building paradise for the birds

[aart]

Quote: I used gallon jugs filled with water and lengths of 2x6, oh and a large wooden stool worked as a wedge and a weight to hold HC down when necessary.
Went thru 175' of the stuff, 95% of it by myself, with very few cuts...check out My Coop page. I also used a 1" edge crimper to bend over raw wire edges.

 

[Minflick]

I had a local handyman come and build my run because I don't have the muscle or skills to do it myself, and ship date was approaching SOON! He had some power tool with a large body and a changeable wheel about 5" across that spun, and cut through the hardware cloth like butter. I have no idea what that tool was, but it was massively faster than tin snips are.

 

[aart]

I had a local handyman come and build my run because I don't have the muscle or skills to do it myself, and ship date was approaching SOON! He had some power tool with a large body and a changeable wheel about 5" across that spun, and cut through the hardware cloth like butter. I have no idea what that tool was, but it was massively faster than tin snips are.

Angle grinder with cut off blade....
.....I use one for cutting 14ga welded wire fencing, never tried it on the HC as the tin snips work just fine.

 

[bigmrg74]

I had a local handyman come and build my run because I don't have the muscle or skills to do it myself, and ship date was approaching SOON! He had some power tool with a large body and a changeable wheel about 5" across that spun, and cut through the hardware cloth like butter. I have no idea what that tool was, but it was massively faster than tin snips are.Quote:

Angle grinder with cut off blade....
.....I use one for cutting 14ga welded wire fencing, never tried it on the HC as the tin snips work just fine.

yeah, an angle grinder would work, you would just want to be careful of what surface you have the hardware cloth on. that would leave a pretty good mark on a garage floor. But for a small coop, you're probably better off with the tin snips as you wouldn't get a whole lot of use out of an angle grinder if you don't already have one.

 

[aart]

Quote: Exactly!
When I cut fencing I can put the cut line just over the 1 1/2" ledge at the garage opening and stand right on the fence as I cut, works a charm......
.....but fencing is a bit more stiff than the HC.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
I just bought an angle grinder for cutting wire like this..... My wire is 12.5 gauge.... and expensive Aviary wire... Someone gave me four walk in aviarys made with the stuff. But been outside for a good twenty years. I need to trim off the rot. about a foot.

Plus you can use it to cut cattle panels. I plan on building a work table for the process with reinforced cutting surface. I cant kneel so I hope to put down an arch of wood to slide the wire through so I can work mostly from a seated position...

deb

 

[birdman55]

Thank you so much for posting so many pictures. I love your posts and am learning so much!

thanks so much...i know its been a couple of days...sorry for that...i shall let everyone know whats up....

Birdman....Did you detail how you build your cattle panel coop? I would like to look at it. I need something fast for my flock!!!

the cattle panels are 50 inches...three of them together...2x4 panels cut at 101 inches and 12'7"...panels rest on the 12'7" board...you can see how i built the other ones previously...however i didnt get to finish the drawing...but been busy...got first quail eggs at day 40....wow they are so fast...hatched out over 40 jumbo browns...just hatched over 35 chickens...and hatched about 15 pheasants...should be hatching more pheasants this coming weekend....supposed to get a shipment from....gff....sorry purpletie to hear about the lost shipment.....bummer....had a good bbq with my family...wow we still have food leftover...but was a great time...built a peacock carrier....and gave away two male whites, and one male silver pied....making more room...lol...
i will post pics on some of the things that have been going on soon....have to find the cord...but thanks for watching...stay tuned...be back in a flash

 

[Purpletie3]

Busy busy busy you are!!! Thanks for the hoop information. Can't believe quail are already laying...I need to get some of those apparently!

 

[chickflick]

Hope all is ok with you, Birdman. Not like you not to post!

 

[birdman55]

hello everyone...been awhile...thought i would check in and let everyone know whats going on here...got in 12 silver golden eggs,, and 12 cinnamon golden eggs....today..going to set them soon...just set another 30 chicken eggs...also just found my first purple peacock egg....over 220 pheasant eggs this season...just put a batch into the hatcher today as well...here are some pics...been awhile...oh and no birds from gff....bummer...also found out in six years they have sold over 75,000 birds at 40-2000...which doing the math is 3-150 million in six years...not to shabby...well dont want to get going on that subject so will go onto the pics
here are the birds about 3 months old

svart hona number 1

svart 2

svart9

svart 3

svart 4

svart5

svart 6

svart7 smallest still getting the feathers...but doing well with the bigger birds

svart8

quail are getting so big...next week moving them to the grow out pen

show quality barred rocks in with some of my mixed flock





the gff shipment getting bigger...anyone know what the filler birds would be...guessing belfeldiers

wonderful cookout i had with my aunt and uncle..had a great cook drive up three hours to take the job

first set of quail eggs...they are 43 days old and have been producing eggs like crazy...wow they are a fast producing bird

some more peek at the bbq

morels picked out front...talk about fresh

peacock carrier that we built really quick

got rid of two white males and one silver pied male for free...needed to make some room

and whammmo....the first peacock egg...wow those are so big its crazy

this is the one who made it all happen....lol

he is also a great alarm...anything that walks or moves out front he goes off...and can be heard anywhere...thanks for the alarm....as beyonce would say...in one of her songs bring the alarm...lol...or ring the alarm..well he does.... be back with some more pics...stay tuned see yah guys and hope all is well...thanks for the pms...keeps this train moving and in a great mood...