Breeder cages

[CARS]

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That's a good idea!

 

[youridreezen]

farrier! :

I have less then a 2" drop. All the eggs roll towards the outside of my first breeders cages. The really big eggs do not roll under. I just have to reach in and retrieve them, they nicely collect.
I increased the size of the roll out opening on the next cage and the breeders squeezed out. I added a lip and now things are working well.
I just purchased 5 more breeder pens and am looking forward to setting them up.

what pens do you use?
any photos?​

 

[mustanger]

I would be interested in knowing where you can buy these cages. I plan to build my own, but it would sometimes be nice just to buy them if they weren't too much out of line on price.

David

 

[farrier!]

I happily paid 100 for 4 sets of used pens and he had a 5th one that is missing the bottom wire thrown in. I can get pictures of them before they are set up if you like. Right now they are in the front yard scaring the horses the first time they are asked to go past them.....

They do not have the waterers or the feeders on them.
What is the best thing to use to cut pvc pipe longways?

 

[mustanger]

Not sure that pictures before set up would help any, but wouldn't mind seeing them. Don't need to go to a lot of trouble though. I personally hate to mess around with a camera. Never seem to get the picture I want and have to take a bunch to get the darn thing to work right.

Not sure how you could cut that stuff safely. I would think a table saw with a really fine toothed blade would work. A band saw would work too. Trouble would be holding the pipe so it doesn't get to turning in the saw path and kick out on you. Tricky job I think. If you are cutting it all the way through, then you might be able to clamp it between two boards and feed it through the table saw that way.

David

 

[youridreezen]

you don't need to cut it all the way, just make 1 1/2 inch wholes with a drill.

regards youri.

 

[slaghunter]

farrier! :

What is the best thing to use to cut pvc pipe longways?

If you are cutting short lengths - say 2-3 feet this will work. Measure the outside diameter of your pipe. Use a table saw to rip a board to that measurement. Now if you want a 2' long finished pipe cut it a little longer say 28". Drill a hole all the way through the pipe on both ends large enough for a long screw. lay the pipe and board on a flat surface side by side and screw them together. Adjust the blade height high enough to go threw the pipe but not hit the screw. Put the board along the saw fence and cut one side - flip over and run through again. Now you have two perfect halves now just trim off the ends with the screw holes and you are good to go. Although a little tedious it is a safe and effective method to hold the pipe from rolling while cutting. You can use any carbide tipped blade. Adjust the rate of feed depending on the # of teeth - slower for a coarse blade.​

 

[mustanger]

Good idea! Only think I would add is that a coarse blade is likely to be pretty destructive. They tend to chip plastic pretty badly. So, if you use one, watch out for flying pieces.

David

 

[farrier!]

Thanks for all the suggestions!!!

 

[mustanger]

Good luck with your project. Hope it works well for you.

David