Tami's dad brought Tulsa by since he was in the neighborhood after an old fashion trail ride with wagons and the works. He loves going through and eating the grass in the front yard.
Other than this visit there really wasn't much that has happened today. I managed to build a small enclosure for my R.O. filter unit to keep the sun off of it and to ensure that my carnivorous plants have a sufficient water supply. The well water here is testing at about 1300 ppm, whereas Houston tap water tests at about 300 ppm, so its quite a bit of difference and will require more filter changes more often.
BTW, pneumatic nail guns rock!
I thought I'd share some pictures I took, enjoy!
Well, its been a while and the coop has been done for about 2 weeks now. Here are the final build pictures, we didn't take pictures during the painting process.
So, here I am, another day building this thing. It seems almost more of a bother than its worth but I know I will feel better once I get it up and running and get the chickens in there. Part 2 consists of a few more pictures, as you can see, its turning out to be almost like the 3D rendering I made a few days back.
That's it for now, until next time!
Well, This is my first attempt at a chicken coop. I only looked up pictures of other coops and figured the rest out through trial and error, there are no exact dimensions available other than that its 5 foot by 3 foot and the floorboard of the coop sits about 24 inches off the ground, though not a whole lot of room, the idea isn't to keep the cooped up in there long, its only a quick holding pen with a small door access.
How I derived my dimensions is by taking an 8 foot 2×4(couldn't get 12 10 footers in my Ford Focus) and cutting a 3 foot piece off the end and I'm left with a 5 foot piece which makes up the length of the structure. That way I could make the largest coop possible with the least amount of wood possible. Here's how day one turns out.
Yesterday we ended our day picking up 6 little chicks. We got 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 2 Americaunas, and a lonesome Rhode Island Red.
We got them but haven't gotten a coop ready just yet as we're planning on building it large enough for a couple of extra chickens, we're thinking maybe 10 at the most. The coop will be built to allow 6 nesting sites, and a couple of roosting areas along with it. I'm still new to raising chickens, but I can sure see the benefits and the opportunity of better health and being more self-sustaining, and best of all, its a learning experience which may grow to a larger scale hobby.
Ummm….Eggs 
Here you can see the bonfire I created burning away a gigantic brush pile. It seems there are many piles and many fires to go. The recent acquisition of a gas powered chainsaw definitely lifted the spirits of us Far Awayans.
Its a tough life you know
One day sunny the next day snowy. It seems that here in Houston, you just never know what to expect. The last time the city saw snow was back on Christmas Eve of 2004 where some parts got as much as 8 inches of snow.
The weather station has been talking up this snow for just under a week and sure as hell, its snowing! It hasnt stopped yet and I imagine it will go into the night. I thought I'd share some pictures
Animals/Pets, Carnivorous Plants, DIY | billylh March 11, 2010 | 
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