Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Alex
I thought these fires had stopped

Keep your windows shut and wet sheets over the coop may help. I hope you have an aircon

 

[Lady Red]

WOW!!!!
It looks totally fantastic.
In the spirit of trying to be helpful, you could massively increase the fixed ventilation up high - particularly as you have the shelter of being so close to the house - my guess is opening up more ventilation will mean you can do away with the fans entirely.
Such a lovely sunny space.
Well done!

I guess I didn't share that part of the plan! yes, in addition to the glass door featuring the top being able go drop down and a screen comes up (we will be securing it with hardware cloth too), we plan to add 2 windows as well.
Appreciate the feedback!

 

[featherhead007]

I just returned from the hanger. (Needed to check on my Marie (The eagle’ new name) she’s ready for flight. I will probably fly up the coast on Tuesday. I have to get away from this bad air, if only for a day. San Francisco, sounds really good to me at the moment!

 

[Lady Red]

May I make a couple of suggestions. Sand/plane the edges off the rungs on the ramp. I found that the tread edges on the ramps I built frayed, sometimes making splinters. The treads get quite a lot of foot pressure especially coming down the ramp.
If you have the solar door controller inside and the roof gets dirty, which it will, it may effect the correct functioning of the auto door.
I would batten the polycarbonate sheets. Fix through the batten and sheet. It doesn't take much of a wind gust to rip the polycarbonate sheet away from the fixiings.
Lovely coop btw.

Thank you. We did round the corners on the treads, maybe I should go at them again with a sander to smooth out more?

I think by batten the roof, it means secure perpendicular to the rafters as well? I hope this is sufficient... we do get winds related to hurricanes on occasion

 

[rural mouse]

Is the dog okay?

Convoluted story: I was told the caretaker was spending a lot of time in another community (50+ miles away), so the behavior would be communicated. The caretaker took the dog to that community (in town, closer supervision). The reason for the caretaker: the owner is in prison, due to get released soon.

Not sure how much I believe of all that. Dog is not out here anymore. Beyond that, don't much care. Sounds like a totally messed up situation and I'm staying clear of it (unless it returns out here). The horse trailer the dog stayed in when caretaker was working vanished within a couple of days of the conversation.

 

[featherhead007]

Keep your windows shut and wet sheets over the coop may help. I hope you have an aircon

Did all the preparations I could to keep the smoke outside. Thanks

 

[Marie2020]

Convoluted story: I was told the caretaker was spending a lot of time in another community (50+ miles away), so the behavior would be communicated. The caretaker took the dog to that community (in town, closer supervision). The reason for the caretaker: the owner is in prison, due to get released soon.

Not sure how much I believe of all that. Dog is not out here anymore. Beyond that, don't much care. Sounds like a totally messed up situation and I'm staying clear of it (unless it returns out here). The horse trailer the dog stayed in when caretaker was working vanished within a couple of days of the conversation.

I'm going to say a boring obvious thing. Certain people shouldn't be allowed children or animal's, period.

They can't look after their own lives and cause havoc for everyone else. Just my take on it all

 

[Scrambles83]

big coop update

still a work in progress, but plugging along!

The full glass door was confusing to them at first, they didn't understand the autodoor in the back was their entrance/exit. After day 3, they are all on board now. I will be putting a film in the lower half of the glass to let light in, but reduce the "oh I see it and I'm gonna go for it" attempts
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Here is their primary entrance/exit from the backside of coop.
The auto door mechanism is on the interior of coop to help avoid dirt or ice from getting into the tracks.

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Dr. Tacky demonstrates how to use the doorView attachment 2854454
View into the coop from entrance View attachment 2854456
The berm will be their protected run attached to the coop. It is about 42 inches wide and 26' long.
The height will be close to 4' for roost bars and ease of ppl being able to get inside for cleaning etc.View attachment 2854457first section of run...we will have two entry points on either side of coop to access into run.View attachment 2854460
The roof is a poly carbonite material that lets light through (important since auto door mechanism is inside of the coop)View attachment 2854461
Interior views View attachment 2854464View attachment 2854466View attachment 2854467View attachment 2854468

There is electricity inside so we can have the brooder/heater in extreme winter to take the edge off.
There will be 2 vent fans installed as well.
We will side the exterior to match the upper half of our house....but that probably won't happen until next spring.

Amazing!! I love it

 

[rural mouse]

I'm going to say a boring obvious thing. Certain people shouldn't be allowed children or animal's, period.

They can't look after their own lives and cause havoc for everyone else. Just my take on it all

AMEN!!!!!

 

[Marie2020]

AMEN!!!!!

Good night. I will see you when I can keep my eyes open