After work yesterday, Wyatt and I got to work on the pens for hte d'Uccle pairs again. Looks like they will be 3 feet wide, 5 feet deep and 5.5 feet tall, for each of the pairs. We did a double roof, reinforcing the mesh Wyatt wanted for more breath-ability in the roof by doubling it and putting the wire support. (Take that- Mr. Owl!)
We will use heavy gauge wire mesh for the windows, although Wyatt is wanting the shade cloth for the windows on one side so they have more shade in the morning. He is worried about the Arizona sun in the earlier part of the day discoloring them. (Light colored birds become brassy and cannot be shown under those circumstances in Arizona. While we want a very natural life for them, we can mitigate the issues ) This may change if it turns out to be too much shade. I will design the doors today, but won't put them on until we move it into position. We had wanted to move it last night, but have to wait for Charlie to move his quad that is in the way!
Here is Wyatt, carrying the staple gun for the roofing. I require the use of the safety glasses, but don't know what's up with him returning with a mask on!
Shadow climbed up in Charlie's lounge chair by the shed to "supervise" our building standards. Wyatt she was filthy from playing in the dirt next to us by this point, but consistently supervised up all afternoon!
Well, we will share more photos as this progresses! Have any of you tried to up-cycle spare parts from other projects into livestock spaces? What has worked (or not worked) for you? Please, share your photos and stories with us in the comment section! We would be glad to have guest bloggers, or share your ideas for others working on similar projects, and if we have enough folks, we will hold a contest! Hope you all have a great day!
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