Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

It's bird arms, double middle fingers.
Here's an example of them worn.
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Gosh…. Well! Hahaha wasn’t expecting that!

Can’t wait to see Rebecca’s googly eyes, along with your hen arms it’s going to be an interesting hallowe’en

You need spider legs

 

[SimpleJenn]

Gosh…. Well! Hahaha wasn’t expecting that!

Can’t wait to see Rebecca’s googly eyes, along with your hen arms it’s going to be an interesting hallowe’en

You need spider legs

Ooo my cousin has a 3d printer so I'll ask her to make spider legs!

 

[notabitail]

It's bird arms, double middle fingers.
Here's an example of them worn.
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Oh no...

 

[Sally PB]

A bird flipping "the" bird... my oh my.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Anything that is clayey will hold water, if you want to drain water away you will need to slope any gravel towards the location you want to use for drainage away. ‘B’ gravel might be an option, but if you can get it, I would go with 3/4” crusher run, for used that to back grade the barn to help run water away from it.

Where it is graded down to, you will need to create a drainage ditch which needn’t be that deep, a couple inches and about a couple feet wide slopes away from the run would do fine.

Also if you have sufficient slope to you land you can put in tile drain, this is plastic tiles with hole in it, the hole downward BTW, back fill around the tile with your crusher run, you will need to run the tiles into a lower section or a metal mage ditch.

Many options, just need to figure out your budget, and manpower.

The 3/4 crusher run, you mean pile it up the side of the run some, then shape it and pack it down sloping away from the run?

 

[RoyalChick]

The 3/4 crusher run, you mean pile it up the side of the run some, then shape it and pack it down sloping away from the run?

That will only help if the grade continues down outside the run - otherwise there is nowhere for the water to go and it will just sit at the bottom end of the run.
Flowing water is much less of an issue in the run than water that is stuck sitting in there.

I always learned that the first line of defense is to exclude water: that is roof, gutter and berms outside to prevent water flowing in.

But second line of defense is to ensure that water exits under gravity - that is ensuring grade flows away from the run somewhere.

Finally you can go to various sump type ideas - like burying a high capacity container which can either leach out slowly over time or be pumped out (manually or with an electrical pump).

French drains - which can be waaay simpler than their fancy name implies are all about the second line of defense by giving the water an easy way to flow away. The simplest French drain is a sloped ditch lined with landscape fabric and filled with coarse gravel like 1# or so.

 

[featherhead007]

That will only help if the grade continues down outside the run - otherwise there is nowhere for the water to go and it will just sit at the bottom end of the run.
Flowing water is much less of an issue in the run than water that is stuck sitting in there.

I always learned that the first line of defense is to exclude water: that is roof, gutter and berms outside to prevent water flowing in.

But second line of defense is to ensure that water exits under gravity - that is ensuring grade flows away from the run somewhere.

Finally you can go to various sump type ideas - like burying a high capacity container which can either leach out slowly over time or be pumped out (manually or with an electrical pump).

French drains - which can be waaay simpler than their fancy name implies are all about the second line of defense by giving the water an easy way to flow away. The simplest French drain is a sloped ditch lined with landscape fabric and filled with coarse gravel like 1# or so.

You are not from France how would you know?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Gosh…. Well! Hahaha wasn’t expecting that!

Can’t wait to see Rebecca’s googly eyes, along with your hen arms it’s going to be an interesting hallowe’en

You need spider legs

My partner in crime Rosie has been made aware of the need for black pipe cleaners. Once I told her all we needed was them it dawned on her what I was planning. Spidey-Roo. She was immediately on board. I have to send her out for this stuff. I have not been to the store in almost 2 months personally. Someone has to stay home with grandma.

 

[Sally PB]

French drains
French fries
French kissing
French seams
French's mustard

Do any of these actually have anything to do with France?

 

[Sally PB]

French tax:

Sunny, who is not at all French, since Bielefelders have German ancestry.