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

[fella575]

Seen this before..but $8 flat back pails make great nesting boxes and easy to keep clean. Just add a 3-4" strap across the front to keep in nesting material. Happy bok bok

 

[Scott H]

OK so you good DIY folks help me here.... I KNOW there has to be a way I can use this thing! IF I can figure out or WE can figure this out it might not be so temporary. lol see below....


In a few weeks I'll be getting 24 chicks to raise. I have a pen for them when they get a little larger but I'm thinking about something and need some ideas..... I have one of those large round metal cattle troughs, the bottom is rusted out but the walls are nice and strong. I'd thought about putting it close to the house so I could raise the chicks in it until they got a little size on them. I have 3 cats that LOVE birds and critters and are GOOD hunters so this is WHY I was wanting to use the cattle trough. Only problem the ants will carry the biddies off since there's not bottom in it. I was going to put netting over the top of it or wire but WHAT or how can I fix a temporary bottom? Any ideas? OR do I just abandon this idea and figure out something else? This will be only for temp.

You'll need to secure from stronger predators than cats. Coons, possums, weasels, mink all dig as well as climb.

 

[chickengarden]

I've made this very free feeder. Great for Rabbits, and Bantams.

I love it simple.

 

[RoseMarie1]

That's just what my daughter said we could do this evening when I told her. But she said we could use sevin dust around it to keep out the ants. We have a friend that dusts his pigeons with the stuff all the time and it never seemed to bother them. I have even used it in carpet to get rid of fleas many years ago.
My nephew brought me something by here today to put them in. So I am all fixed up now. Just need to put a wire over the top and put some plastic in the bottom and put shavings in there.
Thank you KDK1!!!

 

[RoseMarie1]

oh yeah but these cats, you have no idea. lol

 

[krazykat0373]

That's just what my daughter said we could do this evening when I told her. But she said we could use sevin dust around it to keep out the ants. We have a friend that dusts his pigeons with the stuff all the time and it never seemed to bother them. I have even used it in carpet to get rid of fleas many years ago.
My nephew brought me something by here today to put them in. So I am all fixed up now. Just need to put a wire over the top and put some plastic in the bottom and put shavings in there.
Thank you KDK1!!!

if you use sevin dust make sure it's the 5%...

 

[ozexpat]

my little display case bator

 

[krazykat0373]

my little display case bator

I want one!!!

 

[Debstar1204]

Thank you for all the great ideas.. Wow I love them all

 

[cluckcluckluke]

WOW, such a good thread. Can't wait to see more.