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GardenNut said:
I'm hoping since I have heavy BOs that they won't be able to reach the rafters that are probably 8 feet up!
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They can and they do.
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I do have a 4ft and 5 ft roost which they use to get up but they fly down.
 
GN, sounds like you have a very workable plan. Not to mention the increased ease of tending the flock in the winter. Just get in the habit of pushing a wheel barrow, or pulling a garden cart back and forth from the garden/coop, and you'll get some exercise, as well as transport your compost/coop bedding. There's a product that is used as a roof sealant: black tarry stuff. May be called Black Jack. Folks say it's fantastic for coop liner. go a foot up your wall, and you can have DL in your coop w/o fear of rot.

http://www.lowes.com/pd/BLACK-JACK-..._clickID=3d0cc728-c1ed-498f-ba4e-fac2267843b5
 
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lazy gardener said:
GN, sounds like you have a very workable plan.  Not to mention the increased ease of tending the flock in the winter.  Just get in the habit of pushing a wheel barrow, or pulling a garden cart back and forth from the garden/coop, and you'll get some exercise, as well as transport your compost/coop bedding.  There's a product that is used as a roof sealant:  black tarry stuff.  May be called Black Jack.  Folks say it's fantastic for coop liner.  go a foot up your wall, and you can have DL in your coop w/o fear of rot.

http://www.lowes.com/pd/BLACK-JACK-..._clickID=3d0cc728-c1ed-498f-ba4e-fac2267843b5
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LG, I read about the Black Jack here on BYC actually and was thinking about it. I may try it just so I can do DL. I was leaning towards paint, since the previous owners left a bunch of it. I was also wondering about the smell or toxicity to the chickens. I reckon it's fine if folks are using it. Maybe letting it "cure" a few days eliminates that concern.

Yes, my wheelbarrow and I have become best buddies, since my garden is down a slope from the house. This winter I can sled down to check how things are composting! I get my cardio in coming back up!
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My WB and i have an understanding. It rarely goes anywhere empty! If I'm carting rocks in one direction, I usually load it full of wood chips to bring it back. And when it's not fulfilling it's intended purpose, it's a make shift table or tool caddy.
 
lazy gardener said:
My WB and i have an understanding.  It rarely goes anywhere empty!  If I'm carting rocks in one direction, I usually load it full of wood chips to bring it back.  And when it's not fulfilling it's intended purpose, it's a make shift table or tool caddy.
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yup. My WB and I have the same contract. The blasted thing works almost as many hours as me.
 
I love my WB too, but since it's a small one rather than one if those big contractor ones, I can't put as much in it. I'm too short to handle a big one, darn it! I'm thinking about asking Santa for one of those nice garden wagons with the big tires and folding sides. Then I could ride it down the hill to the garden! Those little red wagons for kids are great too!
 
What ever you use for a WB, be sure to take it for a test drive. I've gone to pick one out from a sale flier, and taken it for a test drive, and it was horrid. I have a little green one that I use all the time, and a larger dump style that I don't use as often, because it is not as maneuverable. I'm short also. Pneumatic tires are a must... or tires that are as wide as pneumatic. Weight of load centered over tires is a must, and I much prefer a U shaped handle instead of the typical contractor style with 2 bars.
 

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