Official Squatch Watchers

[CapricornFarm]

Did I show you guys the flight cage I made for the California valley quail?

I just moved it over and set the top on .

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Yeah several of the chickens have found my nails intriguing lately. A friend started selling Color Street nail polish strips so I tried them...

Sparkles are like chicken crack! They must peck sparkling things. LOL
I posted that picture to her nail group and said if they can survive tiny dinosaurs they can survive anything!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444...Sale&utm_source=flipp&utm_medium=flyer_mobile

Wonder if I could turn this into a coop? Thoughts? I'd add windows....

 

[CapricornFarm]

https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444...Sale&utm_source=flipp&utm_medium=flyer_mobile

Wonder if I could turn this into a coop? Thoughts? I'd add windows....

Metal is hot in summer and cold in winter. But it could work.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Metal is hot in summer and cold in winter. But it could work.

Metal frame work with vinyl exterior. So I thought it might work. Not as hot/cold at completely metal and maybe better ventilation then completely vinyl. Hhmmmm?

 

[21hens-incharge]

https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444...Sale&utm_source=flipp&utm_medium=flyer_mobile

Wonder if I could turn this into a coop? Thoughts? I'd add windows....

Be sure to look at what they mean by "when properly anchored" and what they mean by "floor kit not included".

I like wood coops for many reasons.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Be sure to look at what they mean by "when properly anchored" and what they mean by "floor kit not included".

I like wood coops for many reasons.

I'm thinking the floor kit is literally a floor. It links you to what that is but if I don't have to have a floor I would be fine without one.
Definitely wanting to see it in real before deciding.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I'm thinking the floor kit is literally a floor. It links you to what that is but if I don't have to have a floor I would be fine without one.
Definitely wanting to see it in real before deciding.

Wandering around on their site....It says wind of 115 mph when properly anchored but in the specs it says 88 mph. Yeah I would want to see it in person too.

I know here we get winds like that often so .

 

[21hens-incharge]

I opened their installation instructions.
It looks like it goes together a lot like my harbor freight greenhouse.
Lots of easy ways to anchor the carp out of it and add strength too.

I laid pavers then framed the bottom with 4x4 fence posts. Those got anchored to the ground with big spikes driven between pavers. The base frame is held to the 4x4's with long screws and gender washers.
The greenhouse has been through 125 mph gusts.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I opened their installation instructions.
It looks like it goes together a lot like my harbor freight greenhouse.
Lots of easy ways to anchor the carp out of it and add strength too.

I laid pavers then framed the bottom with 4x4 fence posts. Those got anchored to the ground with big spikes driven between pavers. The base frame is held to the 4x4's with long screws and gender washers.
The greenhouse has been through 125 mph gusts.

I had wanted to put a wood shed up on cinder blocks. Would add some height but also stop the poo and everything from getting on the wood itself and rotting it. Then I was going to leave it as dirt and deep litter right in the coop.
I never know though. Things sound good in my head then turn into a disaster. LOL