Washingtonians

[Chickielady]

I use these. Have 6ft 8ft 10ft. They are light and strong as can be.


Most importantly.................
AMERICAN MADE!!!

Werner Step Ladder 6200 Series Fiberglass

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The Werner 6200 Series Stepladders are ideal for the homeowner or the professional. With a duty rating of 300 pounds, this series features HolsterTops with the Lock-In System to secure tools from falling while keeping them right at hand. These ladders offer a full set of rear horizontals and heavy duty internal spreaders. All steps are knee braced and the foot pads are riveted to the EDGE structure. The EDGE bracing system helps protect the rail from damage. Each TRACTION-TRED step is slip resistant and double riveted. Fiberglass rails are non-conductive for working near electricity.
Features:

• HolsterTop with Lock-In System secures tools to increase productivity
• Shoulder bolt and nut on top hinge
• 4 rivets attach top to each front rail
• Double riveted, slip-resistant TRACTION-TRED steps
• Back-up plates reinforce all top connectors
• Heavy duty internal spreaders
• Full set of rear horizontals spaced one per foot
• All steps and top rear horizontal are knee-braced
• Slip-resistant foot pads attached to the EDGE structure
• Every rivet backed up by metal, metal plates or washers to protect rails
• Optional manual pail shelf kit, model no. PK76-9 or automatic closing pail shelf kit model no. 76-2

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We just bought one of those !!!
Came with a tray/tool bucket too.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Where did you find a wired indoor-outdoor thermometer? I need to replace mine, and the wireless kind don't read through low-E coated windows.

Walmart or Home Depot carry them.
Last I was at Rite Aide, they had a good assortment.

Garden section at HD? I have to go Thursday for various stuff too long for the Camry so I'll check then. I really need one on the south side of the house; the sensor for the shade side of the house reads artificially and uselessly low for most of the winter.

 

[FirewifeJess]

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Me too. But I think Ren has a glass aquarium brooder for now and they really hold in the heat. I would be cautious with that setup too. When I brooded my chicks inside, they had a 2'x4' plywood brooder with a mesh top. There was a nice LARGE area to roam and play that was room temperature, and a very small hot spot they'd go to get warm in a corner. With a small aquarium you can't really do that.

We're working on building the brooder. The heat lamp is currently sitting about 2.5 feet (possibly 3 feet) above the top rim of the tank. I slept in a chair right next to the tank last night so I could watch them and try to get them at the right temp. They're active, and playing and don't huddle, so I hope we have the temp stabilized now.

Oh I hope you don't think I'm saying it's a bad setup. I'm sure they're fine, I was just explaining why you needed a thermometer for sure, and others with different setups don't need that.

 

[itsren]

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[itsren]

Oh my gosh. These poor chicks. They keep falling asleep standing up, then they roll completely over backward, wake up and look around startled. It's just too funny.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Oh my gosh. These poor chicks. They keep falling asleep standing up, then they roll completely over backward, wake up and look around startled. It's just too funny.

Oh how I miss that!!

I can't wait to see some new faces around here next year!

 

[Chickielady]

A nice pattern for CR to copy......would be nice over a stain glass panel.....hung in a window ?

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/win...1012&utm_campaign=ws20121012&utm_medium=email

Bigger of course.

 

[itsren]

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Me too. But I think Ren has a glass aquarium brooder for now and they really hold in the heat. I would be cautious with that setup too. When I brooded my chicks inside, they had a 2'x4' plywood brooder with a mesh top. There was a nice LARGE area to roam and play that was room temperature, and a very small hot spot they'd go to get warm in a corner. With a small aquarium you can't really do that.

We're working on building the brooder. The heat lamp is currently sitting about 2.5 feet (possibly 3 feet) above the top rim of the tank. I slept in a chair right next to the tank last night so I could watch them and try to get them at the right temp. They're active, and playing and don't huddle, so I hope we have the temp stabilized now.

Oh I hope you don't think I'm saying it's a bad setup. I'm sure they're fine, I was just explaining why you needed a thermometer for sure, and others with different setups don't need that.

I knew going into it that an aquarium wasn't the best set-up or recommended for chicks. But it was a quick set up, and it was something that wouldn't be drafty and it would let them get dried off better while they were still a little damp from hatching.

The brooder we're building would have been too drafty for wet chicks - because it will have hardware cloth doors. Even if we had finished the brooder, I would have put them in the fish tank until they were completely dry. I'm hoping to move them out of the fish tank in the next day or two. I'll be watching them like a hawk as long as they are in the tank because I know that glass absorbs and radiates heat.

 

[Hinotori]

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I use these. Have 6ft 8ft 10ft. They are light and strong as can be.


Most importantly.................
AMERICAN MADE!!!

I'm going to look at them. From the picture I like them just from the treads, they are wider than 1 and 5/8th inches.

We do try and buy american made when we can. The american made metal trash cans we have are nice. The handle is through and curled under and secure. The foreign made one we picked up because it was on sale was spot welded. It broke the third time I took the lid off. DH drilled through the rivet spots and bolted it down to fix it.

 

[FirewifeJess]