Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Ladies-Eight]

My wood bed frame was used by my aunt and mother roughly 100 years ago. No reason to think it doesn't have another 100 years of life left.

The furniture I bought should last for at least 100 if not 200 or more years.

 

[Sally PB]

The furniture I bought should last for at least 100 if not 200 or more years.

The furniture hubby made from standing dead trees should do the same.

 

[BDutch]

What make of auto door closer/opener did you get?
If it runs on batteries, how long do they last?

Oh boy my chickens were nervous this morning. The chicken door didn’t open up automatically.

6 adults and 9 chicks is toooooo much in such a small coop ( 2,5 m2 floor space + 2 laying nests + 2 small platforms/roost areas.

After work I tried to fix the problem.

My Chicken Guard finally broke down, Thought the batteries were empty last evening. The door closed only half and the red light for trouble was on.
Changed the batteries. Closed the pop door. But the door didn’t open again this morning.
Did another calibration. But the system didn’t work again. After the calibration the door wont open as it sais in the manual.

While I worked on the chicken guard I let the chicks out on the grass. 5 of them managed to escape. The rabbit fences are easy peasy to jump over now.

MDH: “A giant chicken in the coop”
in the coop trying to fix the chicken guard.

The results of no mow may is too nice to mow now it’s June.
The chicks in the background (photo taken yesterday).

 

[MaryJanet]

Oh my, this sounds like a great Tom Waits song. Or a Charles Bukowski poem. Goes with Henry's nicotine stained feathers ...

Tom Waits is one of my favourites. Thanks for including one of his songs, it struck me as a delightful surprise!

Music comment tax

 

[Shadrach]

Oh boy my chickens were nervous this morning. The chicken door didn’t open up automatically.

6 adults and 9 chicks is toooooo much in such a small coop ( 2,5 m2 floor space + 2 laying nests + 2 small platforms/roost areas.

After work I tried to fix the problem.

My Chicken Guard finally broke down, Thought the batteries were empty last evening. The door closed only half and the red light for trouble was on.
Changed the batteries. Closed the pop door. But the door didn’t open again this morning.
Did another calibration. But the system didn’t work again. After the calibration the door wont open as it sais in the manual.

While I worked on the chicken guard I let the chicks out on the grass. 5 of them managed to escape. The rabbit fences are easy peasy to jump over now.

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MDH: “A giant chicken in the coop”
in the coop trying to fix the chicken guard.

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The results of no mow may is too nice to mow now it’s June.
The chicks in the background (photo taken yesterday).

How long have you had the chicken guard for?

 

[Shadrach]

Warm with a bit of morning rain. Had domestic stuff to do today and only managed two hours at the allotments. What's more I was busy and then chatting to one of my favourite plot holders and forgot to take pictures until the chickens were heading for home.

I've got a friend coming to stay for a couple of days and my spare bed is out on loan. It's coming back tomorrow but at an unspecified time in the afternoon. Hopefully it will be early and my friend and I can go and talk chicken at the allotments with time to spare. The bed is particulary important because I'm the one going to be sleeping on it. My friend is disabled so he gets my bed. He's a chicken keeper with two tribes.

Stuff is still growing. The recent rain has made a difference.

 

[fuzzi]

I'll just leave this here...

 

[Iluveggers]

I'll just leave this here...
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Adorable! Are they Sussex?

@Shadrach i hope you enjoy visiting with your friend!

 

[fuzzi]

Adorable! Are they Sussex?

@Shadrach i hope you enjoy visiting with your friend!

Speckled Sussex, bantams.

Rahab is on the left, Martha is on the right.

 

[BDutch]

How long have you had the chicken guard for?

I bought it 7.5 years ago.
Have been reading a bit more. Vaguely remembering something about a reset.
I found some more info on the internet why it’s possibly not opening again. Seems that the older chickens guard from before 2017 work a bit different . I’ll try if I can make it work once more today (unscrewing, checking cord, reset) and keep you updated.