Helpful hints for building coops

[aart]

We caught a few perch yesterday before it started to rain. We tossed them in the pond for storage for now . It's a big stock tank so we should be able to net them out as we need them.

Boy, that brings some pings!
My Gramps had a wire mesh cage sunk in the lake at the end of the dock.
He dump his catch in there and feed them for a time before netting them out to eat.

Thought I heard peeps coming from under broody this morning.
Went back out to check later and she's off her nest eating grass in the run....
...and there's a small pip!!
Hope she just had a last walkabout before 'lockdown'.

 

[Molpet]

At least one hatched eggshell by a turkey due tomorrow. She was acting yesterday like she was hiding something special. My turkeys usually hatched early

 

[NewBoots]

Thought I heard peeps coming from under broody this morning.
Went back out to check later and she's off her nest eating grass in the run....
...and there's a small pip!!
Hope she just had a last walkabout before 'lockdown'.

I'll keep my fingers crossed. The sound of peeps coming from an egg just slays me.

 

[jvls1942]

Wow !! all this hatching going on. That is what I miss about not having chickens anymore.
today I mixed up compost. Have 6 five gallon buckets, 2 three gallon buckets, and 10 one gallon pots filled.
Have to go snatch six more buckets from the field out back.
the cement mixer experiment worked just fine. I found that a five gallon batch mixed quicker and more thoroughly.. it takes only about 5 minutes from start to in the bucket..
As I was doing this, I looked at the new roof, I decided to extend the roof all the way across the garage, I can use the extra 16 feet as a green house..
.....jiminwisc.....

 

[aart]

I'll keep my fingers crossed. The sound of peeps coming from an egg just slays me.

IKR!? Always makes my grin like mad, especially in an incubator.

Wow !! all this hatching going on. That is what I miss about not having chickens anymore.

I miss building stuff.
I whipped together this trellis out of some old hog panels yesterday.
Was piece of cake but recipient was thrilled.

 

[NewBoots]

I miss building stuff.
I whipped together this trellis out of some old hog panels yesterday.
Was piece of cake but recipient was thrilled.
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That is an excellent design, and I shall steal it. DP wants to grow scarlet runner beans and that looks perfect!

 

[aart]

That is an excellent design, and I shall steal it. DP wants to grow scarlet runner beans and that looks perfect!

Was easy peasy.
16' panel cut to 8' and 7'-4" lengths
(this one already cut a couple year ago for another trellis),
4 bits of heavy wire or the 'hinge',
and a 16" 2x2 notched on ends for the spreader.
Bottom ends are set at about 4-5' apart.
We set it in the bed then she filled the dirt in up about 8" deep.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Lots of flowers blooming!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I did get two rolls of wire at Lowes today, but they only had 10 foot rolls of hardware cloth. I need at least 30 feet. Cheaper to get 50 feet and cut what I need.

 

[NewBoots]

I'm told the prices have gone up due to shipping issues now. We've had some in our shed waiting to be used for years so yay.