Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[U_Stormcrow]

3 1/4" of water/ All good, didn't have to turn the sprinklers on today. Winds were reasonable. Gusting again this afternoon, I've not walked the electric fence yet. Driveway is passable.

 

[Sally PB]

How are the ducklings doing?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Ducklings are doing well. Building a new, mobile, grow out pen. Yeah, its a hoop coop. 8' x 12'

 

[Sally PB]

Well, we will need to see pictures!

Mobile. 8x12. But you do have a tractor...

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Well, we will need to see pictures!

Mobile. 8x12. But you do have a tractor...

...i **DO** have a tractor. (also, I bought some 20" wheels. helps)

Will take some pics as I go.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Animals are fed, dishes from last night are washed, turkey breast is on the smoker, and I've eaten. Time to take some pictures and get to work with some scrap Lumber. This is going to go up just like all the rest. Nothing fancy here plenty of people before me have done this and done it well

 

[U_Stormcrow]

8 ft x 12 ft as I said before.

Puts the top of the arch about 74 in off the ground. For those who are curious about the height you get with an 8-ft spacing on these. Note that because of the way I am mounting the frame, I'm starting about an inch and a half off the ground. I will do a corner detail later, but this should give you an idea of how it will frame up

I'm going to notch that corner of course so it sits flush. And I'm still considering how I'm going to frame the front and back walls. May cut another cattle panel to do it though that idea does not thrill me.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

While we are making a mini event of this, I am using pressure treated 2x6s, 3 inch by 9 exterior deck screws with the T25 Star Drive heads, and setting about 12 per board. Starts a few inches from the edge to avoid splitting, and then roughly every foot to 15 in thereafter. I'm just throwing this together, we aren't measuring here.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I misspoke. Out of 2x6x8s, have to cut one from a 12. While I'm at it, may as well measure my cuts for my knockouts.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Quick need not mean amateur.

Corner detail. Yes it's upside down. This way I can secure all the corners from the bottom and the side edge before flipping it over right side up. Do keep in mind that this has not been squared off and there is zero structural strength. All the forces will be concentrated at the corners when I roll this over. Probably a two-person job. So of course I'm doing it alone. Safety second or third or something. We got work to do

See how that snugs up nice and tight.