
The ones I built that way 23 years ago are still showing few signs of age.

xxx M

x2, This is the absolute way. I roughly followed this simple design in my coop. I has been made from the people like Ash, true Aussie poultry enthusiasts.lol.