It occurred to me that if I buy some chooks at the auction, I’ll need a way to stop them flapping around the car on the way home. Dad suggested a hessian bag; that was what they used in the old days, apparently.
This is my solution:
Starting out with some bits of wood and wire… and the completed box, ready for chook transport duties.
My first farm contruction project is a chicken coop. It will be a ‘lean-to’, attached to the side of the cattle yards. A pair of railway sleepers will be the end posts. The rear and side walls will be weatherboard. The roof will be a skillion style, made of corrugated iron. The front wall will be 2″ chicken wire. Most if not all the materials will be recycled from the old dairy and other old structures on the property.
The first sod, and the view from the site.
The Lismore Poultry Auction is on Sun 24th Aug, so I’ve got my work cut out to get it finished in time!