Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

Meet the Bantam Crew - I hope Pebble is ready for this crew they are feisty girls!

Roxy - this chick cracks me up she looks like she has been earthside before and seen things!

Gia - dark, fast and super curious

Gemma - sweet a little nervous about the world

Maple - The lightest of the mini Cochins

Oakley and Elma are so hard to tell apart but adorable!

Elma -

 

[notabitail]

She watched Beat It. One of my favorite songs from Michael Jackson. I will say this is one of my favorite music videos, just because of the plot and how the song fits the scenes.
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View attachment 4180174She also watched Billie Jean. This is the only the beginning and no, she won't be listening to just Michael Jackson. She'll be listening to newer music that I like and older music. Later, I'll have her listen to music in my second language that I heard on a cassette tape in the car a decade ago. More on that later when I get there. I didn't realize I was that old.
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Currently watching Smooth Criminal, another cinematic experience. Tony is just watching me type on here, so it may look like she's looking at the camera but she is actually listening and looking at the screen occasionally.
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That's an old iPad, you should get her the most expensive iPad Pro instead.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Did you just pick them out of a bin, or did you pre-order them?

I pre-ordered them weeks ago. They are supposed to be all pullets and Mareks vaccinated. This silkies are Cockoo hence the variations in chick color. Then the yellow chicks are Bantam Calico Cochins.

I barely resisted grabbing a few more from the bantam pullet bin.

 

[drstratton]

I’m on my way out. I wish blessings for all of you today. Paul said he’s gonna watch over my birds while I’m in San Francisco

Have a safe trip Alex and I hope everything works out.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Now get me some

Mine are due to hatch this weekend. You can sneak over here and grab a few

 

[knoturavggrl]

Be quick. Hide them before @Ponypoor
Sees them

She said she would come with me but the drive proved to be just wee bit to far

 

[SimpleJenn]

Squatch laid a mega egg. Poor girl must be sore after laying this!

 

[drstratton]

@drstratton
Never mind Alex

Send it immediately to
9, Pottery Lane
N. Yorkshire
UK

Thanks in advance

Wish I could send some to everyone...lol

 

[rural mouse]

I'm not going through the rest of the thread to see if others have made the same points, so am posting a video soon to cover any SHRA.

Also I'm jotting down thoughts quickly and don't mean to be curt or harsh.

Door:
You want a door that the measurement is 29 1/2" wide and the height is 70". This is because you have a door frame already there that is solid, can hold the hinges, etc., and these are the accurate inside measurements to butt up to that, right?

You can cover one side of this door with one 4'x8' piece of plywood. I would suggest 1/4" plywood, especially if you are doing two sides. This is going to be really heavy with 1/2" plywood, even on one side.

I question your intention to insulate: it makes good homes for mice and mites and you might be ripping off one side at some point to get at and treat them. If you are looking for the cross-bracing qualities of plywood, then at least use corner braces and save the weight. These kinds of doors can warp and flex along the front and back dimension a lot too, where one corner or the other wants to bend toward the opposite corner. This can interfere with the window and pop door fit. You could put in diagonal braces.

Would a Dutch door work, where you hardware-cloth the top part on the inside, and attach a hinged piece of plywood, either on a frame or not, to the outside door frame as a cover? The entire upper part of the door works as a window.

2x2's:
I would suggest 2x2 corner braces on each corner of your door frame, having worked with a ton of 2x2's myself you will really appreciate the diagonal bracing, even little pipeces work really well, see this video, a guy building a coop door

You need to account for 2x2's not being fully dimensional. They aren't even 1.5" at times though that's what one plans for. So your measurement of 25 1/2" for the top of your window, means 22 1/2" or less for the bottom inside 2x2.

I don't have time right now to add up the wood needed and check that, sorry. I can see you need 20 feet of 2x2's just for the outside framing and my recommendation of 2x2 corner bracing.

You want to go through and then halfway in to what you're screwing to. So with 1.5" 2x2's you'll want 1.25" self-tapping wood screws with 1/2" ply (.75" + .5"), or 1" with 1/4" ply.

Whatever you do I think you should plan and build the whole door, THEN cut out for the window and pop door when you make them. For instance - if you do put in corner braces then those might move your pop door in a few inches. So once it's all there you can see what you're working with.

Very helpful. Thank you!!! No SHRA needed, but videos always appreciated

 

[TOMTE]

Squatch laid a mega egg. Poor girl must be sore after laying this!
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Like Sybil's goose egg that she laid really early on!