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[Lucky Lemon]

yes Pallets but Heavy duty tight board pallets, made for shingles
its not finished yet but soon! Any ideas for a goat sign lol HarmonyAnn wants to paint one to hang

Same kind is safe and I also used them inside after cleaning them a bit and spraying heavily with lysol

and in our lower level


and most of my coops made of or have some of them somehow lol






and I use skids for all sorta stuff, kids crafts wedding gifts signage and on and on

@Sally Sunshine I want to come to your house for craft day!!! Pretty please!!!! Lovely! I love your ideas!

Good Morning everyone!

I have been busy nursing a sick cat, he was in ICU for the last 5 days and I brought him home last night. It is more challenging than I imagined. I think I officially have my hands full!

 

[Chaos18]

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@Sally Sunshine I want to come to your house for craft day!!! Pretty please!!!! Lovely! I love your ideas!

Good Morning everyone!

I have been busy nursing a sick cat, he was in ICU for the last 5 days and I brought him home last night. It is more challenging than I imagined. I think I officially have my hands full!

Morning

I used to do that but then realized I was throwing away some good animal protein the chickens could make use of. And after all, some of my chickens contributed to their size.
I used to harvest squirrels because I fed them at my bird feeder.

All the ones that have disappeared on my property have just been naturally fat. Haven't lost any birds to them so far and I hope it stays that way.

 

[daxigait]

@ChickenCanoeThe picture may be confusing with my horse travel panels there. I am building a chute to use my head gate. The four dark posts are in for the uprights, and I am debating the height I need for the two cross bars. I think 2.5 & 5'.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: 6x6's might be a bit of overkill, but a 10x16 building up off the ground on piers (due to the terrain) represents a lot of weight & not much of a footprint. Besides code here now requires at least 6x6's, acccording to my carpenter BIL, even for decks, which are a lot lighter than what I'm building.

 

[BullChick]

Check a youtube video. I open the neck cavity and separate the esophagus, trachea and crop so that when I reach into the rear end they'll slide out along with the rest of the guts. Cut all around the vent to separate it completely. Then you can reach in and pull everything out at once.

You don't get them - yet.
Wildlife is thick here. I just went out to collect eggs and before I got to the first coop which is about 100' from the back door, 3 rabbits and 3 squirrels ran across my path.

I have watched several videos, and apparently never found the right one. They never show the right view.
I think it is important to say something that I have never mentioned before. I have no trees. There are thin woods behind me, and to the side, but in the area of the coops, the trees are all... IDK 200 feet? Close enough, I know. But I also know that most predators like cover. My coops are exposed and often the moon and a street light (we have them on our properties. IDK why) are enough to light up the whole area.
I can't remember the last time I saw any wild animal. We have bear, deer, skunk, possum, weasel, raccoon and fox. Oh! We also have bobcats. They have been seen a few times in the area. But... No attacks YET. The yet is not ignored.

@Sally Sunshine I want to come to your house for craft day!!! Pretty please!!!! Lovely! I love your ideas!

Good Morning everyone!

I have been busy nursing a sick cat, he was in ICU for the last 5 days and I brought him home last night. It is more challenging than I imagined. I think I officially have my hands full!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Interesting. I usually just chuck the bodies in the woods and let nature clean them up.

I used to do that but then realized I was throwing away some good animal protein the chickens could make use of. And after all, some of my chickens contributed to their size. I used to harvest squirrels because I fed them at my bird feeder.

I caught six last night, and one got away. I will have to find him this morning. I will also have to search for more. I know I missed the gray cockerel, but he gets to live anyway. This is not my first time processing, but it will be my first time having to actually know how to clean the bird. They are twenty weeks. The ducks, if we do any, are three months. ChickenCanoe, I know that it drives you crazy. But, for some reason I just don't get predator attacks on my property.

