Starting that duck house

[Isaac 0]

Thanks! I know I need to double up the wire on the chain link, add trim, paint some more, carpet the pool ramp, and more. Are we really ever fully done?

Nope, Five years going, still doing renovations to the coop, it never ends.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

This one was a pain in the butt. I had to build in between 2 posts that are well set in concrete and work around the run roof supports.
It is DEFINITELY not conventional or perfect. It is however very sturdy and secure.

I still need to do several things but tomorrow is another day.

They have come back out and are hanging out by the pool. I think the will all have it figured out by tomorrow.

So what are you working on? How big is the coop?

Who says I've started??
I just a have a bucket of tools and lots of ideas. I need people like you who know how to make things happen. Just whatever you do...please don't make me dig holes again. It's a lot rockier here than at your neighbors.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Eventually I will have reduced my chicken numbers enough that they can all be housed in the smaller chicken coop. Then the ducks will have the entire 16x23 space to themselves.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Who says I've started??
I just a have a bucket of tools and lots of ideas. I need people like you who know how to make things happen. Just whatever you do...please don't make me dig holes again. It's a lot rockier here than at your neighbors.

So I should put a new blade in my saw and bring that?

I have oodles of sketches and graphed out plans too. Soooo many ideas!

I bought extra lumber for a garden bench....don't tell hubs.

 

[21hens-incharge]

One last pic for tonight.....three were in the pool but as I approached I heard the "GODZILLA" cry and they dove out.


Here is my pool ramp and the beginning of a ducky deck. I am adding some leftover carpet we had from the boat fixing. They can use the ramp but I see their feet slide a bit.
Everyone is now tucked into the house.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Here's my steps. And a look at how much duck muck can accumulate in 5 days. View attachment 2160093

Oh dear!
I think I will make a screen on a stick I can hold over by drain when I clean the pool! Maybe 1/4" hardware cloth in a frame....... My drain is not on the bottom so yeah I am totally getting one of those dust pans on a stick and a shower squeegee......

 

[SnapdragonQ]

So I should put a new blade in my saw and bring that?

I have oodles of sketches and graphed out plans too. Soooo many ideas!

I bought extra lumber for a garden bench....don't tell hubs.

Oh, yes please! Cutty thingys (technical term) would be good. (I have plenty of band-aids)

And guess what, here you will be tripping over feathery bodies while trying to work. Is that ok?? They like to interject their.....um, I mean... they like to help.

Benches? Snappy don't know nuthin' about no benches.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Oh, yes please! Cutty thingys (technical term) would be good. (I have plenty of band-aids)

And guess what, here you will be tripping over feathery bodies while trying to work. Is that ok?? They like to interject their.....um, I mean... they like to help.

Benches? Snappy don't know nuthin' about no benches.

Band aids are good. Might get some gauze pads, lots of Neosporin, and some vet wrap too. I AM missing part of my left thumb from an industrial accident......cutty, spinny things can bite.

My darling birds like to criticize too.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Band aids are good. Might get some gauze pads, lots of Neosporin, and some vet wrap too. I AM missing part of my left thumb from an industrial accident......cutty, spinny things can bite.

My darling birds like to criticize too.

**pulls out first aid tool box bigger than herself and digs...**

Lets see....
Telfa pads, economy sized box, ...enough wraps to make a costume for Halloween, ...goey healing stuff,...pretty silver spray,...Oh, and pretty purple spray too! Enough cotton to make a teddy bear, .... a listen to the ticker thump thump thingy,... broomsticks for make shift splints..
Am I forgetting anything?

Hmm..maybe I should handle the cutty things with teeth? Though, I'm pretty talented when it comes to stabbing myself with sharp objects.

 

[21hens-incharge]

**pulls out first aid tool box bigger than herself and digs...**

Lets see....
Telfa pads, economy sized box, ...enough wraps to make a costume for Halloween, ...goey healing stuff,...pretty silver spray,...Oh, and pretty purple spray too! Enough cotton to make a teddy bear, .... a listen to the ticker thump thump thingy,... broomsticks for make shift splints..
Am I forgetting anything?

Hmm..maybe I should handle the cutty things with teeth? Though, I'm pretty talented when it comes to stabbing myself with sharp objects.

I would say needle and thread but....the stabbing thing lol.

It was a freak accident really. My thumb got sucked into a 1" hole on a piece of equipment . That spinny thing had a quick and brutal way of saying NO. Like sticking it in a blender on high speed. I have yet to cut myself with a saw of any type.