Sky high lumber prices = thinking outside the box.

[U_Stormcrow]

Goats *can* be trained to pull carts.

Very small, very light carts. Not 30 and 40 foot hickories, taller oaks

 

[3KillerBs]

Very small, very light carts. Not 30 and 40 foot hickories, taller oaks

True.

When I was a teen my dad had a dog who would help pull firewood logs out of the woods. She'd take the rope in her mouth and drag right along with us.

 

[Farmgirl1878]

Very small, very light carts. Not 30 and 40 foot hickories, taller oaks

You definitely need a small tractor! And to post some pics of what you do with the lumber...

 

[U_Stormcrow]

You definitely need a small tractor! And to post some pics of what you do with the lumber...

36 weeks ago, they left the keys in it. Fun while it lasted.

 

[addctd2plnts]

We're trying to limp through too to have temp place for ducks till wood comes down. I go in circles with searches and somehow thought of re-purposing a wooden shipping box. Found some that are massive, to fit 4 couches in, but waiting for photos to decide if it will work. It's 7 ft high. I think it was 8x10 and $216. That's about the most reasonable I could come up with, even if I have to do a bunch of modifications. I've been watching Craigslist for old windows. I was smart and got loads of 1/4 inch hardware cloth last winter.

Check out your local Craigslist or Facebook marketplace. My friend got a used shed for a steal. They will go like hotcakes though, so you have to check many times each day....

 

[addctd2plnts]

We had to think outside the box as well. We ended up making a large hoop coop because it doesn't use as much wood. We used as much scrap as we could, and are saving every bit of the old coop for future projects.....I told my hubby that I was finally starting to appreciate his hoarding ways. Lol I used to give him a hard time about picking up things off the side of the road, etc... but its been a blessing during this weird time of EVERYTHING being expensive.

Our hubbies must be kindred Spirits and us too! LOL I have always hated the junk he keeps but it's coming in handy on a farm LMBO

 

[sarahconnor]

I had a small breach in our chain link that you could barely put your fist through and raccoons SQUEEZED through and got several hens, I now use wire to make sure there are zero openings....I do not like those animals. They are crafty.

Awsome posts on all counts!

Fantastic post. You nailed it about the government. I can’t believe we went back to foreign dependency. Ugh.
But anyhow, I agree with YOU!!

 

[nuthatched]

Fence panels, also box spring mattresses have a nice bit of lumber in them.

 

[Fashionfrank]

Anybody know anything about this company “Vrsery.shop “that has this advertised for $97 as a weekend special?
I find it hard to believe at that price?
The label on the coop says “alumi coop“and I could not find a retail price anywhere on the internet,there was a place called Ackerman‘s equipment that also carries them but again no price.
My main concerns are (1) is this a legit site or is this an out right scam ( saw this on Facebook) (2) says made in USA but I’ve never seen them before and (3) has anyone any experience with these tractors, wondering how hard to move them with the wheels so far back ( center of gravity ease of pulling)?
Thanks in advance for any insight in a few weeks moving to SC and once I find the right place it’s on !!
Thanks in advance,Frank
P.S. On another subject but similar has anyone bought those prefaced coops from the Amish “ over-easy coops”?

 

[Krugerrand]

Anybody know anything about this company “Vrsery.shop “that has this advertised for $97 as a weekend special?
I find it hard to believe at that price?
The label on the coop says “alumi coop“and I could not find a retail price anywhere on the internet,there was a place called Ackerman‘s equipment that also carries them but again no price.
My main concerns are (1) is this a legit site or is this an out right scam ( saw this on Facebook) (2) says made in USA but I’ve never seen them before and (3) has anyone any experience with these tractors, wondering how hard to move them with the wheels so far back ( center of gravity ease of pulling)?
Thanks in advance for any insight in a few weeks moving to SC and once I find the right place it’s on !!
Thanks in advance,Frank
P.S. On another subject but similar has anyone bought those prefaced coops from the Amish “ over-easy coops”?

1) does not look legit to me.
2) someone posted not long ago one of these that a predator tore though like it was nothing and ate all the chickens.

If I get a chance later, I'll try to track it down.