Author: John
Chicks – 18 Days Old
I never realised quite how fast chickens grew. This is only six days since my last post with a picture of them!
Read More »Plans for a curved goat shelter
I recently had to build a shelter for my Goats and decided to build something with a curved roof. I’ve also calculated wind loadings for this design – see the end of this post.
Read More »Chicks – 12 Days Old
Our four chicks have been in a cat carrier cage for the first 10 days of their lives. They grow like crazy and it was soon time to move them to a bigger home. I made up a…
Read More »Chicks – 1 week old
We ended up getting four chicks from the eggs we purchased. We purchased 12 eggs, here are the stats:
Read More »First Chick Hatched
We’ve been incubating some eggs since the 28th August. The first egg hatched right on schedule (day 21) yesterday.
Read More »Incubating Eggs
We picked up some eggs on Sunday the 28th August and put them in our home made incubator. I took a one wire temperature sensor and connected it to an AVR micro controller and a solid state relay….
Read More »First attempt at KAP in New Zealand
I’ve been interested in KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) for quite some time, but only ever tried it once (unsuccessfully) in the UK. I picked up a Giant Delta Conyne kite at the Bristol Kite Festival (in the UK)…
Read More »The Hens have arrived
We picked up some hens on the weekend, the first of our farm animals (we only had a cat up until now) – does that mean we’re farmers now? We’ve got some Black Australorp Eggs in the incubator,…
Read More »Lined and ready for Hens
Over the weekend I managed to line the Hens end of the Hen house. This was done for a number of reasons, mainly that the building is clad with treated plywood and it’s best for the Hens to…
Read More »Completely Weathertight and doors fitted
I managed to finish the eaves on the hen house over the weekend and fitted the doors and their hinges. The latches for the doors are pretty simple, they’re just a cam made out of ply which you…
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