Micro Farm Coop Worklog [UPDATE: SHINGLES ON - PAGE 27]

[DarkWolf]

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LOL... I guess I better step up then.

Really, thinking of starting a BYC procrastinators anonymous group.

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

Hi....my name is Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil ...and I'm a... BYC procrastinator.

I've been "researching" my coop now for um...EVER!!

But I did get some work done. I finished enclosing the coop, painted it and started on the trim. That was three days work, I'm in the groove

So DarkWolf, I love the idea of your run being in sections so you can move it around. How will you brace them when you have them up?

 

[DarkWolf]

Plan is to have it bolted to the coop, needless to say. Also thinking of having panels bolted along the top for a chicken wire roof.. Part of it I'm planning on covering with corrugated plastic to keep the bulk of it dry.

 

[DarkWolf]

Spent some time tonight working on the community nest box and have it just about done. All I've got to do is fix a lid for it and get it mounted and sealed.

Trying to figure out just how I want to do that.

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

Will it be inside or will you be able to get into the nest box from the outside?

 

[DarkWolf]

If it was an inside one, it would have been done by now..

Tis an outside box, so needs more care in construction. Here's an [old] picture of the opening.

I'll toss a picture of the box up later today.

 

[DarkWolf]

REPOST FROM A DIFF THREAD.. Save myself some writing:

Just got this much done yesterday night. It's not mounted yet, just setting in place. I've got to place a lid onto it and get it sealed and painted. Make it as such so that it's removable, in the event that I want to change it to an inside box or other layout. Will make my life easier in the future should that need arise.

The layout is a community nest box, so no dividers. It's 42" wide, so if divided there will be a little over 12" per three boxes. I wanted to try the community nest style first though.

The opening into the coop will be covered with a dark curtain with a single opening at the center. A bar will be mounted in front of the box so that they can hop up onto it and then enter the nest.

 

[DarkWolf]

Argh.. The motor on the table saw just locked up while I was in mid cut finishing off the nestbox lid. This bites.

Going to break it down and see if I can't get it working again.

EDIT: It's dead.. There was a wad of something stuck to the armature.. Looked like melted plastic from somewhere. Got that off, but the windings were fried. Bah.

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

Yikes, that sucks!! And just when you had gotten back to work too!

 

[DarkWolf]

I know it..

Still trying to balance out where the $$$ will be piped from to get a good table saw. Maybe I should just get another cheap one and burn through it in a year.