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The farmers market was a bust, all they had were eggs and honey.
After i got home i filled in some spaces around the door of the run. Did it a little differently this time. 20171007_163817.jpg
 
CapricornFarm said:
How to use plywood to attach perches. I sometimes peel my sticks to help discourage mites. Right now i am more worried about racoons since one popped open a latch last night on the brooder! Good thing i had two latches on it since the snake episode.
I cut two pieces of plywood and run two parallel screws into the middle so the tip of the screw just pokes out of the plywood. The plywood goes on the outside of the wire, the stick on the inside, then drill the screw into the stick. If you use larger mesh, you might want to use a big enough piece of plywood to shield the chickens from predators while on the perch. View attachment 1101413
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Love, love this info. Thanks so much for sharing this.
 
karenj2755 said:
Love, love this info. Thanks so much for sharing this.
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We had so many predators day and night i was always trying to make my coops and runs as safe as possible. Glad to help others. Please post here if you need help or have questions. There are lots of experienced builders to add ideas.
 
good morning,
I got most of the rest of the roof done.
just have to rip one last piece the long 8 foot way and put it up.
I solved the existing screw hole problem.
I took off the wood strips and re-arranged them to match where the holes were. then I re-used the holes with the new screws.

I gave the bully pup an attitude adjustment.
he seems to be getting the idea to not fight.
we let both pups loose all day and there was
not a single fight.
No, I did not beat him. although the temptation was there..
I just hope he keeps up the good behavior .

.......jiminwisc........
 
Got it back in gear today......finishing up disassembling the abattoir in the garage.
Rigged up a poop hammock to stage birds in crates the night before,
shoulda took a pic, sawhorses with 2x2's screwed on with heavy plastic stapled between,
was easy to unscrew from sawhorses, carry to garden and hose off.
Will remove plastic later, fold, and label for next year.

Finished hosing off all the crates too, and used one to once again confine the 'nest messer'. Damnbird. Had/has been obsessively digging in nests, disrupting the other layers. Not sure if she's looking for broken eggs, had a thin sheller back when this started earlier in the summer, or digging for grains in the 'dirty' straw. Think's it's the more former as we had a broken egg a few days ago and it's accelerated again. I had confined her in a crate before for a few days and it seemed to really help break the habit, but it's started up again. It's PITA...wasn't sure if it was her up to her old tricks or the new pullets that should be laying soon, but I caught her at it this morning and was able to grab her. HA....take that you little nest messer!!!

Also getting ready to take down shade cloths later today after the dew dries,
and prepping tomorrows pick up of more 'Forest Floor' material for the run.

Boy, aren't I chatty this morning!
 
aart said:
Got it back in gear today......finishing up disassembling the abattoir in the garage.
Rigged up a poop hammock to stage birds in crates the night before,
shoulda took a pic, sawhorses with 2x2's screwed on with heavy plastic stapled between,
was easy to unscrew from sawhorses, carry to garden and hose off.
Will remove plastic later, fold, and label for next year.

Finished hosing off all the crates too, and used one to once again confine the 'nest messer'. Damnbird. Had/has been obsessively digging in nests, disrupting the other layers. Not sure if she's looking for broken eggs, had a thin sheller back when this started earlier in the summer, or digging for grains in the 'dirty' straw. Think's it's the more former as we had a broken egg a few days ago and it's accelerated again. I had confined her in a crate before for a few days and it seemed to really help break the habit, but it's started up again. It's PITA...wasn't sure if it was her up to her old tricks or the new pullets that should be laying soon, but I caught her at it this morning and was able to grab her. HA....take that you little nest messer!!!

Also getting ready to take down shade cloths later today after the dew dries,
and prepping tomorrows pick up of more 'Forest Floor' material for the run.

Boy, aren't I chatty this morning!
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not to mention ambitious, too..
 
I learned that it is important when installing a gate latch to make sure that you put it on the correct side! I put the bar on the fixed side and the latch on the door, screwed everything down and then realized my run door couldn't open. The bar has to go on the moving piece. I was so proud of how nicely I lined everything up and then realized I had to redo it completely :(
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Another lessen learned, it is good to put the slider part of a barrel bolt on the door side. That way you can close the door one handed. If the slider is on the fixed wall side, then you need to push the door closed with one hand and then use a different hand to pull the slide in.
In the picture below, I did the top barrel bolt the right way and the bottom the wrong way. Time to redo another latch!

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fightingbunny said:
I learned that it is important when installing a gate latch to make sure that you put it on the correct side! I put the bar on the fixed side and the latch on the door, screwed everything down and then realized my run door couldn't open. The bar has to go on the moving piece. I was so proud of how nicely I lined everything up and then realized I had to redo it completely :(
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Another lessen learned, it is good to put the slider part of a barrel bolt on the door side. That way you can close the door one handed. If the slider is on the fixed wall side, then you need to push the door closed with one hand and then use a different hand to pull the slide in.
In the picture below, I did the top barrel bolt the right way and the bottom the wrong way. Time to redo another latch!

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Oops....best lessons learn by re-doing.
A teacher I once had told me
.... don't despair, it's not how bad you fffffoul it up, it's how well you fix it.;)

Don't care much for those gate latches,
won't put them on anything that can't be reached around.
Have read numerous stories about folks getting locked in the coop or run.
 

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