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Started the aviary at last, taking longer than I thought but once it's done that's it I suppose.
Got a few days off work, hope the weather holds. This is where the hens will winter only coming inside the shed on an evening and through the night for roosting, then out in the aviary through the day, all weathers unless driving rain or snow, will have a solid roof and half clad back and gable end so some protection, keep the weight off them hopefully as they wont get out much after another few weeks.

Looking excellent! Beats my dog cages!

looks nice colin love the galvanised panel ,did you have it purpose made or have you utilised a cat trap on top

oldstrain wrote:

looks nice colin love the galvanised panel ,did you have it purpose made or have you utilised a cat trap on top

I have a strange type feeling here etc O/S Colin isn't a Steptoe type of guy as such because of the way he tends to go about doing things there for his birds .
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not like me knackered, second hand doors, wire and nails salvaged from a fire .......

looking good colin, doing a great job ...........as always

David wrote:

not like me knackered, second hand doors, wire and nails salvaged from a fire .......

looking good colin, doing a great job ...........as always      

same, same here just makes the world an interesting type place David I suggest. How would it be if half the world was a clone like Trump & the other half of the population was a Boris type .
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Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

looks nice colin love the galvanised panel ,did you have it purpose made or have you utilised a cat trap on top

I have a strange type feeling here etc O/S Colin isn't a Steptoe type of guy as such because of the way he tends to go about doing things there for his birds .
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have utilised all sorts ...birds dont care but nice to have it looking spick and span for the neighbours and besides its nice to have it nice when yer in and out of it a few times a day eh

oldstrain wrote:

looks nice colin love the galvanised panel ,did you have it purpose made or have you utilised a cat trap on top

No I cut a sheet of white UPVC for the top bit darren, cut out shape with jigsaw for bob wires that I'll fit later. The hens will fly out through here and trap back through shed window but they can still get through aviary any latecomers or hens messing about wont come in. I'll put a small shelf on the outside.

Just making it as I go along, aluminium frame and galvanised mesh, rest of UPVC sheet will make the roof. Good forecast today if I get cracking should get the bulk of this cracked off before dark.

ah right ,thought some diy was going on with the panel should be just the job for the hens eh

If the pigeons turn out as good as the workmanship put into the loft you will take some beating.

Hope they appreciate all the effort put in.

Regards.

just need to think about the roof now....

tell ya what colin you done a cracking job of that loft well done

oldstrain wrote:

tell ya what colin you done a cracking job of that loft well done

Agree 100% handy, being handy with the tools etc O/S & especially when you take pride in what you do as such like Barnie . Now reminds me here of some one with the complete opposite way of doing things etc. A plumber of sorts would you believe Recent brand new two story house here, down pipe for the water from the gutter 4 inches from the corner at the top & 12 inches from the corner at the bottom I would have sacked him on the spot for even considering doing such a thing in my day on the tools .
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yes done a fantastic job colin, everythings been done right, with a lot of thought gone into it ........one question though, how come your loft still looks clean and new, while mine that was put up around the same time is dusty and cobwebby ........

David wrote:

yes done a fantastic job colin, everythings been done right, with a lot of thought gone into it ........one question though, how come your loft still looks clean and new, while mine that was put up around the same time is dusty and cobwebby ........

Maybe David your birds are some what different, they just prefer dust & cobwebs etc to Colin's way, maybe . Which now brings to an issue of sorts. Cobwebs     good or bad in ones loft for the birds & the environment there.
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David wrote:

yes done a fantastic job colin, everythings been done right, with a lot of thought gone into it ........one question though, how come your loft still looks clean and new, while mine that was put up around the same time is dusty and cobwebby ........

Because its always windy on top of this hill David, not many spiders live here

Barnie the set up is looking great credit to you