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

[perchie.girl]

Back when I mixed concrete we had the machine running as we filled it.

I would have to do the same.

very good point.

deb

 

[ozexpat]

So I need to make a chute to fill though. ...

This will be a fun project

 

[vehve]

This is starting to sound more and more like a really fun project.

 

[project7030]

I dont have any pics, but i took the mesh off a large trampoline and used it to cover part of my chicken run. It provides awesome shade but its breathable and doesn't collect water. So my run looks a bit like a circus tent but the birds love it .

 

[perchie.girl]

Ooh those trampolines are a great source of material. I have been parusing them toying with the idea of making a goat play tower.... taking the frames and modifying them with sheets of plywood here and there and making ramps and using the springs to make a bouncy bridge.....

deb

 

[ravenstarke]

I took a 10' plastic gutter (on sale for .99), cut it in half, and glued ends on them. Mounted it to a 2"x4" stand. One is for feed: One if for water (added a plastic float valve for auto watering): I had to seal that one up with silicone calk.

very nice!

 

[260906]

There may be a hundred versions of this idea already on this site, but I thought I'd share anyway since I had a few photos:

I built a little shelter to keep the adults out of the chick feed. It is a piece of metal I had left over from building the coop. I fastened the metal onto a wooden frame that is several inches too short from side to side so that the metal will bow up. The arch is supported by two sections of an old rake handle that I screwed on to the frame. Then I used wire to tie the frame to some half cinder blocks to keep it from taking off like a kite during a storm. I ended up having to partially bury the blocks to get the sides closer to the ground because some ambitious hens squeezed under. The sides are about two inches off the ground now. I just pour the feed into a dish or an old frisbee once per day and slide it through the hole in the end.







The only drawback is keeping the last batch of chicks from occasionally squeezing in the ends to get to their old dining room!

 

[aart]

There may be a hundred versions of this idea already on this site, but I thought I'd share anyway since I had a few photos:

I built a little shelter to keep the adults out of the chick feed. It is a piece of metal I had left over from building the coop. I fastened the metal onto a wooden frame that is several inches too short from side to side so that the metal will bow up. The arch is supported by two sections of an old rake handle that I screwed on to the frame. Then I used wire to tie the frame to some half cinder blocks to keep it from taking off like a kite during a storm. I ended up having to partially bury the blocks to get the sides closer to the ground because some ambitious hens squeezed under. The sides are about two inches off the ground now. I just pour the feed into a dish or an old frisbee once per day and slide it through the hole in the end.




The only drawback is keeping the last batch of chicks from occasionally squeezing in the ends to get to their old dining room!

Great chick shelter! I love creative homemade innovation.

 

[260906]

Thanks! Cheap or free is what drives my creativity! I also made an effective chick waterer out of an old gallon vinegar bottle and a $3 stainless steel dog feeding tray.

 

[ByrdWc3]

Did you use the Sketchup program for your drawing? Nice job! That's going to be one fine coop and run!

I did! Here is the final product, some changes occurred but mostly with the roof framing which weren't completely sketched. It was a great learning process and we gained knowledge and tools along the way.