Ford, Jeep, Chickens, Whatever

Not like my shit is better lol

 

Touché, sir

 

Mines actually worse by a lot and I mean a lot

 

Well now that sounds like a challenge

 

I’m lazy, I win

 

I'm sure I can be lazier, in certain regards

 

How's the Ford?

 

Cantankerous

 

A great choice of word that not only could describe it's condition or current state, but also it's size.

 

Alright, long overdue update. This is officially another build thread with virtually no vehicle building.

It's been a busy summer/fall. Narrowing it down for this thread, we'll start with the GF and I deciding to try out a garden. I built six 3'x6'x1.5' raised beds. Used the Beast to haul six yards of soil to fill them.





For which it thanked me by shitting its brake system while finishing the last bed. Cue new master cylinder, booster, and soft lines while I was there. Managed break loose all but one hard line fitting, so that line was replaced. While bleeding the system after all this, and the main hard line along the frame to the rear axle popped open a pin hole. Oddly enough, calipers and wheel cylinders are all fine.



The garden did alright, it was a good learning experience and we have a better idea of what to do next year.

Except for sweet potatoes...





And I found a single morel on my acre of glory for the first time in nine years



Got the driveway redone with an additional parking pad for the overflowing vehicle collection




And the chickens are all grown.



Out of the twelve, we ended up with five roosters and seven hens. Four roosters went off to become hawk food. Unfortunately we lost one of the hens last August due to the heat. RIP Feather Feets (black bird to the right)

The other hens seem healthy, and we were averaging 4-6 eggs a day. Now that temps have started dropping we get 2-4.

This is Ned. She is my favorite



And this is Kevin, the rooster we chose to keep. In hindsight I wish we had kept a different one. Kevin is a dick.

Here it is



I plan to increase the enclosed run by another 8'x8' footprint toward the propene tank, or at least add more shade in that area.

Two large side doors give access to the interior of the coop, plus a cleanout door below. Added self-adhesive tile to help with cleanout and protect the floor.



Chicken door is on a pulley/pull cord, seen to the right. Might put it on an auto/solar timer eventually.



There are three 12"x12"x14" nesting boxes on the front, accessed through a hinged roof. I had to cut an access panel to the far back corner because someone refuses to use them.





We let the birds free range for a few months, but they got a bit too adventurous an have now been fenced in.








P.S. Sydney is watching you

 

Something happened on Friday



My wallet feels permanently smaller...

 

Congrats man!

 

Thanks, Mark!