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[oweirdo]

He said I could get more Guineas! He really likes them. HAPPY DANCE! I'm going to wait until the first round of eggs hatch, so my chicks and guineas are same age. Plus the feed store won't get them in until about 3 days after my hatch should start.

 

[A1momof3]

Here is a few more pics of the chicks the wife came holding asking can she have them. What man can tell his wife no. If anyone can take a guess as to what bantams these are feel free to guess I don't know.

My hubby can tell you how to say no..... He has been doing it all weekend. LOL The question here is.... do I listen! LOL You are a good man my friend!

Hey someone please tell me why I can't change the size of my font or the color on here??? I see that others can so what am I doing wrong??

 

[Belott]

Ok Question what are you using to cut your hardware cloth. After putting up the wire in the coop and cutting it with hand cutters...... I want more POWER. LOL  Also what are you going to use to nail it up?  This hand staple gun I have sucks and my DH staple gun is too powerful.  It's a carpenters gun for construction not wire


A1momof3
I am just using regular old wire nippers. Tedious it is but is the easiest to control. I am using 1-5/8 zinc coated deck screws with 1-1/4 zinc fender washers. Staples alone can be pulled out by a raccoon. I may use poultry staples but not along the edges of the hardware cloth. Using screws and washers every 6-8 inches. I am trying to do this right as I don't want to have to do it again.

I have even allowed for "chicken math"!!!

David

 

[TammyTX]

Ok Question what are you using to cut your hardware cloth. After putting up the wire in the coop and cutting it with hand cutters...... I want more POWER. LOL Also what are you going to use to nail it up? This hand staple gun I have sucks and my DH staple gun is too powerful. It's a carpenters gun for construction not wire

I am just using regular old wire nippers. Tedious it is but is the easiest to control. I am using 1-5/8 zinc coated deck screws with 1-1/4 zinc fender washers. Staples alone can be pulled out by a raccoon. I may use poultry staples but not along the edges of the hardware cloth. Using screws and washers every 6-8 inches. I am trying to do this right as I don't want to have to do it again.

I have even allowed for "chicken math"!!!

David

I use wire cutters too. I also use J clips...lots of them...to attach the hardware cloth to itself and to a cattle panel (at the bottom of the hoop coop we made). The whole thing sits inside of my chicken yard, but so far so good....except for that little rattlesnake I found next to the hoop coop last week.

 

[harley1975]

Though some one would find this funny.

 

[henless]

Ok Question what are you using to cut your hardware cloth. After putting up the wire in the coop and cutting it with hand cutters...... I want more POWER. LOL Also what are you going to use to nail it up? This hand staple gun I have sucks and my DH staple gun is too powerful. It's a carpenters gun for construction not wire nailing.

Your chicks look like they love their new digs!

I use tin snips to cut my cloth. DH used wire cutters. They wc were easier to open/close for me, but I had to squeeze too hard to get them to cut. So I went with the tin snips. Don't use staples to put up the cloth. Use screws and washers to put it up. Holds it better, easier to use and you can take them out to tighten up the cloth.

Clicks on this pic for a close up. You can see I used screws/washers to put the cloth up for my brooder. I did the same with the whole coop.



When you go to post a reply, at the top of the post section where the smilies are, you see a downward arrow with the word "more" by it. Click on it and it will open up a whole new world of posting options. Posting in color is a pain. Every time you do something different, you have to go back and put in the color again.

He said I could get more Guineas! He really likes them. HAPPY DANCE! I'm going to wait until the first round of eggs hatch, so my chicks and guineas are same age. Plus the feed store won't get them in until about 3 days after my hatch should start.

More is always better!


The rain is over for us, for now. The rain gage says we got 1 inch of rain. Sure looks like a lot more with all the water that is still standing.

I just put my babies to bed. I figured when it started getting dark, they would go up the ramp into the brooder. But no, they hang out in the run until I go and tell them " c'mon babies, time to go to bed". Then they come a runnin right up the ramp. Silly things. Guess they will learn when they get big enough.

 

[henless]

Though some one would find this funny.

Too cute!!

 

[harley1975]

[SIZE=4[COLOR=purple]I use my iPhone to post on here my computer is not working right so I use the phone. [/COLOR]][/SIZE]

 

[kenmlang]

My DH said you may be able to use a skilsaw with a metal cutting blade, as long as you wear gloves and something to protect your face.

I bought a Skil Multi-Cutter. I wish I had a picture of it. It cuts the hardware cloth great. I build coops and rabbit hutches as a side business and got tired of cutting with snips, got and ad inthe mail from LOwes that said it would cut hardware cloth so decided to try it, and am very happy I did. Tell you what, I will go to my shop now and get a pic and post it as soon as I get back.

 

[SlipsWife]

Someone came and bought 11 of the 40ish chicks we have in our grow out pen.

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I have to stop picking out 'favorites'...