Minnesota!

[Rhetts]

Love the "torpedo" one!

I know! Poor thing was stressed out for 2 hours trying to lay that one. And it wasn't her first. I hope she doesn't have laying issues.

 

[Minniechickmama]

I am thinking we need a "hoop building class day".

I will volunteer for it to be here at my place. Each participant needs to supply 3 hog panels and 1/2 of any lumber/timber required, plus an enrollment fee of $200.

We will grade the hoops as a class. The hoops will be left here and I will dispose of them in an appropriate manner.



I will supply the liquid refreshments, if you like Mike's lemonade.

Who needs slave labor when you can charge people for it? I went to this "natural building workshop" in Oregon. My husband asked me to go because he thought we should build a house out of something called "cob". Well, it cost me too much money to sleep in a tent for a week, eat only what they had in the garden, which was a LOT of fava beans, and shower in an outdoor facility, oh, and use their version of a composting toilet. It was in interesting experience, let's just say. And there was no Mike's Lemonade. Heck, there wasn't even real coffee! But my husband couldn't argue with me when I got back when I said, "No way in HXXX are we going to build a cob house!" We took a hike up a mountain one day and everyone was encouraged to wear as little as they felt they needed. I think I went barefoot. Too many young people on here to tell more

 

[Rhetts]

The girls are young and the eggs are small but I love it just the same. In all there are 30 pullets in the main coop. I was estimating we would get about 24 give or take daily when every one is producing. But many of the girls are a long way out from laying. That is fine by me.

 

[Rhetts]

Minnie that is hilarious!!! I suppose you had your DH in your pocket for some time after that.

 

[KlopKlop]

I also have some hoop house chicken tractors that i built. They are sturdy but easy to move for one person.

See the photos here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/a/7050478/hoop-tractor/

They have worked fabulously this summer for my broilers however i do plan to store them inside my corncrib this winter so i dont have to worry about them collapsing under snowload.

If I build a hoop house from my hog panels (3'x16') it will be meant as a more sturdy, less mobile structure and would be most likely used for growing out turkeys from spring to fall only.

@Rhetts - I LOVE the song our hens sing when they are laying. makes me smile every time. We also have a BA that lays 'torpedo eggs'

 

[duluthralphie]

Who needs slave labor when you can charge people for it? I went to this "natural building workshop" in Oregon. My husband asked me to go because he thought we should build a house out of something called "cob". Well, it cost me too much money to sleep in a tent for a week, eat only what they had in the garden, which was a LOT of fava beans, and shower in an outdoor facility, oh, and use their version of a composting toilet. It was in interesting experience, let's just say. And there was no Mike's Lemonade. Heck, there wasn't even real coffee! But my husband couldn't argue with me when I got back when I said, "No way in HXXX are we going to build a cob house!" We took a hike up a mountain one day and everyone was encouraged to wear as little as they felt they needed. I think I went barefoot. Too many young people on here to tell more

Hmmm..

I am in strong dislike for you right now!

You knew I would jump on that story, and I would go overboard and go onto double secret probation again.. So all of you just pretend I said what your thinking and I will get to stay on BYC...


BTW,,, WITW is a cob house (what in the world)..... See I have reformed my cussing ways.

 

[KlopKlop]

Hmmm..

I am in strong dislike for you right now!

You knew I would jump on that story, and I would go overboard and go onto double secret probation again.. So all of you just pretend I said what your thinking and I will get to stay on BYC...


BTW,,, WITW is a cob house (what in the world)..... See I have reformed my cussing ways.

Cobb is a mixture of straw and clay i believe.

 

[duluthralphie]

Cobb is a mixture of straw and clay i believe.

I was picturing a house made out of corn cobs with cow dung tuck pointing. Sounds about as practical for here.

 

[aussiegal318]

The hoop house has me thinking. I want to divide the flock & give Chuckie his own girls & coop. I was thinking of building it off the side of the shed, using the shed as 1 wall. It might be easier to do a half of hoop. I've been wanting to fence out another secure pasture area for the 'pacas in back of the shed for a while now, which is great for the chickens. Even if I don't get the pasture done I need something for Chuckie & Co.

 

[duluthralphie]

KlopKlop how far apart are the "base" timbers on your hoop?

I ask because if I go over 120 sq ft I will run afoul of the zoning gods again. I cannot go over 6 1/4 ft wide on 16 ft. I might be forced to do 3 panels. Or overlap the panels.