Dixie Chicks

[perchie.girl]

Deb, I can make them a lot cheaper myself.

once you get your gap spacing correct try ripping down a long one.... then cut into it so the whole thing will bend .... Now you will have one long series of C clamps that are less work to pop on.

I just got up or I would draw you a picture.....

Believe me over the years I have thought alot about doing what you are going to do. I just showed you the picture so you could get an idea of how little or wide a gap is necessary.

deb

 

[Outpost JWB]

Vehve, hoop coop looks awesome! I agree with Perchiegirl on the anchoring. Better now than when it's ripped apart.

I moved the 1 month old chicks out to the coop about 2 weeks ago. They have most of their feathers and I have divided them into a large dog crate and a brooder coop. Then those are inside of the main coop. I put straw down so they can stay warm, but was super worried last night when the temps were down in the 20s. Thankfully all is well this morning.

Hennible, that stinks about the eggs not being viable. Could it be an infertile drake?

 

[Outpost JWB]

Nevermind Hennible. I reread the post that said they were fertilized. Sorry. Hope next round goes better.

 

[vehve]

I might need to think of a different way to attach the plastic. My C shaped pipe pops out due to the extreme curvature. I might use the pipe installation clips, spaced 4-6 inches apart instead. I've got 90 of them left...

 

[vehve]

They're a bit narrow, and I liked the idea of the pipe covering the plastic the whole way, but I think this will work too.

 

[Alaskan]

Hummm.....

 

[vehve]

Now I've got two thirds of the pipes that the plastic will attach to fitted to the frame. I need to move the frame a bit before I can continue, but I think I'm about an hours work away from being ready for the plastic. Once I get the last pieces of pipe attached, I still have to go through them a bit with sandpaper, so that I don't get any tears. Attaching the pipe is super slow, I would be so much quicker with a second drill. I have to keep switching between a drill and a phillips head, and I'm attaching the pipes every 5-6 inches to holes that are originally meant to hold the trampoline springs. I was actually surprised to see how well drywall plugs seem to hold the pipe attached to the frame.

 

[CanuckBock]

Heel low:

Hey thar! Just finished a whirlwind of a three day dog showing event. Big senior female puppy show weekend.

My son and I showed the puppies--been outta the ring for like a dozen years but first day on the Friday, Emmy and I took Best of Breed, Best of Winners, and Best Puppy in Breed (three pups entered with one professional handler shown male). I forget how the Canadian Kennel Club point scoring system works and was told at the Show Desk that Emmy had two points but now see she is listed as having three points and is the top eigth Australian Cattle Dog here in Canada. So I am no wiser and even more confused. I do believe that a dog needs one major (looks like Emmest got that on the Friday--yee haw) and a total of ten points to receive a Conformation Championship under CKC rules.

Best of Breed, Best of Winners and Best Puppy in Breed!!!!!!!
Her first time showing...YAH to puppers Emmy!​

Saturday, my son and Lacy were on fire and took Best Opposite under a US judge...being the "Mom" in this equation, I am ever so proud to see Emmy and I get beat up by such good "in house" competition!

No photos yet of red speckled girl Lacy as I left my camera at home all weekend. My SIL (the professional photographer) showed up on the Sunday but she's got called to work so still waiting on those pics she took. I'll post those to my Pear-A-Dice thread once I receive them.

Now I can ramp up and get started on all those "have to wait until AFTER the dog show" things on the roster, eh.

Doggone & Chicken UP!

Tara Lee Higgins
Higgins Rat Ranch Conservation Farm, Alberta, Canada

 

[Beer can]

My greenhouse build ground to a halt. Lotsa snow and lows in the teens past few days and for the next few...most snow we got all winter, and I thought this was spring... :-(

 

[hennible]

Crappy deal beer can

Reno pic, future bathroom where there was once a roof and attic.