building paradise for the birds

[birdman55]

they have a doggie door and when they are cold they go inside...i dont keep them outside for any long duration...and if im in back working then i block the door so they cant get out...otherwise they would stay outside...

well been a good day so far...and just got an email...the cabinet incubator, and cabinet hatcher from gqf will be here thursday/friday....so im super eggcited....yes sir

 

[attimus]

All I gotta say is your a madman. That is so much snow. You can borrow my rocket boots whenever.

 

[tntchix]

this hopefully will be the area where the peafowl coops are...so doing a little prepping

this is how much snow i had to move...all to wake up this morning to more snow

joker in the back yard playing

even in the freezing cold they love to be outside with papa...so i got some more work done in the back on the 10x16...hoping today i can finish it up...been slacking thats for sure...but off to work i go...post some pics on how far i get...i have taken a break in all the forums to get caught up...behind a bit...i also found a great hoop pen design....so some of them will be going up...alot easier to build then all the wood and roofs and such...and way cheaper....and still just as strong and about the same size as most of my pens....ill keep you guys posted...have a wonderful day

HOLY

SNOWSHOVEL!
OK I take back what i said on the other thread.

NO more. You have work to do, be safe and have fun.

they have a doggie door and when they are cold they go inside...i dont keep them outside for any long duration...and if im in back working then i block the door so they cant get out...otherwise they would stay outside...

well been a good day so far...and just got an email...the cabinet incubator, and cabinet hatcher from gqf will be here thursday/friday....so im super eggcited....yes sir

My GSD loves it out even in this crud. I have to go get her sometimes. LOL

How eggciting!

edited: autocorrects it to to...smh

 

[birdman55]

well got the back part of the last big coop out back all wired in...forgot some pics...but here is a couple of quazi...hes doing so good...and only a few days left till the chicks hatch....on the 3rd/4th....also the incubators should be here from gqf tomorrow....



ok so im about to send out some eggs to miss campingshaw down in the south....but i also was thinking about sending some snow....so one must ask themselfs what will you do when your desperate and want attention or money...what is the weirdest thing you have ever seen try to be sold...for me it was today....you have to check it out....AS THIS IS FOR REAL...
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trendin...snow-from-boston-to-your-door--195144958.html

 

[pheasantman]

you mentioned a hoop pen design? can you share any information on them?

 

[attimus]

Are we building in tandem. Seriously. Lol. At least its all flat there. Most things here are on a slant. Quazi is looking great. You can really see his curved beak in that second shot. And to second pheasantman. Hoop designs? Cattle panel maybe?

 

[birdman55]

you mentioned a hoop pen design? can you share any information on them?

http://www.extension.org/pages/6817...-small-or-backyard-poultry-flock#.VO81Ay6VFGM

name is jacquie jacob...
if someone can tell me how to share pdf....i have his pdf....is 101'' by 101'' by about six feet tall....pm me if you would like me to email the pdf to you

 

[attimus]

Haha. Had a feeling it was these. This is a great idea for green houses too. A ton of YouTube walkthroughs about it. I know I said we need snow nuy I do not envy you currently.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
Are you going to construct as a tractor or as a fixed coop? If you are going to do a fixed coop there are a couple more things you can do to make it more roebust. There is a thread on BYC of a hoop coop built as a tractor that is very long designed to be pulled through an Almond orchard or nut orchard of some kind. But it was a good four cattle panels long... meaning the height of the panel which is 50 inches edge to edge made the hoop coop a good 200 inches long. or 16 feet 8 inches. because of the lenght he had to put in a cross piece in the middle. The memory of the cattle panel wire wanted to straighten out so the edges of the base wouldnt stay straight.

I personally don't really care for hoop coops. The only place you can stand in them is in the middle. And all the pieces for the end have to be cut and fitted. Then there is the wasted space between the coops if you have several.

If I were to do one for myself though I wouldn't try to cut a frame to fit the rounded end I would just do a square piece of cattle panel and fasten the wire to it. Believe me there is enough structural strength in that wire to support the ends. Then make a door out of cattle panel cut from cattle panel wire. Hinge would be hog rings on one edge Lock would be hooks on the other edge. a wooden lip on the outside and on the inside would protect from scratches and still allow the door to be closed flush with the rest of the panel.

Experience with aviary construction had me build air locks out of wire but any latch had to be open-able from the inside as well as the outside... I heard a story about someone going through the cage door to tend his finches and shut the door behind him.... not realizing he couldn't open it from the inside. He spent four hours sitting in there till his wife came home from work to let him out. LOL.... My aviary wire is 12.5 gauge you cant even get your finger tips through the spacing either. To move them about you have to use hooks with a handle. Or fasten wire handles to em.

deb

 

[tntchix]

Do hoop coops really work in our cold environments?