MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

We’ve locked her out of the house all day and she’s just sat in the dirt. Now they’re both broody again I can try taking the nest out, but I don’t think it will make much difference. I can still try, I’ll just make sure Angel has stopped laying for the time being.

I can't get over how tenacious she is!

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm hatching a plan.

There's a sheet of unused but painted ply I wasted when I was learning how to build the roosting box.

At present it rests on logs which the mice use as cover for the on and off ramps to their superhighways.

Here's the side of the roosting box.

If I attach the sheet of ply to the horizontal beam with hinges, it'll be possible to fold it up at night and hook it to the vertical beam. If the ply has two legs, also on hinges, it can be let down in the morning to provide extra shade.

Then I can remove the logs. And have a flat surface at workbench height on which to do things like weigh the hens in the evening. And it'll fold up out of the way when needed.

Hmmm seems like an easy project.

 

[LozzyR]

I can't get over how tenacious she is!

She’s the most stubborn broody I’ve had!

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm hatching a plan.

There's a sheet of unused but painted ply I wasted when I was learning how to build the roosting box.

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At present it rests on logs which the mice use as cover for the on and off ramps to their superhighways.

Here's the side of the roosting box.

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If I attach the sheet of ply to the horizontal beam with hinges, it'll be possible to fold it up at night and hook it to the vertical beam. If the ply has two legs, also on hinges, it can be let down in the morning to provide extra shade.

Then I can remove the logs. And have a flat surface at workbench height on which to do things like weigh the hens in the evening. And it'll fold up out of the way when needed.

Hmmm seems like an easy project.

Probably just me, but I never find anything involving hinges to be quite as easy as I think it should be.
I love the idea though!

 

[MaryJanet]

Probably just me, but I never find anything involving hinges to be quite as easy as I think it should be.
I love the idea though!

I haven't had any issues with the hinges on the ramp yet. What sort of difficulties do you run in to?

 

[RoyalChick]

I haven't had any issues with the hinges on the ramp yet. What sort of difficulties do you run in to?

Personal stupidity. Like putting them on the wrong way around.

 

[MaryJanet]

Personal stupidity. Like putting them on the wrong way around.

I've done that too. It taught me to double check the right way round, so I should be ok.

 

[MaryJanet]

I wonder how many other staff are staring at this notification this morning? 150? 200?

So far, I've been waiting 15 minutes.

Talk about a productivity cost.

 

[MaryJanet]

25 minutes and still waiting.

 

[RoyalChick]

25 minutes and still waiting.

You have more patience than I do - I would have left it to it about 10 minutes ago and gone for a walk!