Check a youtube video. I open the neck cavity and separate the esophagus, trachea and crop so that when I reach into the rear end they'll slide out along with the rest of the guts. Cut all around the vent to separate it completely. Then you can reach in and pull everything out at once. You don't get them - yet. Wildlife is thick here. I just went out to collect eggs and before I got to the first coop which is about 100' from the back door, 3 rabbits and 3 squirrels ran across my path.

Building a getaway shelter? If you're going with posts I'd put them in the ground. Could also use something like these.

I use deck blocks almost exclusively. It sure beats digging holes.

Good morning! If any of you have dealt with cattle how high should I put the cross bars? I have two for each side. I finally got the four post in the ground. I am going to attach the orange head gate. The silver panels are just to keep everything out for now.

5' should be sufficient. We never used metal fencing but I like it. We always used barbed wire. Sometimes hog wire topped by 2 strands of barbed wire.

I thought about those, but I don't know that I've ever seen any. I'm wondering if they're available for 6x6's. No getaway; essentially an equipment shed; probably put a brooder in the ground level end.

Deck blocks are at Lowe's, Home Depot, Menard's and any other big box store. They're in the aisle with concrete blocks and cement. I've never seen them for 6" posts but you can use 2X lumber horizontally and then attach your 6" to that. Why do you need such beefy posts? Not for a chicken coop.

I would think Lowes or HD would have them. Not sure if they make them for 6x6's.

Maybe a special order item.

We've been in low 90's, I can't imagine what 104 would be like. ... Wow, I don't think I've seen them that large on a hen. Good Morning Chaos.

104 is miserable - especially with the humidity we have. I just heard on the news that St. Louis ranks #3 on a list of the most miserable cities to mow lawns in. Birmingham, AL was #1. Spurs are fairly common on Mediterranean breed hens. Not a desirable trait but not a disqualification. Most of my hens have hens and they get that big by the time they're about 3.

At least you caught most. I never had a predator attack until this year, lost a duck a few months ago and a broody hen and her clutch about a month ago. Good luck at the swap!

The only predators I've had so far are hawks, opossums, dogs, raccoons, foxes, coyotes and mink.

She ment this ill ...

Is that allowed as food? Does it have fins and scales?

. No it has fins but no scale!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Chaos says that I have gotten everyone. I hope he is right! The one that got loose last night is keeping a safe distance from me.

On my phone, I have that cartoon about chickens running faster than humans. I never could run (I was a heck of a sprinter though!) and knew better than to try. He will live to see another day... Unless we catch him today.

chasing chickens is like herding cats - can't be done

Beer, not bear!

Your English is drive me nuts!

I was just about to ask if they import bear meat.
Then I also thought your religion wouldn't allow.
I'll have a beer with you.

@ChickenCanoe The picture may be confusing with my horse travel panels there. I am building a chute to use my head gate. The four dark posts are in for the uprights, and I am debating the height I need for the two cross bars. I think 2.5 & 5'.

I'd probably go with 3 and 5 unless you have calves that can squeeze under. I've seen cattle step through openings that were too large.

For those that like horses, have any seen this video?
The 3rd race was amazing.

Anyone see the movie about him?

The last footage made of Secretariat.

 

[horselover1999]

First pip on day 20!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Chaos says that I have gotten everyone. I hope he is right! The one that got loose last night is keeping a safe distance from me. On my phone, I have that cartoon about chickens running faster than humans. I never could run (I was a heck of a sprinter though!) and knew better than to try. He will live to see another day... Unless we catch him today.

chasing chickens is like herding cats - can't be done

Beer, not bear! Your English is drive me nuts!

I was just about to ask if they import bear meat. Then I also thought your religion wouldn't allow. I'll have a beer with you. I'd probably go with 3 and 5 unless you have calves that can squeeze under. I've seen cattle step through openings that were too large. For those that like horses, have any seen this video? The 3rd race was amazing. Anyone see the movie about him? The last footage made of Secretariat.

Thanks freind! We will have at least two !

 

[BullChick]

First pip on day 20!