Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[Latestarter]

The only computer games we have in our house are the Let's Dance series for Wii and memory games on the kids tablets.

Once we had scrabble on a pc but after I spent a whole night playing and had to go to work the next day I decided to not have it available to my addictive personality.

I should finish the upgrade to the hatcher-bator today. The guys are pretty-ing the garden for Sunday.

Tomorrow we need to drop $400 on a new air conditioner as the aluminium fins on the one in our current bedroom unit have corroded away.

Air conditioning is a must have for me when it's hot... just can't take the heat anymore, especially when there's humidity with it... I can't sleep when I'm soaking wet from sweat... Hope you're planning on doing some photo shooting of your own while the "stars" are using your garden! It's beautiful at any other time, I'm sure it will dazzle for the shoot!

 

[Tomtommom]

That corrosion thing would drive me batty after a while...

 

[ozexpat]

The corrosion thing is something that takes a while to learn. Keep it simple is the best way. Don't buy high end anything. The things that last on a device in the USA like the fins on an ac will give out long before the compressor. Don't get electronic programming units. Dials with on/off hi/low and a thermostat. We got 5 years out of our Samsung which at the time was the cheapest on the market. Now Samsung had a reputation for quality so they are the same price as carrier. Our next one will be a Kolin. $375 for a 1 hp unit.

We have a quote this week for a new roof coming. It is a UV resistant plastic compound that is moulded to look like terracotta. It's 3x the price of GI sheet but worth it. We only get 18 months out of corrugated GI on the windward side of the house and the water damage to the ceilings is a pain to have to repair. With the lanai and 4ft eaves our little house as a roof area of 2500ft. It will cost $3 a sq foot with foil backed foam insulation under it.

I want to replace the bedrooms' Windows with double pane vinyl but can't find them in the province. I will try in Manila otherwise I will crate 6 Windows 6ft x 3ft from home Depot and ship them.

That's another $3000 that will have to wait for a lot of chicken sales

Our curtain rods are ½" stainless steel water pipe.

Brass screws and copper nails on outdoor furniture.

We have to build as if living on a boat

 

[Tomtommom]

Seems bamboo would be a good choice for certain things too.

 

[scottcaddy]

The corrosion thing is something that takes a while to learn. Keep it simple is the best way. Don't buy high end anything. The things that last on a device in the USA like the fins on an ac will give out long before the compressor. Don't get electronic programming units. Dials with on/off hi/low and a thermostat. We got 5 years out of our Samsung which at the time was the cheapest on the market. Now Samsung had a reputation for quality so they are the same price as carrier. Our next one will be a Kolin. $375 for a 1 hp unit.

We have a quote this week for a new roof coming. It is a UV resistant plastic compound that is moulded to look like terracotta. It's 3x the price of GI sheet but worth it. We only get 18 months out of corrugated GI on the windward side of the house and the water damage to the ceilings is a pain to have to repair. With the lanai and 4ft eaves our little house as a roof area of 2500ft. It will cost $3 a sq foot with foil backed foam insulation under it.

I want to replace the bedrooms' Windows with double pane vinyl but can't find them in the province. I will try in Manila otherwise I will crate 6 Windows 6ft x 3ft from home Depot and ship them.

That's another $3000 that will have to wait for a lot of chicken sales

Our curtain rods are ½" stainless steel water pipe.

Brass screws and copper nails on outdoor furniture.

We have to build as if living on a boat

I remember very well the year I was In Thailand (allot of it at-least

) and the trouble we had with normal tools and support equipment flat out rusting and freezing up.

I can understand what you are dealing with!

Scott

 

[ozexpat]

Bamboo, thatch and 200lb nylon fishingline makes a pretty good coop. That's the house construction of the homes of millions of Filipino.

 

[hillfloweranch]

 

[piglett]

broody buff orpington with the 6 ducklings she hatched out for me

 

[scottcaddy]

broody buff orpington with the 6 ducklings she hatched out for me

Mr. Pig, your hens have real pretty coats!

Scott
And nice ducklings also!

 

[piglett]

Mr. Pig, your hens have real pretty coats!

Scott
And nice ducklings also!

my wife is in charge of hen fashions around here
i'll tell her that you like her work