Helpful hints for building coops

[CapricornFarm]

Link to post please?

Well i would if i knew how, but i am just an old fashioned girl! No pcs when i was a kid. Looks like Alley has me covered!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Here is the solar cage so far! One end left to do.

 

[aart]

Why mesh on the bottom, thought you were going to bury poop as heat source?
Can't quite tell, is there 3 or 4 panes of glass?

 

[jvls1942]

Here is the solar cage so far! One end left to do.View attachment 1191020

Art, looks like glass at left, right, top
and rear, to me. I imagine there will be one at the front, soon.
I can't tell what is on bottom..

 

[CapricornFarm]

Why mesh on the bottom, thought you were going to bury poop as heat source?
Can't quite tell, is there 3 or 4 panes of glass?

Four pieces of glass. The other end will have a pop hole and plywood. No sun from that direction due to roof of run.
I put the mesh there to support the layer of insulation that comes next. I am putting the poop in a basin right under the waterer. I was thinking i need to provide oxygen and get rid of ammonia so i am looking for an exhaust pipe, pvc of some type.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Art, looks like glass at left, right, top
and rear, to me. I imagine there will be one at the front, soon.
I can't tell what is on bottom..

The bottom is hardware cloth.

 

[aart]

I was thinking i need to provide oxygen and get rid of ammonia so i am looking for an exhaust pipe, pvc of some type.

@R2elk had his buried in the ground and covered with sand.

 

[CapricornFarm]

@R2elk had his buried in the ground and covered with sand.

Yes i read that, but i don't like providing water in an open topped bucket. Who knows what falls in there? Plus we have so many trees with roots everywhere that it is hard to dig a big hole. I fell on my knees on the wood floor, and they hurt.
I figure it will be easier to keep the manure under observation, turning and adding more when it is in a bin right under the waterer. It is just a back up for cloudy days. I will change things up if i need to.

 

[aart]

Yes i read that, but i don't like providing water in an open topped bucket. Who knows what falls in there? Plus we have so many trees with roots everywhere that it is hard to dig a big hole. I fell on my knees on the wood floor, and they hurt.
I figure it will be easier to keep the manure under observation, turning and adding more when it is in a bin right under the waterer. It is just a back up for cloudy days. I will change things up if i need to.

I look forward to observing your set up and following it's operation.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I ordered a compost thermometer last night. I need a couple more thermometers, one for inside the solar box and one for outside. It is going to be interesting.