Looking for killing cone ideas

[pattgal]

Someone else suggested plastic mesh bags, like the ones in which onions or other produce are sold.

I was planning on using my old bags of feed, just cut a hole in one of the corners and voila!

 

[aprophet]

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Just out of curiousity, how do you come by traffic cones?

construction supply store around here we call these supply houses they sell them, wal mart sells a small version of these lowes in my area sells metal slightly thicker then flashing is there a pattern somewhere for these cones?

 

[Peruvian]

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Just out of curiousity, how do you come by traffic cones?

Home Depot sells them.

 

[pattgal]

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Just out of curiousity, how do you come by traffic cones?

construction supply store around here we call these supply houses they sell them, wal mart sells a small version of these lowes in my area sells metal slightly thicker then flashing is there a pattern somewhere for these cones?

hahaha, I couldn't picture myself stealing one from off the road. Good to know thanks

 

[JohnL11935]

My first cones were made from left over stove pipe.

On one end we placed ~ 3" long cuts about every two inches around the pipe so we could spread the pipe into a wider funnel-type shape.

On the other end we made the same cuts but just so we could squeeze the end together so its was just wide enough to allow the chicken's head to hang out. This end received a short length of duct tape to hold the opening together.

Popped a couple of holes near the top, threaded a straightened coat hanger, hung it on the chain-link fence and they worked like a charm.

We use 6 cones on processing day.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

We vote for the traffic cone - that is what we have used for 2 years and it works great. We clamp in between two saw horses with a large weeding bucket (the kind with white rope handles) lined with a black plastic garbage bag under the cone to catch all the YUK

Then when we are done just tie up the bag and throw away. We also custom fitted the neck of the cone to allow the chicken to hang its head out enough. The other positive is that they wash up nicely.

 

[SallyF]

You find them in ditches when road construction is done. If they blow into a ditch, the workers don't bother going to get them!

(You can also buy them in some catalogs)

 

[Dogfish]

We live along a small highway, and after road construction in the area, the cone I have was in the ditch, with the base torn off after getting stuck in a vehicle's wheel well. I saved it and 4 years later found a use for it.

Had no issues with birds being able to back out of it, and it held a large 8lb birds just fine.

 

[ijon1]

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I use the metal with pop rivets. Nice clean job.