Well yesterday didn't go quite like I had hoped! I spent nearly 3 hours inside my favourite place for a little R&R. That was the good bit! 3 hours inside Bunnings is a dream come true for any self respecting home handyman, me included. The only problem on this occasion was that I didn't spend it ogling the latest power saw from AEG, or the new mower from Rover, but rather I spent it crunching figures and figuring out which materials and options were the best for the sheeting of the coop part of our chicken tractor. I learned an interesting lesson though which I should have learned long ago - Ask the professionals! I had been trying to figure out what ply sheeting would work best and which would be easiest on the budget etc etc etc. But when I finally asked the guys there for some help, they had what I think was a great suggestion! They suggested trying Fibrous Cement Sheeting. It's water proof, light weight, and best of all, half the price of ply, and will last a lot longer! So anyway, I could have saved myself 2 hours had I asked them in the first place. That said, 2 hours in Bunnings is better than 2 hours nearly anywhere else!
Today I had a few hours spare after church and set about progressing on the chicken tractor. I managed today to finally finish the framing, put the floor of the internal section in, framed and hung the hinged roof and started framing the door for us to get inside when we need to. I am really happy with how it is turning out and will post an update video shortly to show the progress.
I must add one more thing. I have really been enjoying this project! I am getting a real kick out of building this chicken tractor and hope others will be spurred on to considering a similar project. I have sure learned a lot through it!
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