Helpful hints for building coops

[NewBoots]

When we are catching the 8 to 10 inch perch, the fillets are nice and big, but otherwise it's fish chips and only crappie fillets are worth that to me.

 

[aart]

Have eaten some potato chip fillets, I was very good at filleting.
Bluegill/sunnies are the best, IMO.

 

[jvls1942]

No perch is too small to eat.. well, maybe under 6 inches.
I got the upper track installed. It took some doing.. a few clamps and a bfh and I gotter done.
yeah Aart. like your shower door only no rollers.

where it had to go. under the roof,

here it is in place . the sun went behind the trees so it didn't take too well.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Finally got a picture of my Frizzle Tolbunt Pullet.

 

[jvls1942]

bad hair day ??
it seems that if you want to take a picture of a specific chicken, that will be the one who won't stand still.
I was an aching unit last night. too many trips up and down the ladder. a couple of aleves right at bedtime and this morning I feel pretty fine.
39F. I went out to check the tomato plants. they are covered with dew, no frost..
so now I will just sit here and enjoy my cuppa and wait for the rest of the world to wake up.
......jiminwisc....

 

[NewBoots]

My computer says you are up at 4 am and that is officially too dang early Jim. DP and I worked on a rabbit tractor yesterday, In spite of the fact that the measurements in the plan were wrong, it's nearly finished. We still have to make the lid but we got a lot of it done.

We are hoping it doesn't get crazy heavy once the lid is on. It's a frame of 2x2s with light weight corrugated panel on top.

 

[jvls1942]

nice job, Boots .
It shouldn't be bad to move if you move it sideways.. one end first, then the other end.
when I was dragging my 7 foot x 14 foot dog kennel/chicken tractor, it didn't matter which way I went because I used the tractor.
what was neat was wherever I had it set, the grass came back as red and white clover. I liked that..
today I picked up the lumber for the five front panels for the green house.. 20ea 1x3x8'
pine.
....jiminwisc......

 

[NewBoots]

We got the tractor done (weighs a freaking ton) and moved the grow outs into it. They were so happy, doing those spin jumps and hops. Definitely going to make more, I can see how we can improve it and maybe make it lighter.

 

[CapricornFarm]

bad hair day ??
it seems that if you want to take a picture of a specific chicken, that will be the one who won't stand still.
I was an aching unit last night. too many trips up and down the ladder. a couple of aleves right at bedtime and this morning I feel pretty fine.
39F. I went out to check the tomato plants. they are covered with dew, no frost..
so now I will just sit here and enjoy my cuppa and wait for the rest of the world to wake up.
......jiminwisc....

Nope, she's got the frizzle gene.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Today I put a window in the Turkey Coop today on the side that was open . Then tonight I cut the plywood to cover the open spaces, and painted one side. One or 2 windows, well maybe 3 , left to put in. And a door to make.