i think she needs to enter her coop set up in the coop contests- gave me inspiration!
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Okay....the photos of the garden shade I promised earlier today.
The garden shade arch is constructed of 1/2 inch drinking water grade PVC inserted into a keyhole drilled hole in the 2 x 4 and then down into the bed.
You can see some baling twine that was run from the peak of the arch to a stake driven into the ground. This was done on both sides and holds the fabric taunt and gives security to the arch against wind. The PVC arches were tied together to hold the distance between the arches more secure. I used more baling twine...we save twine from bales we feed in winter and I use a lot for tying plants to the cattle panels set in the beds.
Demonstrates how the PVC pipe is set in the 2 x 4 and anchored by the side board using cleets that swivel. Also the PVC clip that holds the fabric on the PVC pipe. It's a piece of the next size up with a strip removed. Used a belt sander to smooth off the corners and the sharp edges.
The opposite side is anchored by cleets on the side of the bed. The cloth I used was 45 inches so I set the PVC in the 48 inch board 21.5 inches on center so I'd have a little wiggle room cliping the material to the PVC.
To be used as a shade for our birds, the 17.5 foot piece of PVC arches to cover about 9 feet and is high enough to walk under. By making a square or rectangle shaped ground frame, drilling the appropriate sized holes in a pair of opposite sides to accomodate the PVC pipe, and using enough PVC pipes to support shade cloth. The corners could be anchored by setting concrete blocks on the 2 x 4s. Instead of baling twine, wire would be more durable.
The garden shade arch is constructed of 1/2 inch drinking water grade PVC inserted into a keyhole drilled hole in the 2 x 4 and then down into the bed.
You can see some baling twine that was run from the peak of the arch to a stake driven into the ground. This was done on both sides and holds the fabric taunt and gives security to the arch against wind. The PVC arches were tied together to hold the distance between the arches more secure. I used more baling twine...we save twine from bales we feed in winter and I use a lot for tying plants to the cattle panels set in the beds.
Demonstrates how the PVC pipe is set in the 2 x 4 and anchored by the side board using cleets that swivel. Also the PVC clip that holds the fabric on the PVC pipe. It's a piece of the next size up with a strip removed. Used a belt sander to smooth off the corners and the sharp edges.
The opposite side is anchored by cleets on the side of the bed. The cloth I used was 45 inches so I set the PVC in the 48 inch board 21.5 inches on center so I'd have a little wiggle room cliping the material to the PVC.
To be used as a shade for our birds, the 17.5 foot piece of PVC arches to cover about 9 feet and is high enough to walk under. By making a square or rectangle shaped ground frame, drilling the appropriate sized holes in a pair of opposite sides to accomodate the PVC pipe, and using enough PVC pipes to support shade cloth. The corners could be anchored by setting concrete blocks on the 2 x 4s. Instead of baling twine, wire would be more durable.
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I can sometimes be found sitting in the middle of the big pen, talking to them all. I am really having fun!
Here is the whole complex, 70+ birds!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63162_dscn3501.jpg
I like your set up too MJ. And the color scheme... bet you are an OU fan!
I can sometimes be found sitting in the middle of the big pen, talking to them all. I am really having fun!
Here is the whole complex, 70+ birds!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63162_dscn3501.jpg
I like your set up too MJ. And the color scheme... bet you are an OU fan!
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Currently I have some cross breeds, I can't say enough good about my Boer/Spanish cross, big and meaty but easier to care for than a Boer. The Lamancha's are very docile and good pets, high butterfat content if you like that and are on of the highest milk producers. I've had 2, but unfortunately both for a short time. One I lost to a bad pregnancy and the other I bought as a pet as a bottle feeder. It found a way out of the pen and neighbors dog got him. Pygmys can be very active and can jump a 5 ft. fence, at least my brothers did. personally I don't care for them other than they are cute. Think u would be very happy with the Lamancha, I partial to them.
Currently I have some cross breeds, I can't say enough good about my Boer/Spanish cross, big and meaty but easier to care for than a Boer. The Lamancha's are very docile and good pets, high butterfat content if you like that and are on of the highest milk producers. I've had 2, but unfortunately both for a short time. One I lost to a bad pregnancy and the other I bought as a pet as a bottle feeder. It found a way out of the pen and neighbors dog got him. Pygmys can be very active and can jump a 5 ft. fence, at least my brothers did. personally I don't care for them other than they are cute. Think u would be very happy with the Lamancha, I partial to them.
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I think goat's milk does taste different than cow's milk. It's sweeter and just really awesome.
Traci
I think goat's milk does taste different than cow's milk. It's sweeter and just really awesome.
Traci
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I was actually looking forward to eating the hateful billy! That is until I tasted him.
Maybe a wether wouldn't taste as bad?
Traci
I was actually looking forward to eating the hateful billy! That is until I tasted him.
Maybe a wether wouldn't taste as bad?
Traci
Two coons down, one possum & another coon to go.
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MJ - nice setup! I have seen/heard of dog houses used for chickens and have considered it myself. Your place looks tidy and kept up nicely. Do your chickens try to roost on top of their houses? That has been my concern with using the dog houses as the birds I have seem to want to roost higher than the roosts I have provided for them. The teenagers want the prime spots but the older girls won't share, and peck the younger ones away. Still worth a try though, I think, especially in the rain or wintertime. You've done a good job with the arrangements you made for your birds. Very nice!
My two Partridge Cochin hens like to roost on the top of the coop. I haven't had much luck in breaking them. They did go in, on their own, in the big snow. The rooster sleeps in the coop alone. Their chicks seem to have inherited the hen's habit and like to roost.
So far the only time anyone gets on yhe tops of these little coops is when the roosters want to make a statement. They hop up there and crow away. They are sometimes using the roosts inside the coops but mostly sleep on the wire floors.
MJ - nice setup! I have seen/heard of dog houses used for chickens and have considered it myself. Your place looks tidy and kept up nicely. Do your chickens try to roost on top of their houses? That has been my concern with using the dog houses as the birds I have seem to want to roost higher than the roosts I have provided for them. The teenagers want the prime spots but the older girls won't share, and peck the younger ones away. Still worth a try though, I think, especially in the rain or wintertime. You've done a good job with the arrangements you made for your birds. Very nice!
My two Partridge Cochin hens like to roost on the top of the coop. I haven't had much luck in breaking them. They did go in, on their own, in the big snow. The rooster sleeps in the coop alone. Their chicks seem to have inherited the hen's habit and like to roost.
So far the only time anyone gets on yhe tops of these little coops is when the roosters want to make a statement. They hop up there and crow away. They are sometimes using the roosts inside the coops but mostly sleep on the wire floors.
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Very cool PVC clips!!!!!! The whole system is cool!!!! There are so many plants that want to bolt in the Oklahoma sun, I haven't even tried cabbage.
Very cool PVC clips!!!!!! The whole system is cool!!!! There are so many plants that want to bolt in the Oklahoma sun, I haven't even tried cabbage.
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