alknoll
Songster
Not seeing the nipples?
I saw them in the first photo with the ducks to the left of the metal chicken feeder.
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Not seeing the nipples?
I have 50-feet of gutter ice melting heated cable running through the gutters, into the barrel (loopign around inside) and then through the clear hose and the PVC pipe with the nipples. We will see how well it does at keeping this contraption from freezing. This pic was taken before I added insulation to the barrel and flexible hose.Not seeing the nipples?
I love it! You thought of everythingHi;
My daughters have been asking me for backyard chickens and ducks for several years now. We moved "out to the country" just north of Ann Arbor, Mi five years ago and have a 3-acre lot that it very suitable for having a coop/run and yard. We took the plunge during a recent visit to Tractor Supply where we walked out the door with 10 chicks and 3 ducklings. A smart person would build the coop before buying the chicks. That was not me - so I spent every spare minute for the next few weeks knocking it out. I based my design on a YouTube series by "Pask Makes" - "monkey-see, monkey-do". My goal was to apply every automation technique I could find to minimize the daily maintenance work: water, food, doors, temp, eggs. The entire setup has been running for a few weeks now and we LOVE it. I should have built this 5 years ago. The chickens and ducks are fascinating to watch. I hope to start seeing eggs in 3 months. Here are my pics:
These Run-Chicken doors are well made, but I don't like the photocell setup. I am modifying them to work off a timer that adjusts sunrise/sunset based on my location without depending on light sensors.I have gutter ice melting cable running through the water system to keep it from freezing. We will see if it works this winter.Two 200-watt heater and a vent fan operated by a closed-loop controller. I'm not trying to fully control the temps, just knock off the very highs and very lows.I learned that the ducks can't handle the ramp up to the coop. I made them a duck box. The first time they saw it, they simply marched right in and layed down.Auto-valve to keep fresh water in the duck pool.The pool overflows into a drain to avoid a muddy mess.I added a Ring 2 video doorbell to keep an eye on things. I use it mainly to confirm that the doors are closed.The girls love these chickens.
Love your coop, but those curl blonde curls are even better! Happy chickens, and happy children!Hi;
My daughters have been asking me for backyard chickens and ducks for several years now. We moved "out to the country" just north of Ann Arbor, Mi five years ago and have a 3-acre lot that it very suitable for having a coop/run and yard. We took the plunge during a recent visit to Tractor Supply where we walked out the door with 10 chicks and 3 ducklings. A smart person would build the coop before buying the chicks. That was not me - so I spent every spare minute for the next few weeks knocking it out. I based my design on a YouTube series by "Pask Makes" - "monkey-see, monkey-do". My goal was to apply every automation technique I could find to minimize the daily maintenance work: water, food, doors, temp, eggs. The entire setup has been running for a few weeks now and we LOVE it. I should have built this 5 years ago. The chickens and ducks are fascinating to watch. I hope to start seeing eggs in 3 months. Here are my pics:
These Run-Chicken doors are well made, but I don't like the photocell setup. I am modifying them to work off a timer that adjusts sunrise/sunset based on my location without depending on light sensors.I have gutter ice melting cable running through the water system to keep it from freezing. We will see if it works this winter.Two 200-watt heater and a vent fan operated by a closed-loop controller. I'm not trying to fully control the temps, just knock off the very highs and very lows.I learned that the ducks can't handle the ramp up to the coop. I made them a duck box. The first time they saw it, they simply marched right in and layed down.Auto-valve to keep fresh water in the duck pool.The pool overflows into a drain to avoid a muddy mess.I added a Ring 2 video doorbell to keep an eye on things. I use it mainly to confirm that the doors are closed.The girls love these chickens.
No - but that is not a bad idea.....This is great!
Got a temp sensor in nipple pipe?
I hope you keep this thread updated thru the winter.....good and bad.