Helpful hints for building coops

[Cebarmlds]

Gonna guess it's a potpourri heater.
Not sure how hot it might get or if it would keep water thawed in extreme climates.

I have a bare bulb in the tin, so a potpourri heater would not do any good here. Thanks for the reply.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Gonna guess it's a potpourri heater.
Not sure how hot it might get or if it would keep water thawed in extreme climates.

It will be perfect. I have a plug that i plug it into so it doesn't come on if it's above freezing. I made them before

 

[CapricornFarm]

I also use bulbs or coffee warmers. Bulbs tend to burn out fast though.

 

[CapricornFarm]

And i have an air pump, with 2 large airstones for the stock tank.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I built another hay feeder today and a poop tray for one of the chicken coops.

 

[CapricornFarm]

One of the goat kids got his foot stuck in chicken wire today, i had to go get wire cutters to free the poor little guy!

 

[Molpet]

One of the goat kids got his foot stuck in chicken wire today, i had to go get wire cutters to free the poor little guy!

Amazing what they try.... suicidal

 

[CapricornFarm]

Amazing what they try.... suicidal

I have seen chickens do crazy things that killed them as well!

This is the tray i made for underneath my latest ceramic strawberry pot.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Today i fixed a few drafty gaps in the former turkey coop. Still more to do. Got the coop cleaned and washed 2 birds to put in there, once i get it fixed up. Hope to finish that tomorrow. The turkeys had one whole side of the coop open, they didn't care.

 

[3KillerBs]

Here's something handy -- little, 6" bungie cords from the dollar store. I'm finding all kinds of uses for them but #1 is shown here -- holding the door closed when I'm inside.

I can even leave one clipped to the handle on the outside of the other door so I can unlatch it while I'm working in the coop and push the door open enough to unhook it and get out -- which prevents me from getting trapped inside the electric netting and having to either call someone in the house for rescue or risk getting shocked unhooking and rehooking the power.