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chickenladycris |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 2:28:26 PM Remember the cool barn made of pallets a couple of issues back? Well, I made one! (with help from my handyman, Jack, as he has the construction know-how) I used a 10 x 10 Shelterlogic shed-in-a-box, plywood, trim boards, and reclaimed windows purchased at the area ReStore. It came out really cute, and I'm using it to house my rabbits in the backyard. On hot days, I hang a big box fan in the open half of the dutch door, so the rabbits get fresh air and stay cool & comfortable. They seem very happy in their new digs!![](http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/Snitz/Images/001(29).JPG) ![](http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/Snitz/Images/003(38).JPG) ![](http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/Snitz/Images/004(29).JPG)
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
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naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 25 2011 : 1:56:12 PM love it Chris!
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janiee |
Posted - Jul 25 2011 : 07:28:32 AM way to go! what a cute building! love the colors janiee farmgirl #390 |
chickenladycris |
Posted - Jul 25 2011 : 07:08:55 AM Update on the pallet barn: It is doing great! We had a tremendous couple of storms roll through last week, high winds (no tornado here, but there were some in the system that came through), monsoon rains, general scariness. Through it all, the pallet barn stood strong. I found a misting system from Orbit and installed it, and it really does lower the temp inside the barn at least 20 degrees, which was super-helpful when we had a week straight of temps in the 100s! All in all, this is a fantastic project to put to use on your "homestead".![](icons/icon_smile.gif)
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
redbud |
Posted - Jul 24 2011 : 09:48:43 AM that is awesome, you did great! I'm still working up to large projects like that lol. congrats!
to everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven
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Tina Kay |
Posted - Jul 07 2011 : 12:16:35 PM I really like it. You did good work. Very cute! TK
Happy it is, indeed, for me that my heart is capable of feeling the same simple and innocent pleasure as the peasant whose table is covered with food of his own rearing, and who not only enjoys his meal, but remembers with delight the happy days and sunny mornings when he planted it, the soft evenings when he watered it, and the pleasure he experienced in watching it’s daily growth.
J.W. von Goethe (the Sorrows of Werther)
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gypsy goat |
Posted - Jul 06 2011 : 06:09:12 AM very ca-ute! way to go girl!
farmgirl#1362 whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
chickenladycris |
Posted - Jul 05 2011 : 2:38:51 PM Thanks girls! :-) So far it is working well. I wish I could have found a lighter colored shed kit (I think the gray makes it hotter, which on hot days isn't great with rabbits). But, a super-sized fan, frozen bottles, and wet towels seems to really help with heat issues. If anybody out there has raised rabbits through hot & muggy weather, any other low-tech cooling ideas I could try?
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
smiley |
Posted - Jul 04 2011 : 06:53:44 AM Good job. Way to re-use! |
walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 04:19:24 AM That is SO adorable! Good for you! :)
Farmgirl #2879 :) Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world. www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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MommaJ9 |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 10:23:03 PM I love it! Great colors!
Farmgirl #783 http://jabezfarm.blogspot.com |
britchickny |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 09:00:15 AM Holy smokes! This is waaayyy to cute! well done!
ANGIE "Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
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henlady35904 |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 06:55:03 AM WOW... adorable. I love the fence gate too. Great job! |
woolgirl |
Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 6:49:53 PM I love the door! What lucky bunnies!
Liz Farmgirl #1947 www.militaryfarmgirl.blogspot.com |
Lessie Louise |
Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 6:46:55 PM Awesome! Good for you!
....it's what's inside a women, when she's up against the land.
Farmgirl #680!
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MEWolf |
Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 07:07:28 AM Very cute! I bet your Buns love their new home!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882) Farmgirl #3020 www.grey-wolf-farm.com |
Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 8:59:07 PM Awesome, Cris! That is just awesome! Kudos and congrats! - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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BalancingAct |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 8:15:20 PM That's cute!
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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embchicken |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 5:46:18 PM Cris - I am so impressed! I love it!
~ Elaine Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
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Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 5:02:17 PM Sweet and practical!
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I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. - E. B. White |
Alee |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 4:05:08 PM I love it!!
Alee Farmgirl Sister #8 www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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FarmDream |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 3:57:31 PM And your rustic gate! I'm in purple love with it all. Just darling.
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow
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Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 3:26:35 PM Can you come build one for me?! its SOO cute! love the colors.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
chickenladycris |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 3:22:50 PM Thank you! My favorite part is the striped door...and the rabbits! Hee hee.
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 2:34:58 PM Super, super cute! I love it. Great colors too!!! Just a great, fun, colorful shed!!!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
alterationsbyemily |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 2:32:08 PM OMG! far too cute!
--- Farmgirl #2951 Currently renting-farmgirl wannabe |