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Bringing food production home

We decided a few weeks ago that we would venture into the world of backyard chooks!!

after a bit of research, design work, and realisation that farming in well and truly in my DNA (grand parents have massive a farming property up in the wimmera region in rural vic) i have started my chicken coop.

here are some designs, and the first construction photos

The design, side by side

and construction

I will be getting some 100x100mm hardwood posts soon (unless i can find some great looking aged posts that look the part)

also to make it look old and more 'farmy' i am using old fence palings in a weatherboard pattern, can't wait to start that next bit of the project as i have a massive pile of palings!!

started to clad the walls after getting home late from work...then i ran out of screws... and the footy was on!!

so all of these will eventually become walls


hmmm i need more screws


but its getting there

a bit more progress ...

finished cladding one wall, and working on the nesting box...i change my design every 5 minutes

Got a bit more done... limited time but getting there bit by bit





and yes will be cutting the screw tips off

A bit more progress... at least all the hard stuff is done!!

concentrated on the nesting boxes and cladding one wall, will do the other walls and finish off the nesting box wall with all the off cuts.

Threw together a maggot harvester today!! hope the chooks & trout (in my aquaponics system) like them

More progress... man i can't wait until this is finished!!

The door system...


The door system... pull rope from outside and door opens!! (ignore the bit of wood in the doorway, i forgot it was there)


The door... is open


locking the door open (just pull down and unhook to close door, gravity does the rest)

The door... is closed


nexting box wall is cladded


human door has state of the art security... well once i put a lock on it...lol

Finally got the back wall on tonight, just need to sort out the roof and floor now... too many ideas!!

please excuse the blurry pics

Well its finally outside, finished bolting the posts on and its now upright!!!

will take some photos tomorrow when there is some light

Nice.

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