My Little Hoop Coop

[fuzzi]

What could I use this for?

It's tin, but not in the best shape, and it's still attached to a wood frame. It was an overhang on the old shed. I may sweep off the leaves and see how it looks. If nothing else maybe it could be attached as a lean-to, for sheltering goats.

Thinking... thinking...

 

[Baymule]

There is something called cold galvanize in a spray can. It’s in the paint department. Sweep off the tin, take it apart, wash, wire brush to get the rusty scale off, let dry and spray it good. A tube of roof patch for the holes and you’ll be good to go.

 

[Baymule]

I took yesterday off. Watched a movie after church and lunch. This morning I need to run sheep through the working chute, sort some and worm some. That will probably take the morning.

Then I can cut apart the lumber I need to build the bottom frame for the hoop coop.

 

[fuzzi]

There is something called cold galvanize in a spray can. It’s in the paint department. Sweep off the tin, take it apart, wash, wire brush to get the rusty scale off, let dry and spray it good. A tube of roof patch for the holes and you’ll be good to go.

 

[Baymule]

I. Am. Beat.
I worked sheep until noon. I ran both flocks, the middle field first, then the front field.

Then I proceeded with raiding the shed remnants. I got out my chainsaw. Filled it with chain and bar oil. Got a hammer and wrecking bar. Of course, I didn’t have the foresight to get the hammer or wrecking bar, which meant more trips to the portable building to get what I needed.

There were 2 boards laying on the ground, so I tossed them over the fence.

The back wall lumber was leaned on the back wall of the shed part that didn’t blow down. There were 4 sheets of heavy plywood leaned on it.

I pulled nails out of the plywood. Had to go get the hammer. Some wouldn’t come out, had to go get the wrecking bar. Put nails in my back pocket. Filled my pocket up.

I used my chainsaw to cut the bottom and middle 2x6 off the 4x4’s.

Then I pulled the 4x4’s and top 2x6 over, it fell on the plywood. I put blocks under the 2x6 to lift it off the plywood and cut it away from the 4x4’s.

I dragged the 2x6’s over the fence. I picked them up, 1 at a time and carried them to a table. I cut 2 nine foot pieces for cross members. I measured the 2x6’s from the back wall, they were 13 feet and some inches before I cut them loose.

I carried the boards to the front yard, laid them down and screwed them together.

I dragged up 1 cow panel and 2 hog panels. I laid them on the frame, popped up one end and dropped it in place, 3 times. I put bricks under one end of the cow panel and stapled it to the board. Then I did the other side.

I put a hog panel in place and stapled one end. It was uneven to the cow panel.

I started on the stapled end, using hog rings to even the panels up with each other.

I got the panels even, hog ringed and put bricks under the other end, then stapled it.

Last hog panel. Oops. I miscalculated and the cross member needed to be moved over. I unscrewed it, moved it out so the last panel would fit, then screw it back to the runner pieces.

Then I put on the last panel, like I did the second one.

It’s hard for me to squeeze the handles on the hog ring pliers, so I mash the handles just a little to get the hog ring started.

 

[Baymule]

Ta-da!! The hoop is hooped!
It’s 9’9” long and 9’ wide.

Fuzzi have you ever used hog rings? They make wonderful fasteners. I’ll use them tomorrow to fasten hardware cloth to the sides. You need the pliers and a box of these.

 

[Baymule]

My step counter said 16,662 steps or 6.1 miles. No wonder I’m so tired!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

My step counter said 16,662 steps or 6.1 miles. No wonder I’m so tired!

I thought I was doing good to get over 3 miles today! You rock - and no wonder you're tired, lol.

 

[Baymule]

I’m going to watch a movie, The Sting with Paul Newman and Robert Redford from 1973. Hope I can stay awake. Gonna get a glass of wine….

 

[SageHill]

Looks fabulous! WTG!