Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

They are very pretty.

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They sure are

 

[BY Bob]

Third night on the same rafters inside the coop part of the Chicken Palace. Also they went straight there rather than spending 15 mins surveying options.
Hopefully they have settled on that being home for now.
Bernadette definitely considered trying to join them, or maybe she was thinking of going up there to throw them off their rafter, but she thought better of it in the end.

Wait until she takes Aurora's advice goes up there and tosses them off. Then the fun will really begin!

 

[featherhead007]

Coop perching time. Flash decides to follow me back outside the coop, and towards the house, up the porch steps. Yes I brought her inside (she seemed determined to be indoors tonight.)

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Very clever!

Did you consider cutting a slot in the end of the board and fitting the crossbar of the wire frame in that slot? I did that with the roost in my dog crate so it would be stabile but removable.

Yes, thought of that and have been keeping it for later consideration after seeing how it all works. The downside is it means making the end that holds the weight effectively thinner.

 

[BY Bob]

They sure are
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Yes indeed

 

[BY Bob]

They sure are
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Look at that shimmer!

 

[knoturavggrl]

I love black chickens.

Me too!

 

[BY Bob]

Yes, thought of that and have been keeping it for later consideration after seeing how it all works. The downside is it means making the end that holds the weight effectively thinner.

I really don't think weight is your issue at all.

Unless you are planning to roost on it yourself.

 

[bgmathteach]

Not sure about your first sentence, because I am able to get the carabiner through the welded wire fence now...Do you mean since I am able?

No, I said the SMALLER welded wire. I was under the impression that you were going to wrap the 1/2 x 1/2 welded wire over that area for safety. I thought getting the carabiner through both the run framing AND the additional welded wire would be the sturdiest/safest. If you are okay with it being attached to just the run framing welded wire, that is fine.

The link didn't work directly but copied goes to stainless steel S-Biner style carabiners, that's what you're talking about? I have never used them.

Yes, the S style carabiner. I believe it will actually work easier - one end clipped to the eye bolt, the other to the fencing/welded wire. It will be easier to attach/detach and still have a fairly tight tolerance - tighter tolerance than a standard carabiner.

I'm not sure how twisted or flexed it is right now compared to how it might be later on. In other words, what standard am I constructing to right now?

I think that there will be enough flex built into that set-up that it won't be an issue, unlike the ridged door. Enough flex to hook/unhook, without so much flex that the 2x2 cross-bars will pull out of the wire mesh of the run.

That said, it was just a thought - try out what you have an see if it works or if it has too much flex and the 2x2 slats move too much. If not, go with that!

 

[featherhead007]

No, I said the SMALLER welded wire. I was under the impression that you were going to wrap the 1/2 x 1/2 welded wire over that area for safety. I thought getting the carabiner through both the run framing AND the additional welded wire would be the sturdiest/safest. If you are okay with it being attached to just the run framing welded wire, that is fine.


Yes, the S style carabiner. I believe it will actually work easier - one end clipped to the eye bolt, the other to the fencing/welded wire. It will be easier to attach/detach and still have a fairly tight tolerance - tighter tolerance than a standard carabiner.

I think that there will be enough flex built into that set-up that it won't be an issue, unlike the ridged door. Enough flex to hook/unhook, without so much flex that the 2x2 cross-bars will pull out of the wire mesh of the run.

That said, it was just a thought - try out what you have a see if it works or if it has too much flex and the 2x2 slats move too much. If not, go with that!