BYC Café

[Perris]

Nothing at all for my adult chickens.. I just didn't want junior boids (10 weeks old) getting any stuck in their craw.

ah thanks! I thought they were a nutritious treat, and widely available at this time of year

 

[cheepteach]

good morning everyone! DL, good luck with that roof

 

[CSolis]

Happy Saturday to everyones... Grab some coffee and donuts before you run out the door!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cafe'. Thanks DL and good luck for a productive day.

 

[aart]

Big 'Got It Done' for my day.

Part of coop flooring that bends up the wall a couple inches, and should have been tacked down to begin with, curled in enough to start packing bedding behind and under pushing it out further. Noticed a couple years in, didn't think it was a big deal, but it kept getting worse and worse...and there was a tear in the flooring(that I made worse prepping for the fix), that's what really lit the fire.

Finally decided to do something about it. Simple to screw a board in place to 'fix' it, right?

First needed to get all the bedding out of there, first with hands then haul shop vac out to get most the rest, went smoother than I'd feared.

Then needed a board ~1x2", didn't have one, so moved van out of garage, got saw horses in place, screwed a 1x4 to them and ripped that sucker in half with the circular saw.

Few pilot holes drilled, a little muscle to push flooring back into place, and Viola!

Glad that last part went smooth, cause kneeling on the floor, even with a cushion, kills my knees and legs. I'll be hurting later, but sure glad I got 'er done!
It ain't pretty, but should stop the 'bad'.

Didn't get a before shot, but looked much like this(should probably do this side too).

 

[ronott1]

is that the BBC show set in a thatched barn at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Sussex? You get it over there too?

what's wrong with pumpkin seeds?

The first two seasons are on Netflix here.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Good morning, Cafe! It's a multiple pots of coffee kind of day.

Good luck on your project, DL. Wishing you a better day

Nice work, Aart! I'll bet you're glad that's taken care of. Going to put the "screw the board to saw horse" trick in my memory bank.

I think we're at about 18". My husband has been plowing since 5am. Nahla is tickled:

All three chicken coops got a new dose of shavings, a cup of mealworms and a handful of apples. They look much happier!

 

[ronott1]

Big 'Got It Done' for my day.

Part of coop flooring that bends up the wall a couple inches, and should have been tacked down to begin with, curled in enough to start packing bedding behind and under pushing it out further. Noticed a couple years in, didn't think it was a big deal, but it kept getting worse and worse...and there was a tear in the flooring(that I made worse prepping for the fix), that's what really lit the fire.

Finally decided to do something about it. Simple to screw a board in place to 'fix' it, right?

First needed to get all the bedding out of there, first with hands then haul shop vac out to get most the rest, went smoother than I'd feared.

Then needed a board ~1x2", didn't have one, so moved van out of garage, got saw horses in place, screwed a 1x4 to them and ripped that sucker in half with the circular saw.

Few pilot holes drilled, a little muscle to push flooring back into place, and Viola!

Glad that last part went smooth, cause kneeling on the floor, even with a cushion, kills my knees and legs. I'll be hurting later, but sure glad I got 'er done!
It ain't pretty, but should stop the 'bad'.
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Didn't get a before shot, but looked much like this(should probably do this side too).
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Nice!

 

[ronott1]

Good morning, Cafe! It's a multiple pots of coffee kind of day.

Good luck on your project, DL. Wishing you a better day

Nice work, Aart! I'll bet you're glad that's taken care of. Going to put the "screw the board to saw horse" trick in my memory bank.

I think we're at about 18". My husband has been plowing since 5am. Nahla is tickled:
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All three chicken coops got a new dose of shavings, a cup of mealworms and a handful of apples. They look much happier!

Thanks for the snow pictures!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Thanks for the snow pictures!

You betcha! I'd love to share some of the actual snow with ya