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Build a better life for your chickens! Join Lisa Steele, chicken keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, to learn how to build just about everything you might need for your coop, run, or farmhouse kitchen. Whether you’re a DIY novice looking for an easy win or a more experienced builder looking for chicken-specific projects, you’ve come to the right place!
The chapters are packed with a variety of ideas, covering every skill level:The Basics: Lisa will tell you what tools you absolutely need, the ins and outs of pallets, and a few special skills, like how to transfer lettered designs to wood.Quick and Easy Projects: Get started with projects that take minutes or hours, not days! From a decorative cutting board coop sign and paned window coop mirror to more functional projects like a clothespin herb drying rack and dropping board, you’re sure to find the right starter project. Handy Projects: Ready to take on a slightly more challenging build? Try the removable coop ladder roost, boot tree stand, feed dolly, chick-sized jungle gym, or chicken-proof herb garden.Pallet Projects: What’s better than DIY projects? DIY projects made from free wood! Use pallets in all forms (whole, partial, and boards) for the projects in this chapter. Make a coop tool holder, chick roosting bar, swinging bench, feeding station, coop shutters, compost bin, and so much more.Weekend Projects: More time doesn’t necessarily mean frustrating or too difficult. The ambitious, yet easy-to-follow, projects in this chapter include a sliding barn coop door, a-frame integration pen, and a roadside egg stand.No matter what you need for the coop—or what your chickens might want you to build first!—you’re sure to have fun as you create a coop and run that’s the envy of your neighbor’s flock.
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DIY Chicken Keeping from Fresh Eggs Daily:40+ Projects for the Coop, Run, Brooder, and More!
WHY DIY?
From a Wood and Wire Egg Basket to a Chicken Treat Bar to a Boot Cleaning Station, this book includes projects for a wide variety of skill sets and should appeal to a wide variety of chicken keepers. I hope that completing some of the projects in this book will give you the confidence to move on to other DIY projects for your life and home. Now go and make something that you will be proud of for years to come!
THE BASICS
Like any hobby or pastime, building projects require some tools of the trade. And like any hobby, there is a vast selection of tools that span a wide price range. Of course, if you’re a hard-core DIY’er, you’ll likely already have (or want!) a nice selection of top-quality tools. But if you’re just starting out, you might have just the basics. And honestly, a few basic tools are all you really need.
QUICK & EASY PROJECTS
If you’re brand new to DIY or looking for a quick project, then this chapter is for you! You’ll find these projects require only simple tools and should take only an hour or two to complete. That doesn’t mean they are any less fun or useful than some of the other more complicated projects, though! It just means they’re a great place to start—and those of you who are experts at swinging a hammer will likely be able to complete one before you finish your morning coffee. Once you complete a few of these projects that do require basic tools and beginner building skills, hopefully you’ll feel confident moving on to some of the more involved projects in this book.
HANDY PROJECTS
Now that you’ve made it through the quick and easy projects, welcome to the next level of DIY! I do hope you’ll continue on and give a few of these slightly more challenging projects a try. The projects in this chapter do require a bit more of a time commitment—and possibly some tricky cuts or techniques—but they all can mostly be made with the same basic tools. While they may be a bit more time-consuming, you’ll also find that the payoff is worth it. One of my fun favorites is the Chick Jungle Gym, while the Feed Dolly and Boot Tree Stand will make your chicken keeping easier. Try one of them first or pick your own favorite—you can’t go wrong!
PALLET PROJECTS
In this chapter, I’ll show you how to create your own Compost Bins with Hinged Front using pallets and a couple of hinges and brackets. I will also share an easy Pallet Hawk Shelter to help keep your chickens safe while they’re roaming your yard, a Chicken Salad Bar that your flock will absolutely love, and simple garden fencing that no one will be able to tell started its life as a discarded wooden pallet—as long as you don’t tell them! This chapter contains some of my favorite projects—favorites mostly because not only are they very inexpensive to complete because you’re using pallets but also because you’re repurposing and upcycling instead of having to go buy new lumber and boards!
WEEKEND PROJECTS
I’ll walk you through step-by-step and show you how to build a set of Nesting Boxes for your coop; a small A-Frame Integration Pen Chick Tractor you can move around the yard to give your chicks their first taste of the big outdoors; and even a Roadside Egg Stand you can set up at the end of your driveway to sell some of those delicious fresh eggs. I’ll show you how to make your own Wood and Wire Egg Basket—as chicken keepers we can never have enough egg baskets—so pour yourself a cold beverage, roll up your sleeves, and let’s do this!
PANED WINDOW COOP MIRROR
Preening its feathers is a chicken’s favorite pastime. Preening removes parasites, distributes oils onto feathers, and generally keeps feathers in good condition. Installing a mirror in your coop for your little divas can help prevent boredom—I truly believe they like looking in the mirror! Some say that roosters will try to attack the handsome fellow they see in the reflection, so take care if you do have a rooster in your flock, but if it’s all hens for you, why not give them a mirror to enjoy?
CHICK JUNGLE GYM
This simple-to-build chick-sized jungle gym will give your baby chicks something to do to and help them to practice perching. Similar to the Chick Roosting Bar in a later chapter, playing on this jungle gym helps to stimulate baby chicks’ leg muscles and balance—and acts as a wonderful boredom buster to keep them entertained in their brooder.
SWINGING BENCH
This next project is a fun one for your chicken run that doesn’t even require removing any boards, so it’s another good starter project. You can use a full pallet, but if you can find a half pallet, even better. A half pallet makes a perfect-sized swinging bench for your chickens.
DIPPY EGGS AND TOAST BREAKFAST TRAY
Eggs are a favorite at our house, and I’m sure yours, as well! This cute little breakfast tray will elevate any simple farmhouse breakfast, but it works especially well for eggs and toast, especially dippy eggs. Dippy eggs are soft-cooked and served with thin slices of buttered toast to dip into the runny, yolky goodness.
Publisher : Quarry Books; Illustrated edition (February 11, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0760366446
ISBN-13 : 978-0760366448
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 8.05 x 0.5 x 10 inches
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