EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

kwhites634 · Apr 14, 2018

Sally Sunshine said:

BullChick · Apr 14, 2018

Pensmaster said:
Don’t know this broody yet. Besides at the cost of these they are going to be by my bedside.

Just don’t get it confused with the coffee bator!! :sick

BullChick · Apr 14, 2018

@Pensmaster The drugs have kicked in ( don’t ask what I’m taking. It upsets some people. :rolleyes:

).
I want to have three horizontal 12’ boards with a 6’ board on both ends, and one in the middle. 3’ hardware cloth will be fastened on the flat side, and the two rows will meet along the center board. The hw cloth will stop 4’ from the coop. I’m thinking of either a big door (probably not) or a double door. That will allow the wheelbarrow to go through easily, as well as an easier target when getting a gravel or sand delivery.
I think it should be simple. I just don’t know how to get walls up alone.
I will be making two of these.

Pensmaster · Apr 14, 2018

BullChick said:
@Pensmaster The drugs have kicked in ( don’t ask what I’m taking. It upsets some people. ).
I want to have three horizontal 12’ boards with a 6’ board on both ends, and one in the middle. 3’ hardware cloth will be fastened on the flat side, and the two rows will meet along the center board. The hw cloth will stop 4’ from the coop. I’m thinking of either a big door (probably not) or a double door. That will allow the wheelbarrow to go through easily, as well as an easier target when getting a gravel or sand delivery.
I think it should be simple. I just don’t know how to get walls up alone.
I will be making two of these.

Could you build it in place? Standing. And a 6 foot span might be too much. Maybe some diagonal bracing then that would be good. Just thinking out loud here.
Or 2 6x6 panels put together

Pensmaster · Apr 14, 2018

BullChick said:
Just don’t get it confused with the coffee bator!!

That thought crossed my mind after I posted. :lau

mlm Mike · Apr 15, 2018

Pensmaster said:
And I have another broody.
So it begins. No she won’t get the shipped eggs.

Was cleaning the goat barn yesterday. I moved the hay feeder and there were two hens under it. I got them to move and tossed the eggs. I need less chickens, not more.

kwhites634 · Apr 15, 2018

BullChick said:
@Pensmaster The drugs have kicked in ( don’t ask what I’m taking. It upsets some people. ).
I want to have three horizontal 12’ boards with a 6’ board on both ends, and one in the middle. 3’ hardware cloth will be fastened on the flat side, and the two rows will meet along the center board. The hw cloth will stop 4’ from the coop. I’m thinking of either a big door (probably not) or a double door. That will allow the wheelbarrow to go through easily, as well as an easier target when getting a gravel or sand delivery.
I think it should be simple. I just don’t know how to get walls up alone.
I will be making two of these.

What about using a couple push poles of different lengths in the center, and a sawhorse, or something similar, to get the top of the wall up off the ground far enough to get the first pole under it. Move up to longer poles 'til it's up enough that you can hook the mower to the top & back up 'til the wall's almost vertical. Maybe tie it off to something in the other direction to keep it from going too far, like the tree the hammock is attached to (or is the hammock hanging in a frame of it's own? I don't remember). If you built the whole thing on skids (not pallets) you could pull it into position with the mower???

Pensmaster · Apr 15, 2018

mlm Mike said:
Was cleaning the goat barn yesterday. I moved the hay feeder and there were two hens under it. I got them to move and tossed the eggs. I need less chickens, not more.

Subtraction is in the works here, it just doesn’t look like it at the moment. Didn’t let her keep eggs.