Helpful hints for building coops

[jvls1942]

I think I know where your rain went. It hasn't started yet, but I thought I felt a few drops so I put the tools away and came in..
I took a picture or two.

One of the floor frames about ready for OSB

close up of the bottom channel where the window frame will fit in.

first piece of OSB in place. The block at the left is where one of the hinges will be fastened to. The OSB will cover it and then the hinge will be installed.
Each floor section is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide.. All ground contact treated wood..
........jiminwisc,,,,,,

 

[CapricornFarm]

The chicknic has a food hopper, and removable roof. A little paint touch up and then done.

 

[jvls1942]

that feeder looks cozy. something like that would be good for goats.
It finally rained just before dark last night.
Not enough to thoroughly saturate the potting soil in the wheelbarrow, though..
I have just a few screws to put into the second (last) floor panel and then they can be installed.
the potted tomatoes are growing nicely. can almost see the increase in their size daily.
DD is selling tomato, pepper, cabbage plants. plus a few other kinds. she is giving me all the plants I want. I am taking only four roma, two cherry tomato, and four other tomatoes that I can't think of the name right now. DW picked them out.
.........jiminwisc......

 

[aart]

We had a nice drenching...missed the best part of the show in the middle of the night, but saw evidence in the run of heavy flow.
Getting hot and muggy, hate it.

 

[CapricornFarm]

We had a nice drenching...missed the best part of the show in the middle of the night, but saw evidence in the run of heavy flow.
Getting hot and muggy, hate it.

Welcome to summer!

 

[aart]

Welcome to summer!

Not fond of summer much anymore.

 

[jvls1942]

70F is tops for me. We are 76F and humid right now. Rain clouds in the west.
I picked up my order at DD's. she had it out on the front porch. Got home and checked the plants. 4 Beefsteak tomatoes and 8 green bell peppers. Called her. seems that our order was not on the porch. It was for somebody else.
I had already potted everything. I took the peppers back and kept the tomatoes since I had those in large pots.
Picked up 4 Rutgers and 4 Roma and
1 cherry tomato..
stopped at F&F and bought 16 pounds of
Tomato Tone.
It looked like everybody came to town today..
.......jiminwisc......

 

[aart]

70F is tops for me.

Yes! Wish it would just stay there.
84 'feels like' 89.. UHG!
Thunderstorms forecast for the next 4 days.
Was going to get mowing done today, 30 minutes in mower deck started smokin.
Thought it was the blade drive belt breaking, anticipated and spare on hand.
No such luck, bearing on one of the guide pulleys fractured.
Hope they still make them for my 70's era JD mower deck.

 

[jvls1942]

Idler pulleys are pretty interchangeable,
I had to replace one on my Husqvarna Zero turn. Metric.
$45.oo. the Cub Cadet was about $4.oo..
Nephew rode around for a couple of hours on the Cub.
Ran out of gas. I got gas, started it up and made one round. Hit a metal banding that was left over from some cord wood I had delivered about 20 years ago. I thought I had that area all cleaned up. I have been mowing there for years...
When Dan comes this week I will hoist the mower up with the front end loader and he can cut the banding out of the blades..
Might as well sharpen the blades then, too..
....jiminwisc.......

 

[aart]

Idler pulleys are pretty interchangeable,

I sure hope so...and that it's reasonably priced.
Have gotten several brand new replacement parts for these old lawn tractors because they still use them on the newer ones......which surprised and pleased me.