Hello and newbie Questions

[Quail Jailer]

If you're building wood pens a narrow crown stapler (pneumatic) makes life a lot easier

I used to be a jig builder for a major agricultural implement manufacturer, so it was cake to build a jig for quail pens.

So all my pens are interchangeable on the racks.

 

[LavLady]

Oh, I should do that. (Jigs) Not this time, but this pen will stack on my repurposed bantam chicken breeding pen. (Its been vacant over a year, so it better be ok.)

I have 10 a&ms coming tomorrow or Sat and 50 ringneck pheasants coming Sat so I will be needing rearing pens soon! Plenty of brooders. My SO built me a brooder condo. No chickens ever shall call it home.

 

[Quail Jailer]

:snip:. My SO built me a brooder condo. No chickens ever shall call it home.

I never wanted to put a plastic chicken anywhere, so much, ever.

 

[LavLady]

I never wanted to put a plastic chicken anywhere, so much, ever.

All of a sudden I'm kinda glad we aren't neighbors. I would think something somehow had gone terribly wrong...

 

[Quail Jailer]

All of a sudden I'm kinda glad we aren't neighbors. I would think something somehow had gone terribly wrong...

<rubbinghandstogethercacklingwithevillaughterinmydarklittlecave>

 

[La Condessa]

I'm planning on building mine out of EMT, and using zip ties to attach the wire mesh to the EMT frame. The idea is to have three interchangeable stacking pens which are lightweight enough to easily carry them out and move them around the yard when the weather is good. I have a shed to keep the pens in at night for security from predators and during bad weather. I want to connect the pens with set-screw couplings for stability when stacked, and have moveable dividers zip tied in place to separate pens into breeder condos as needed.

 

[cookiesdaddy]

Hey you guys that are painting galvanized wire, you need to "etch" the wire because the galvanic coating prevents a proper bond.

wet the wire with white vinegar then dry, either drip or after letting it set on the wire a bit you could wipe or pat it dry.

On a flat surface I would wipe it on with a cloth dampened in vinegar and just let it dry, that'll be harder with wire.


Good Luck!

Jailer - I plan to coat my wire floor with a primer, then an exterior paint, then polyurethane. Polyurethane is to help eggs rolling out and poop falling through. Do you see any problem with this?

Of course I will treat with white vinegar first, from your instruction here.

 

[Quail Jailer]

what type of polyurethane, is it a spray can or something you have to manually apply?


edit;

Theres a couple of points to remember, one most people do not realize that MOST paints and coating that come in spray cans are formulated for use without a primer.

the other is that the more paint yoi put on, the less flexibility will be retained.

or think about it this way, if you put one coat on a coathanger and bend it most if not all the paint will remain, if you put 20 coats on the same wire and bend it, the paint is stiff and brittle and will scale off.

So kinda, less is more...

 

[cookiesdaddy]

I thought primer is for adhesive, paint for color and polyurethane is for smoothness. The paint is least important and I can skip that. All will be rolled on.

 

[Quail Jailer]

that is correct. when you say polyurethane i think you mean the same polyurethane coating like you would put on a cabinet or floor.

if that is the case i'd etch the wire put it straight on, but i promise it will not stay.

if a person was determined to coat wire, get a flexible coating like that plasti-dip stuff made to dip tool handles in.

it will remain flexible and resilient for a long time, otherwise at some point you are going to have birds eating paint and polyurethane chips.

BTW I grew up working for my dads hardwood flooring company,
I've applied literally thousands of gallons of the stuff from probably 50-100 different manufacturers, and tried for several years to completely seal a block of wood from weather with polyurethane. I am satisfied it cannot be done. Atmospheric moisture WILL penetrate and once in and under off it comes.
Quail excrement will be more potent, much.