Inspiration to others - couple hours work

[U_Stormcrow]

I would think you could whip up some nests in like a half an hour?
There's a drawing in my nest gallery.

Thanks @aart. TSC makes boxes with just end nailed 1/2" OSB. I'm fine with a screwdriver, but I do terribly with a hammer. If I had a nail gun, sure. But I don't.

 

[3KillerBs]

Cat litter boxes?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Too cold to paint, but I did get those walls up, so you could see what I had in mind

And this is where that scrap piece ended up going. It was a little longer than I had anticipated.

I will mirror these on the respective sides, of course. But that piece of Hardie board is currently being used for another project.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

FINALLY got a dry afternoon. This was almost 5 hours work - more than an hour of which was cleaning the paint sprayer - but doing this inside and out with a brush would have taken forever.

Secure some nest boxes, roosting bar, and find some goats... Will cut and install the last panel after I'm done using it on Thursday.


Oh, I dropped a roofing screw. If anyone sees it???

 

[3KillerBs]

Oh, I dropped a roofing screw. If anyone sees it???

I guarantee that if my DH were to walk once around the building barefoot he'd find the screw.

 

[aart]

Oh, I dropped a roofing screw.

Only One?!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Just one. I had my shoes off too - I don't like walking tin if I can't feel it with my toes - and didn't find it either. Kindly tell DH I approve of the method!

I have decided to move one of the 275 gal totes into the run, will hang gutters and use it as a rainwater catch, reduce my labor some bringing liquids to the livestock. The PVC fittings for the chicken cups arrived yesterday, and I'll hang the automatic dog bowl for the goats above bird height. That (the moving and the plumbing, not the gutters - which I'd need to buy) may happen tomorrow.

 

[Weeg]

Open to good ideas for QUICK non-build nesting boxes.

Baskets work good! I found a few sturdy ones and screwed them into the wall. Like in this pic-

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Baskets work good! I found a few sturdy ones and screwed them into the wall. Like in this pic-

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I'm considering using plastic milk crates actually, but yeah, we are on the same page.

 

[BleuSaphir]

Almost completed!?