Quote:Yeah, for my first coop, I hand-hammered all the staples in place for the hardware cloth walls. Almost killed me, and was likely the beginning of all my wrist troubles. Realized it was pure-D-stupid not to have a pneumatic stapler for the next one. Bought a brad nailer recently (to help me assemble the edges of those roost platforms more easily).
Quote: Sorta sounds like a zip...
Quote: Hey!!! Good to hear from you!
Please let us know how it goes!!!The mouse trap experiment has begun! After seeing a bunch o' mice lately, I decided to declare war. Here's the one's I'm using:
Bated with PB and some bits of duck food.
Except with a vinegar bottle. Bated with pb
And something like this except with a wooden ramp, a litter bin instead of a trash can, and with water in the bottom.
We'll see how they fare. If you know of any other DIY mouse traps let me know!
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Quote: I wondered how long that would take.
(*you're - just channeling Banti)
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You crazy.
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Quote: Just be patient - I know it's hard. With the low temperature they might be very late.
Quote: Don't have to. It's 8' high, ain't it. Put a deck in at 4', a ramp leading up to it, & you've doubled you chicken-holding capacity.
Quote: Agree - it definitely increases space, and makes it easier for them to get away from each other if needed, etc. Very helpful in the tractors, gave me an additional 18 sq. ft in that case.
You're not a bad chicken mommy - you had someone else take care of them.I have my own system for stuff as well. Makes me intolerable in some circumstances. Living alone works well in my case.
- Ant Farm
HAND HAMMERED all those staples in place!? Girl. I really wanted to say "My Canadian?" but figured that's just go whoosh, right over. And yes, I'm insane. Plus, I have a duckling reservation I made last winter before I knew how delayed this would be.Yeah, for my first coop, I hand-hammered all the staples in place for the hardware cloth walls. Almost killed me, and was likely the beginning of all my wrist troubles. Realized it was pure-D-stupid not to have a pneumatic stapler for the next one. Bought a brad nailer recently (to help me assemble the edges of those roost platforms more easily). Sorta sounds like a zip... Hey!!! Good to hear from you!
Please let us know how it goes!!! I wondered how long that would take.
(*you're - just channeling Banti) You crazy.
And rabbits!!!
Just be patient - I know it's hard. With the low temperature they might be very late.
Agree - it definitely increases space, and makes it easier for them to get away from each other if needed, etc. Very helpful in the tractors, gave me an additional 18 sq. ft in that case.
I have my own system for stuff as well. Makes me intolerable in some circumstances. Living alone works well in my case.
Thank goodness I only reserved four.
Quote: Yep. Nuts, right?
Wow. You are in serious trouble...
Feral peafowl? I want one.
Conversion isn't until 11 AM your time, I think, so you still have time to blabber a bit.
If I can stay awake!!!
Yeah, back in the 1930s, it used to be fashionable to have peacocks on one's property (for people who were putting on airs, anyway), and some folks had them in our neighborhood. The original owners are long gone, but they bred and have survived as a flock ever since - they don't belong to anyone anymore, they just roam around the neighborhood. Another neighborhood near me that was established in the 1940s was established with a "no peacocks allowed" rule after our neighborhood had them. The noise bothers some - they are LOUD, you can hear them at quite a distance. (Though I like it.)
- Ant Farm
