Quail_Antwerp: Words from the Barnyard...

[Quail_Antwerp]

Well, is that good or bad?

We enjoyed the visit!

 

[BeccaOH]

Well, is that good or bad?

We enjoyed the visit!

Oh, it's all good. There is always so much to catch up on even after only a few days. You have so much going on there at your place.

 

[Javamama]

We do the gas saving too! It really helps out.

 

[Dace]

Well I got that pallets were involved from the first post..

I am guessing that everyone picks up pallets for free....do you ask if you can take them, like if they are by a commercial trash can or stacked on the side of a building? I thought that company's got a credit when they returned the pallets so taking them would be kind of stealing.

Patiently waiting for more coop info

 

[lorihadams]

You can get pallets from furniture stores all the time if you just ask.

Aly, I can't believe you went to Lehman's and only got cookie cutters! I would be in sooooooo much trouble if I went in there!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I don't steal the pallets There are places around here that do sell pallets for 50 cents each, but I just wait until my friend Becca says she has extras from work, that she gets when her work allows her to, and I just pick up from her... She's great about sharing that way!

Hint 2...coop involves an old desk that was left out in the weather.......

pics coming soon.

 

[reinbeau]

There are pallets for free all over the place around here, so many that hubby is picky about what he picks up.

 

[Dace]

I don't steal the pallets There are places around here that do sell pallets for 50 cents each, but I just wait until my friend Becca says she has extras from work, that she gets when her work allows her to, and I just pick up from her... She's great about sharing that way!

Hint 2...coop involves an old desk that was left out in the weather.......

pics coming soon.

I would never assume that you are a pallet thief my dear...which is why I asked

Old desk and broken down pallets....hmmmmmm
I can't even imagine!

 

[keljonma]

We were at Bi-Lo today and dh said he had to purchase gas for his car. Gas is still $2.33/gallon here. We knew we had enough points to take the gas price down to $1.45/gallon. But dh brought a list of "needs" for the pantry and lunch makings. So we spent another $50 and got another dime off per gallon. Then, as we were checking out, the customer service desk announed that between 11 am and 4 pm today they were reducing gas price by 5 cents a gallon. So we paid $1.30/gallon! It was soooo nice!


It is really rare here to find free pallets; most want to sell them.


What is going into the desk/pallet coop? And if there are drawers, are you using them for nest boxes?


edited for typo

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

This is one draw to the desk, but I can't put it in the desk as a nest box, but might cut it up and re-work it into a nesting box.

Ernie said with my luck, I'm probably renovating a 200 year old antique desk worth a bunch of money ROTFL So I retorted, that's ok, my chickens are worth thousands anyway

This is what I started with...

This is the start of the floor...

And this is as far as we got today..

I've a dowel rod we plan to use for a roost. The back will be completely closed with a door included for easy cleaning. Not sure what side I'm putting the nest box yet...Also, the front will have a small pop door cut out and a window and I'll have a small enclosed run off the front that also allows them access underneath their house.

It's going to house bantams of course!