When we purchased our coop the weather was cool. It was late Jan/early Feb and the coops three solid walls provided a great wind break from the cold, late winter winds. But now that temperatures are hitting triple digits here in Texas the coop needed windows in those solid … [Read more...]
Coop Renovations
The chicks moved over to be with the big girls about two weeks ago. In order to facilitate that we made a couple of modifications to the coop to accommodate everyone. We created a pass through door from the small coop addition we built a while back. We did this so that for the … [Read more...]
Bottle Top Opener with Catcher
Years ago I was given a wall mounted bottle top opener in a western theme. I don't drink beer often but I came across the bottle opener the other day and had a lightbulb go off for a simple but fun project. I decided to make a box to mount the bottle opener on … [Read more...]
Lime Based Coop Whitewash
Wow! This article was absolutely fascinating! I remember reading Tom Sawyer as a kid and the imagery of Tom whitewashing the fence is burned into my imagination. In fact, I would say that image is a big part of what I have always imagined life to be like at the … [Read more...]
Homemade Dishwasher Detergent
One of the ways to become more self-sufficient is to make your own soaps. I have seen a lot of recipes out there for homemade shampoos, hand soaps, etc but I haven't seen many for dishwasher detergent. This is a very simple recipe and the cost per load works out to be $0.05! … [Read more...]
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