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

[lindz8504]

Hahahahaha

That video is funnier than my rooster learning an egg song!

My kids heard him this morning and was afraid something was in the coop! And all the hens duck for cover every time!

 

[Sweetpea3829]

I'll never forget the first time we heard a rooster learning how to crow. My husband and I were like, 'da HECK?!? We thought something was wrong with it...lol.

 

[scottcaddy]

For what its worth to people unfamiliar with Zip ties there are a few things to know.

They dont last forever. At best one season because they deteriorate in UV.

They have a limit to how much they can support. I use them for temporary enclosures for broodies, travel cage construction, or as a second pair of hands while constructing stuff.

For permanent construction of Cages use Hog clips
For permanent construction of Coop wire Staples are your friend.
For affixing wire to wood if you know there is going to be something heavy trying to get in the best way is Deck screws with washers. Those suckers will withstand constant rubbing from Goats.

I grew up with bailing wire and miss it terribly it had its drawbacks but all was outweighed by the fact that it was free with the hay. Those Baling Twine strings serve many of the same purposes but they too disintegrated in the UV. Though they will last longer than zip ties.

Bailing wire was sixteen gauge and you can find rolls of sixteen gauge galvanized wire in the Heardware store. Look for the stuff that people use to hang Dropped Ceilings. I have several rolls for back up projects. It has the same limitations that Baling Wire has.... It rusts and has to be doubled up for strength in some applications. Like making a simple wire gate.

Part of the wire fence fastened on one side to the fence post then a board for the other side gets stapled on and a wire loop at the bottom and top of the place where you close the gate. Stretch the bottom of the gate to slide into the bottom loop then pull the top loop over the top of the gate. Sounds complicated but they are the most simple gate you can make that will still contain horses and goats.

deb

If you use black Zip Ties, I have some still in fence use after 3 years (holding hot wire/rope onto insulators)

Grand-pa used 2and3 wire gates with temp pasture fencing, back in the day, Haven't even thought of them for years, simple, fast and, light weight!

Yes I miss baling wire also.

Scott

 

[AmericanMom]

I have an Australope cockerel learning how to crow.... He sounds like a dying turkey.

LMBO!! That is hilarious and reminds me of the time we first heard our Roo try to crow years ago, our property is narrow but long and the chickens take up the back 1/4 of our acre, anyways we were sitting outside one morning and heard him and it stopped up dead in our tracks, prolly woke up the neighbors at 6 am cause we were laughing so hard

 

[ozexpat]

I do love the sound of the beginners.

I am fortunate to have chickens in the country where there is probably the highest percentage of roosters to hens in the world.

Late night karaoke sure beats a crowing rooster for annoying me during my sleep.

 

[perchie.girl]

Got to love them Kazoo Crows.....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

If you use black Zip Ties, I have some still in fence use after 3 years (holding hot wire/rope onto insulators)

Grand-pa used 2and3 wire gates with temp pasture fencing, back in the day, Haven't even thought of them for years, simple, fast and, light weight!

Yes I miss baling wire also.

Scott

Seriously give those zip ties a little tug test. Last ones I had holding a six by six by four aviary cage I was using for a coop I went to move it and one wall came loose. And I was using the black rated for UV. Hotwire isnt as important as cage wire but still can be a mess if it comes loose. Then again we get very very hot blazing sun days here..... Could be a difference in climate.

deb

 

[ozexpat]

Seriously give those zip ties a little tug test. Last ones I had holding a six by six by four aviary cage I was using for a coop I went to move it and one wall came loose. And I was using the black rated for UV. Hotwire isnt as important as cage wire but still can be a mess if it comes loose. Then again we get very very hot blazing sun days here..... Could be a difference in climate.

deb

12 guage solid core electric wire is my bailing wire

 

[lcahill]

I've used 14 gauge solid galvanized electric fence wire but my all time favorite is concrete re-bar tie wire. it's 14 ga or 16 ga and is extremely cheap comparatively speaking. I also use the heck out of zip ties and had only a few issues with them breaking. I used to compete in demolition derby and re-bar tie wire and zip ties (AND of course duct tape) can hold a car together if used right.

 

[ozexpat]

I have purchased 200 lbs of rebar tie wire for our fence project over the last few months. It is buried in concrete. If I buy too far in advance it disintegrates but then again so does corrugated GI roofing