Uses for 5 gal home depot buckets

[U_Stormcrow]

Next time you're in the grocery store ask the bakery department for frosting buckets. My stores usually wash them out and place them with the marked down items. Restaurants receive pickeld, frozen eggs, mayo, dressings, cleaning supplies... in 5 gal buckets and often have stacks of them that they can't get rid of.
Reduce, reuse, free.

and on that happy note, I need to go to the grocery store for things I can't grow (long list), produce (cheese), or produce near so cheaply (ham on sale, $1.09/lb - I'll slice it myself for my sandwiches, thanks, and have a great use planned for the bone - together with some black beans and some yellow rice). Have a great day all, and bbest of luck in your chicken journey!

 

[Karasu]

I use 5gal buckets as nesting boxes. They are fairly easy to build frames for.

 

[Percheron chick]

Dog water bowls, clean out the car bucket, egg basket... I'm a bucket horder, I admit it.

 

[Serenitys-garden]

"The Dosage is the Poison".

And no, the dosage is unlikely to matter over the lifespan of your chickens. Not sure what, or where, you read - but EVERYTHING is dangerous. EVERY SINGLE THING.

If dosing information isn't being provided (exposure, timeframe), then its most likely alarmism intended to advance a political aim - such as reducing reliance on fossil fuels/petroleum products.

However laudible those goals may (or may not) be, I don't find them well served by misrepresentations, "errors" of ommision, and emotional appeals. Understanding that none of us are getting out alive, the only way to *effectively* manage risks are to discuss them honestly, in ways that they can be compared and weighed agaisnt one another.

I have been studying (by listening to lectures while doing other things) the age of human cultures and the migration patterns. Lol obviously not a topic for this board, but as I was listening to people arguing I couldn't help but remember your well said comment.
Also my family wants to know if you are a Tolkien fan, a collector card game player, or both. They love the avatar!

 

[Serenitys-garden]

I use 5gal buckets as nesting boxes. They are fairly easy to build frames for.

Turned on the side? Can an austrolorp fit?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I have been studying (by listening to lectures while doing other things) the age of human cultures and the migration patterns. Lol obviously not a topic for this board, but as I was listening to people arguing I couldn't help but remember your well said comment.
Also my family wants to know if you are a Tolkien fan, a collector card game player, or both. They love the avatar!

I know my Tolkein, yes. I'm more a Herbert fan, honestly, but I do know my Tolkein.

Trading Card games became popular as my daughters were growing up.

Glad its a memorable Avatar - that was the intent.

 

[Serenitys-garden]

I know my Tolkein, yes. I'm more a Herbert fan, honestly, but I do know my Tolkein.

Trading Card games became popular as my daughters were growing up.

Glad its a memorable Avatar - that was the intent.

Oh yes, it took me a bit. My hubby loves Dune.

 

[Karasu]

Turned on the side? Can an austrolorp fit?

Yes and yes.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Yes and yes.

Dark Brahma can fit too - not exactly famed for their small size (once they eventually get around to putting on more than bone and feather, that is).

I still prefer boxes, but I've used 5 gal buckets for a few weeks at need.

 

[sdm111]

Nest boxes