tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post8782272404463519082..comments2023-10-07T03:31:20.223-04:00Comments on Gratz Industries: Welcome to the Chicken ChateauGratz Industrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857642568906965743noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-44341580104178073632011-01-30T16:15:19.489-05:002011-01-30T16:15:19.489-05:00Nice Job. Thanks for posting. So refreshing to see...Nice Job. Thanks for posting. So refreshing to see someone NOT trying to sell us PDFs from a site I won't mention. Hope your family continue to enjoy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-41825261090694785282010-01-27T13:56:43.577-05:002010-01-27T13:56:43.577-05:00(Well - perhaps it shows you the depravity of some...(Well - perhaps it shows you the depravity of someone living in Glasgow, Scotland, without running hot water or central heating.)David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-17485358107438486492010-01-27T13:56:02.856-05:002010-01-27T13:56:02.856-05:00Dreamed about this thing last night. Shows you th...Dreamed about this thing last night. Shows you the depravity of the PhD mind.David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-79901014646594886932009-06-29T19:12:43.066-04:002009-06-29T19:12:43.066-04:00Wow, I am so envious! I really want chickens, but ...Wow, I am so envious! I really want chickens, but I'm not sure I'm ready to take on the responsibility yet. Plus, I'm really afraid that either my dogs or the coyotes will eat them. That would suck.<br />Your coop looks awesome! Nick work, and happy egg-eating!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-59263023846478477842009-06-29T17:18:30.559-04:002009-06-29T17:18:30.559-04:00@ DaviMack:
We CAN lift it. As a matter of fact, ...@ DaviMack:<br /><br />We CAN lift it. As a matter of fact, we tried at every turn NOT to add things that added weight. If we could get by with a 1x3 and not a 2x4, we did. At every turn, we asked ourselves, "can we do this part with less weight?" The result: with one of us at either end, we can lift it a few feet off the ground and carry it anywhere in the yard.<br /><br />And no, we did not install a latch on the gangplank. We haven't seen much stretching in the rope in the mornings, though that may of course change over time. It would be tough to get under there to latch it anyway. As we were building the thing, I debated adding a pole that would slide across the bottom, adding an extra bit of security/strength to it when closed. If the rope becomes an issue, we'll either replace it with a nylon rope or add such a bar across the bottom.Alan Gratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528858793775172285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-8776799248436458432009-06-29T16:06:50.710-04:002009-06-29T16:06:50.710-04:00Oh, so WAY engineered it's not even funny! 2 ...Oh, so WAY engineered it's not even funny! 2 questions, though:<br /><br />Can you <b>lift</b> the thing? (If you're going to move it around, to different beds, you'll need to - and high enough to clear the raised bed edges.)<br /><br />Did you install a latch, for after you've raised the gang-plank? Or are you trusting that anything which gets past the bottom layer of chicken-wire will be not large enough to force entry (and/or jump high enough) to get into the gap between where the rope will sag during the evening and the bottom of the coop? It looked like a natural fiber rope ... which will tend to stretch, during the night.<br /><br />Awesome build! I kept reading ... and reading ... and READING ... and was constantly amazed that there was SOMETHING MORE TO BE ADDED!David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-67997338625276052422009-06-29T15:37:59.584-04:002009-06-29T15:37:59.584-04:00Is there NOTHING you two can't do? Awesome.Is there NOTHING you two can't do? Awesome.Sara Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11759783678042291757noreply@blogger.com