Chickens are dangerous to your health!!!!

[ChickeryChick]

As I said previously, the 8' x 8' 2x4 frame was assembled and painted.
This morning, my dd and I raised the frame into the air so it was standing on one 8' member. We laid one cattle panel on the frame and used fence staples to secure it. Laid down the second cattle panel and secured it.

Here's where it gets trickey.

I started bending one panel up towards the center and had dd grab it while she was still holding the frame upright. When I got to the second panel, she had to move to the center of the frame to grab the panel.

Spring loaded frame whizzed down towards me and caught me in the upper thigh. We don't have an emoticon for immense pain.
If we did, I'd insert it here.

Needless to say, the frame torqued and ripped out the screws on the ends.
We can salvage the other three sides, but the side with the wire staples in it with the cattle panel attached to it has to be replaced. Next time, I will use a rope to hold the two ends of the panel in curve. Also going to use some metal L shaped brackets on the top and bottom of the corners. That will secure it until the panel is attached. Then we will put the 2x4 cross braces on the corners.

Sheesh! I thank God that I didn't get hurt any worse.
Soooo...anybody going to assemble one of these hoop houses....learn from my mistake.

ChickeryChick

 

[DarkWolf]

Here you go.. Use this one..

It's always best to pre-bend your metal roofing as much as possible while it's on the ground before attempting to attach it to the structure.. Wear good gloves and boots.

 

[ChickeryChick]

Thanks, Dark Wolf!
That just about demonstrates the pain.

Thank you for the advice for boots and gloves.

I wore gloves while I was painting. Is there an emoticon for
looking sheepish?

ChickeryChick

 

[mmtillman]

UM.....can we all say : SAFETY GLASSES ??

So glad your werent hurt any worse....!!

 

[ChickeryChick]

Mary Ann,

My prescription glasses are safety glasses thanks to previous job.

Gotta learn to love purple...and green...and yellow. The bruise is pretty much technicolor. I think it gets worse before it gets better.

 

[chickens3]

That should work out just fine the way you have to made.

 

[cmjust0]

Tyler's sig (chickens3) :

The name is Tyler got 5 chickens like my two road island red's

In your sig, are you saying that you've got five chickens which are like your two Rhode Island Reds...or that you have five chickens but only 'like' -- as in, enjoy or appreciate -- your two Rhode Island Reds...or is that last part posed as a question, as if to ask if someone else likes your two Rhode Island Reds?

Also, is there a pun hiding in the usage of 'road' instead of 'Rhode,' or am I reading too far into it?

I'm not trying to be a smarty pants or anything...just curious is all.​

 

[ChickeryChick]

I have to add what my dd said this evening:

Only God would make something that hurt that bad look like a rainbow.

ChickeryChick