Central Indiana Poultry Show
With the panel laying on grass and wearing gloves, put the bolt cutter on the wire to be cut as far back in the jaws as you can. With one handle on the ground, use both hands and some body weight to push the other handle down. That's what I do when I have to cut a link out of a big chain. You will probably fall on your nose, but it will cut.So far behind on posts! And I see great pics that I want to comment on, but by the time I get to the end of the posts, I've forgotten which ones.
Question about the feedlot panels: In the past I've bought some at TSC and had them cut them for me to make smaller pens. Last fall I bought several used ones from a farmer, thinking I could do the same. I have the same size bolt cutter that TSC used but can't get through the wire. Any suggestions? Maybe it's just my poor upper body strength!
On attaching them, I use hog ringers. They hold up well and can be pried apart or cut when needed, and there aren't the sharp ends that could be there with wire. For a gate, the hog rings allow the panel to swing easily.
Me, too. I so wanted to meet some folks @ the meet up @ racin's but wasn't able to. How can we make it happen?
I will talk to Doug Akin and see if I can set up an area for the Indy BYC bunch to bunch up.
Sounds like a winner!!
Thank you for your well thought out response, M2H! Yeah, it would seem most of my hens blend in with our current Autumn-esque atmosphere here in the woods. Lots of fallen leaves and red-to-brown-colored hens.I had a lot of pretty neat pictures that I rejected for mostly the same reasons--one of my favorites, my dear partridge Plymouth Rock named She Who Sleeps Standing Up, looked nice except her beak blended in completely with the background!
And then I had a couple really neat, but not exactly calendar-worthy shots, the first of Margaret and the second of Poggy:
