We had the same problem. We built a separate coop, and they would go in to that. Sometimes we had to help guild them in because they would stand out side the door, even after the chickens were in and roosted up. But the wild one that stayed with us for a couple of years always roosted over our house in the big tree. She left last spring to find a mate and has not returned yet.
Bob
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All y’all know that the economy and political situation is looking pretty grim. Here is a vid to introduce you to Colin Furze. Colin is sponsored by EBAY. He builds ALL kinds of stuff, things and gadgets. Ebay gives him anything that he wants. He builds stuff from scratch and, I guess, that brings more sales to EBAY. Colin is a plumber by trade. He does very good engineering work, design and fabrication. Here is his gassifier build to get started. It is well worth your time to check out his other builds.
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Oh My I guess points for creative thinking?
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Bruce, Sean, Robert and All,
This week I had my first positive CAT scan. A 30% and a 75% reduction. Robert’s prayers are working. Of course I still have many seeds looking to grow. The second half starts this Tuesday. Doc said not to expect much more improvement with the second half of this chemo round. They tend to poop out. We will see.
Small solar install. A hundred dollar 100w panel and a fifteen dollar solar charger. It can produce way more than I use , in a small way. Of course, with good weather, I am not in the tiny shop as much as in bad weather. Never a rainy day, odd. When I need to weld or whatever, I use the generator. Battery wise I use a group 31 (if I remember correctly). I have four machines that use the same battery. Plan to double this for winter, dual system. It bugs me that ~90% of the time the battery doesn’t need to be charged. Maybe I could make hydrogen and O2 when the panel is idle or something. Maybe compress air. Or maybe grind charcoal. Solar panels are amazing. I also charge all the cordless tools. The newest is a cordless chainsaw, works great. Not too far from having that woodgas chainsaw…
Solar gas came to mind when installing the solar panel. I was going to make a video of how I gave up on woodgas and moved to solar electric and solar gas, as a bit of a joke. However, there was not any time for such silliness.
I really need to take a picture of the log hauler. Maybe after zombie week (chemo).
I hope I didn’t miss anybody. See ya all in a week, when I morph back into a human.
Cheers,
Jeff
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bahaha I want that job, but that lawnmower would be perfect for my next project.
Were you kidding about a wood gas Chainsaw? That would jump right to the top of my build list. No idea how you would do it.
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How about a good electric chainsaw fed by a woodgas generator?
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Gee Don. Seems like I’ve see that setup before. 
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Jeff, Great News!! God Bless you! 
I propose another way to store energy is to keep a large-ish compressed air tank filled, and use a few air-powered tools. Not very efficient, I know, but Hey: Free Energy!
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Having stored compressed air is always a good multi-use tool to have around.
Tires air filling.
Snow wheels to road wheels changing out. I have/can use an electric impact wrench but much preferer an air tool for this. better controllability.
Lots and lots of things done better with an air hammer. Used to head cut and drive out pick up truck frame rivets. Air hammer punch rattle rusted bolt nuts on their flats is the slick way to get them loosened free for removal.
Just blowing off dusty things like a lawn mower and deck.
Blowing off grinder work.
Heck. You can even with compressed air either blow a gasifier to starting up. Or, ejector suck it to staring up.
Cast off shop air tanks are one of the most easiest to scrounge around here.
Once BenP. offered me his old vertical 60 gallon air tank with a compressor failure annd then new shop air compressor system change out. I said Ben, you keep. Parallel them together, the old tank and the new tank, so you will have a greater reserve with better high use air cooling and moisture drop out. Less moisture saves the air tools.
(plus I already have two separate air compressors and tanks.)
Wonderful suggestion MikeR.
Regards
Steve Unruh
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That looks really good!!! Do Y’all have termites there? Here that would be termite heaven being that close to the ground with untreated lumber.
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termites are, but woods such as chestnut, elm, poplar, cherry do not attack, especially grateful chestnut and elm wood as well as oak, which are not too damaged by moisture
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Some poplar wood may be stronger at protecting against termites if made from certain naturally-resistant trees like cypress, redwood, and cedar.
Termite won’t eat through paint and oil based stain. So if the wood is well protected, it’ll deter termites.
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Tone, looking good!
Jakob, there are no termites in Slovenia. We have different wood pests, probably what Tone was speaking about.
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Tom, Don, Mike and Steve,
The chainsaw is already running on solar electric, so easy to charge with wood/char gas. Yes electric saw. By the way, the one I use works good. It is now my favorite saw. If I only sawed pole wood or small logs, it would be my only saw. The log hauler will also be my portable generator.
I sold all of my air tools and large 5hp compressor. Use all cordless tools now. This summer they were all fueled with solar electric. String trimmer too. Later, solar gas will also charge them up, more so during the winter months.
I have a nice air tank so air is still a top option. Could make an air motor with reheat to power something. Or buy a plasma torch.
Cheers,
Jeff
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I’ve been thinking of trying a cordless chainsaw, what saw do you have?
I picked up a Stihl MSA200 a few years back, and I have been super happy with it. It only has a 14" bar, and runs the 1/4" chain. As long as you keep it sharp it cuts really well. The bar is really thin, and I must have bent it by getting pinched in a cut or something. It didnt cut well until I finally thought to try and straighten it. It is really best for stuff 6" and under, but I did fell an 18" tree with it once. It runs through batteries really fast when cutting bigger stuff. When I do firewood I run my logs in at 64" and then cut them down. One battery pack can cut just about 1/4 of a cord of logs.
Also, stihl makes a bunch of other tools with the same battery, and I can not get over how great a cordless leaf blower is. It is probably nearly comparable in power to a small gas unit, but it is so handy to be able to quickly blow off the patio without starting up an engine.
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I have a Makita DUC353 its a 14inch bar and its a 36 volt running 2 batteries and gets just under 100 cuts on a full charge with a sharp blade up too around 4 inch dia branches , but i can easily cut 12inch dia blackwood logs and thats very hard but then the cut numbers tumble
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I have the Makita 16". Realy like it. All the tools use the same battery. Get the pferd file guide. I think they make the Stihl version. The electric is not a Husky but it works for me on small stuff and limbing bigger stuff.
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