The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

My first tack shed Was an eight by twelve shed. The kit was from sears back when they had a farm and garden department. All sheet metal connectors designed to work with your lumber. What I liked about it was it had a barn roof and used whole sheets of plywood. Or full sheets ripped length wise.

So two by fours and plywood.... I was doing great till the "grandpas" took over... My dad and My grandpa.... Dad was a "We dont need no instructions" type... Grandpa was a "THis part is 1/8th inch shorter than its equivalent" OH MY GAWD. The more they worked the more beer was consumed. I put my foot down when I caught Grandpa with the tin snips trying to make the parts "right"....

I built the floor....

straight and true and sturdy.... The walls on the shed.... well wibbly would be a good description.

Oh and Dad didnt like the sheet metal screws.... So we drilled and fitted for Carriage bolts. Do you know how many carriage bolts are required to do that job??? POUNDS of them. Glad they were paying.

Love them both Miss them terribly.... they were like Felix and Oscar.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

OH Owee.... I had a gal who I was training in a fab shop.... we were drilling out mounting holes in plastic. Just about the time I told her not to put her hand behind the part.... she drilled into her thumb. No scream or yell she just said ouch and asked for a bandaid.... But she was wearing her safety glasses ....

She was a hoot.... Heavy smoker and weighed about 89 pounds soaking wet. One of the Guys just messin around picked her up and threw her in one of the shipping boxes and folded the lid shut. Not A Sound. Then we saw a little puff of smoke coming out of the top. She had lit a cigarette.... he popped the box open. and she said.... "I am going to kick your butt...." He was one of those guys who would show off doing one armed chin ups on the fork lift...

Gawd sorry folks memory is an odd thing some stuff just triggers little stories like this.

deb

 

[bamadude]

Sorry
I hit myself more with the hammer if I drink beer...
Drop more screws too!

lol. No need to apologize. Just messing with u. Ur avatar still wigs me out a little...not sure if i told u but welcome to the old folks home

 

[perchie.girl]

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Oh there are all sizes and bloodlines that are suited for heavy work. There are bloodlines of Percherons who are short and stout too. WE in the US tend to want to mess with conformation... Making horses that are bigger "better".... but Bigger is not necessarily better.

For instance Percherons were the ones used in the inner city because they have a tendency to Know where their feet are... Helpful for loading and off loading cargo at the docks.... They were also the White horses charging down the road pulling the fire engine.

But the Belgians were used for pulling the big combines and harvesting machines.... Of course both breeds can do it all... I am just remembering my research.

I personally would rather have a Suffolk Punch for working land... Closer to the size of a riding horse but built like a draft. Stunningly RED coloration.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

for what its worth

Suffolk Punch:

 

[hennible]

lol. No need to apologize. Just messing with u. Ur avatar still wigs me out a little...not sure if i told u but welcome to the old folks home

 

[hennible]

Arg oops

How bout this one instead!?

 

[Alaskan]

@Chickadoodle
s   That's 56 inches by 8 feet, so enough for 9-ish hens.   The total height ground to roof is 6 feet.  It will be enclosed with lots of windows and vents (and auto door to the run).  The interior will have a roost shelf at one end and exterior nesting boxes at the other.  One 8-foot side will have doors to open up for clean out and I'm hoping for a cleanout half door up by the poop shelf so I can scoop from the outside (there being a shallow box contraption under the roost containing PDZ).  If I get real engineery, the poop shelf box may be a slide-out drawer mechanism.

And -- you nailed it -- nails go very quick!  Something tells me Lowes may think I'm a groupie before this project is done.

I prefer screws, had I known I preferred screws my nesting box would not have "shattered" when I dropped it while re vamping my coop... Oh well I used to prefer finishing nails. Lol
Lesson learned
The sad part is two day latter my arms are killing me because of a little 18 volt drill.... Haha that why I prefer hand tools, not so darn heavy.
I still want a sandwich, thinking tuna or meatloaf for lunch.... Heck maybe breakfast.

Me too.

When I use nails, it falls apart too fast.

However, around here we work hard to break most things.

 

[Peep_Show]

I, too am vertically challenged. I'd make a perfect jockey if I could ride AND if a horse could bear my weight and not break 4 legs. They sure don't make horses like they used too.

I've always said my next horse will have to be built like a corgi.... Short and easy to get onto and very sturdy. Of course, with that conformation the ride would probably be horrendous.....

 

[perchie.girl]

Arg oops

How bout this one instead!?

Gaaaahhh

nooooooo. sorry... but the eyes get me too.

deb