DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[OScarlet]

The most interesting thing in the bathtub!

 

[marktoo]

Difficult to tell by the pictures but I used the coop as the brooder by bringing it in the house, using the roof for the for the bottom & wire mesh for the top.

Come moving day I slid the coop into the back of the tractor & put the wire panel on. No coop training required!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Not really a 'wow' more a 'that will do' but thought it might help someone... the waterer in our bathtub brooder keeps getting filled up with shavings and soaking all the litter and emptying the waterer. Sigh. I'm really sick of replacing the shavings twice daily. I have two chicken nipples for when they are big and thought I'd make something temporary with one of them. A juice bottle, dremel tool, a crochet hook and some yarn helped me make an ugly but functional hanging waterer. I'm not a very good crocheter but it works and I can make some with wire when they go outside. I made a loop that fit around the neck then chained up until it was 2/3rds of the way up the bottle (allowing for stretch) then another loop and more chain. Then took a second and third piece of yarn and connected them to the bottom and chained up to the second loop. Connected then more chaining then joined the three yarns and chained some more. Easy peasy!

That is super and it looks like it will be easy to take the bottle out. Good job!

 

[LisaYolkUm]

That is super and it looks like it will be easy to take the bottle out. Good job!

I like it! I think this waterer............hanging thing is great!

 

[perchie.girl]

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For What its worth. Alligators are just as dangerous on land and Do love swimming pools. Both will also eat chicken.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Not really a 'wow' more a 'that will do' but thought it might help someone...

the waterer in our bathtub brooder keeps getting filled up with shavings and soaking all the litter and emptying the waterer. Sigh. I'm really sick of replacing the shavings twice daily. I have two chicken nipples for when they are big and thought I'd make something temporary with one of them. A juice bottle, dremel tool, a crochet hook and some yarn helped me make an ugly but functional hanging waterer. I'm not a very good crocheter but it works and I can make some with wire when they go outside.




I made a loop that fit around the neck then chained up until it was 2/3rds of the way up the bottle (allowing for stretch) then another loop and more chain. Then took a second and third piece of yarn and connected them to the bottom and chained up to the second loop. Connected then more chaining then joined the three yarns and chained some more. Easy peasy!

LOL.... That looks like Macrame..... But you say chain? as in chrochet? .... awesome. something like this also could be made from wire.

deb

 

[PrimroseMom1]

For What its worth.  Alligators are just as dangerous on land and Do love swimming pools.  Both will also eat chicken.  

deb

You are right!! Dumb people around here will start feeding the gators in a city lake then Wild Life agents come out and rehome the gator, then people find another one. I have never seen a gator in my neighborhood but have seen cyotes , raccoons, armadillos, opossums, hawks and eagles. And, of course, snakes. I have not had an attack on my chickens because of the big oak tree and the dogs chasing off animals, but mostly because most of these are night hunters and all my critters are locked up tight at night.

 

[tbakko]

Just so i can find this thread again.

 

[TallChickMagnet]

Not really a 'wow' more a 'that will do' but thought it might help someone... the waterer in our bathtub brooder keeps getting filled up with shavings and soaking all the litter and emptying the waterer. Sigh. I'm really sick of replacing the shavings twice daily. I have two chicken nipples for when they are big and thought I'd make something temporary with one of them. A juice bottle, dremel tool, a crochet hook and some yarn helped me make an ugly but functional hanging waterer. I'm not a very good crocheter but it works and I can make some with wire when they go outside. I made a loop that fit around the neck then chained up until it was 2/3rds of the way up the bottle (allowing for stretch) then another loop and more chain. Then took a second and third piece of yarn and connected them to the bottom and chained up to the second loop. Connected then more chaining then joined the three yarns and chained some more. Easy peasy!

I like this very much. A resellable idea. You should do it and sell them on eBay.

 

[LittleBits]

Quote: That's what we call them too, I wanted to post a familiar name LOL!!
We have LOTS and LOTS of "Lightening Bugs" or "Fire-Flies" here in KY. I thought they were everywhere! Once when I was 10 y/o, I caught a whole jar of them (I mean maybe a 100 in a quart canning jar!) and was going to use it as a night-light in my room. But I made the holes too big in the top (I didn't want them to die!) and they all got out! My mom was not happy!

Do chickens eat them?