Time to get those girls spayed!I would love to, but i cannot. Seriously! The duck house is already a tad too small and there's four seriously broody hens, sitting on i can only guess 20+ eggs again. I am already measuring a spot for a new, larger duck-house with a new, larger duck-run with the entrance away from the weather side, but wood is so madly expensive.
I had a bus driver friend that used skids and made a huge chicken coop and a very large duck coop. When I saw a picture of them and I could not believe how huge and beautiful they were. She even got the skids for free so she basically built free coops.I would love to, but i cannot. Seriously! The duck house is already a tad too small and there's four seriously broody hens, sitting on i can only guess 20+ eggs again. I am already measuring a spot for a new, larger duck-house with a new, larger duck-run with the entrance away from the weather side, but wood is so madly expensive.
She built that on flat land, did she? - The house structure is not the expensive part: I have to build the new house on a platform into or better over the hill-site. That platform must be stable enough for me to walk on. And it must be constructed to withstand the elements and the "duck juices" that will leak through even a foot of straw.
Yes her acres were all flat land so she was blessed. It would be hard to build something if you lived on a hill or a ridge. I can surely see your dilemma. I guess you and I should both rethink Geese.She built that on flat land, did she? - The house structure is not the expensive part: I have to build the new house on a platform into or better over the hill-site. That platform must be stable enough for me to walk on. And it must be constructed to withstand the elements and the "duck juices" that will leak through even a foot of straw.
The foundation alone will make the Benjamin's cry, i need to buy a bunch of these:
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Or a couple more of these:
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to anchor the posts in the ground. Or dig post holes and pour concrete. Add the posts, the treated lumber for the joists, some hardware and the decking (either treated wood or recycled plastic) and that platform alone is way over a grand…
The house itself is cheap: Reclaimed wood, OSB sheating and some roof panels. Maybe some windows from the ReStore.
Almost everything here has to go on stilts.
That is what i liked so much in Ohio: People had palaces for their poultry, their cats and dogs plus a beautiful pond all on nice walking friendly flat Land. - And pole barns! Love pole barns!
Its all about time! Time can heal all wounds and with enough time even small amounts of money become large amounts of money.
My Mother in law used to use newspapers between her rows and my Son is using cardboard! He wants to go full force against those weeds, lol.That's what i am fighting against in all of my beds that have not received the grass-clipping treatment:
Weeds overgrowing the Potato plants
The weeds, especially that bamboo-looking grass is overtaking the potato plants. The tiller won't fit in between the rows, so i must rip that stuff out by hand. Started to cover the bald spots with grass-clippings yesterday evening, but ran out of clippings and daylight.
i am doing experiment with my purple potato patch this year i am allowing the weeds to do the hilling for me….That's what i am fighting against in all of my beds that have not received the grass-clipping treatment:
Weeds overgrowing the Potato plants
The weeds, especially that bamboo-looking grass is overtaking the potato plants. The tiller won't fit in between the rows, so i must rip that stuff out by hand. Started to cover the bald spots with grass-clippings yesterday evening, but ran out of clippings and daylight.
The darker ones are from the Cayuga/black, I say.
I was thinking the same thing.
