Granny's gone and done it again

[Kelsykin]

Breeder coops are easier for me. Ducks and geese need to be able to deal with the water.

Most of the issue is I need a coop to handle up to 100 birds.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Breeder coops are easier for me. Ducks and geese need to be able to deal with the water.

Most of the issue is I need a coop to handle up to 100 birds.

Just build a large building. And have separate areas for everyone.

 

[bruceha2000]

Morning Bruce, I probably still have paperwork. I keep everything. LOL I just dont think I am able to work on it. Some things I could do but blades. belt no way.

The mower deck belt?? IF your machine is anything like mine, the belt is super easy. There is even a picture right on the deck of how to feed it around the pulleys. The blades can be a biotch to get off even if you've pulled the deck and flipped it upside down. That by itself is no easy task. I bought a Cub Cadet lift at TSC about a year ago. It raises the front end of the GT about 2 feet so I can get under to take the blades off without taking the deck off. Still have to get down on my back and partly under the deck which is not all that easy.
Sounds like a job for Robert!
Here is a picture of the front of mine (from the Sears site), 54" deck, 24 HP B&S engine. Note that rod on top of the deck on the right side (picture, left side of GT). All you need to do to release the tension on the belt is to shift the rod inward to release it then up and out to the right, it releases a tensioned spring attached to the idler pulley.

I do want to know what genius decided the cup holder should be on the same side as the discharge chute.

It’s 85 in the kitchen, and we’re all sick. Drinking water isn’t cutting it.

Ugggg!

Breeder coops are easier for me. Ducks and geese need to be able to deal with the water.

Most of the issue is I need a coop to handle up to 100 birds.

That is going to be a BIG coop, full on building as Alley said.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

that’s ok, I’m a little bit too. Not got the best sleep in a couple days. Really bad pain flares up at night in my side.

Caps lumber came in, I think she also mentioned going somewhere? But not 100% sure

why are you in pain ?

 

[Kelsykin]

Just build a large building. And have separate areas for everyone.

You would have to come up with a logical answer to the problem.... lol The main coop will be for me to brood and raise up birds. Some to go to the main flock and some to go to the meat and a few for breeding.

 

[Kelsykin]

That is going to be a BIG coop, full on building as Alley said.

I am trying to convince him to build me a Barn, but I have to call it a Coop until it is too late. LOL

 

[chrisb01]

I am planning to tear apart a bunch of pallets and use them to make huts for the hanging rabbit cages. I may set them so they provide cover for the birds to run under and so they can clean up the spilled feed.

Good idea..

Rabbits get shade and are protected from rain. But they have plenty of airflow to help keep them cool. We tarped the roof and back to protect from the prevailing winds during storms.
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Right.. Cool..

I have a friend here who breeds rabbits, he also sells them for meat and pets..

But the heat here in Central Florida makes them get heart attacks.. So I understand about the airflow being very important..

I like rabbits.. Yes, pallets are very handy..

 

[AlleysChicks]

why are you in pain ?

Idk. Something is wrong. Pain was horrid.

You would have to come up with a logical answer to the problem.... lol The main coop will be for me to brood and raise up birds. Some to go to the main flock and some to go to the meat and a few for breeding.

Of course isolation should be somewhere far away from your other birds. But I don’t see why you can’t use a large building and separate sections. You could also have a place for a broody suite/daycare lol I’ve got a plan in my head of what I’d do. Of course I have a incubator addiction and everyone here knows it lol

 

[bruceha2000]

I am trying to convince him to build me a Barn, but I have to call it a Coop until it is too late. LOL

Tell him you need a coop 20'x40' with a 7' minimum ceiling.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Just call it a coop lol it would be easier for you if almost all your birds are in the same place. I hate running between 4 coops in the rain or snow.