Helpful hints for building coops

[jvls1942]

going to be in the low to mid 30's daytimes, and mid 20's night times for the next week.
I spread sand around the parking area and followed that with ice melt..
no precipitation in the forecast..

I can live with those temps..
I am not going to bake anything for awhile.
I am the only one who eats the goodies. I can't eat all of it so I end up throwing half of it away..
maybe I should get a pig or two ??
.....jiminwisc.....

 

[CapricornFarm]

going to be in the low to mid 30's daytimes, and mid 20's night times for the next week.
I spread sand around the parking area and followed that with ice melt..
no precipitation in the forecast..

I can live with those temps..
I am not going to bake anything for awhile.
I am the only one who eats the goodies. I can't eat all of it so I end up throwing half of it away..
maybe I should get a pig or two ??
.....jiminwisc.....

Yes, or chickens

 

[CapricornFarm]

Cold again today. Tomorrow I am picking up another playhouse, so I will be turning that into a small coop for bantams.

 

[aart]

Gonna be 50 here today and sunny for days!
What's that they say about March coming in like a lamb....
...not that I believe that nonsense.

 

[CapricornFarm]

We had a nice day today once it warmed up. I had to scrape frost off the truck windshield today! But it made it up to 60° at one point. I did some painting on the run and the wood for the run door. Moved many 5 gallon buckets of dirt in my wagon to put around the base of the run.
And I have a new playhouse for my bantams.

 

[jvls1942]

people down south are talking about planting carrots. I could do that too; except I don't feel like digging through 2 feet of snow..
made it up to 44F today.. had running water in the yard. snow still did not slide off of the house.. only 4.5/12 pitch.
.......jiminwisc.......

 

[aart]

snow still did not slide off of the house.. only 4.5/12 pitch.

Mine's only 3/12 and shingled...ain't never going to slide, but it sure is dripping!

 

[Molpet]

people down south are talking about planting carrots. I could do that too; except I don't feel like digging through 2 feet of snow..
made it up to 44F today.. had running water in the yard. snow still did not slide off of the house.. only 4.5/12 pitch.
.......jiminwisc.......

59 today snow melted except piles and the north side
Inch or two of mud on top of frozen.
Processed one jake and just had another in a net when I slipped. He gets to live another day

 

[CapricornFarm]

The door is built and on the run! It will get painted on a dry day. Got more of the hardware cloth skirt on, but I need more material. Also carted more dirt to cover the skirt.

 

[jvls1942]

only 32F today, but it feels warm because the sun is shining. Some of the snow slid off of the North side of the house..
The red squirrels came out of hibernation and are running all over the place..
..........jiminwaUSAu....