Category Archives: Projects 2

Wi-Fi Chicken Door – Part 2

Posted on 09/10/2023 by AlanM52

Before reporting on the Smart Valve here’s the revised balcony setup. This is the desk return, to the left is the main desk with Lenovo AIO desktop with Canon printer plus other stuff. Made another higher stand to accommodate the … Continue reading →

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Wi-Fi Chicken Door – Part 2

Posted on 08/10/2023 by AlanM52

The Zigbee Smart Valve has just been delivered by amazon! Ordered yesterday here today (y)          

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Wi-Fi Chicken Door – Part 1

Posted on 05/10/2023 by AlanM52

Wi-Fi Chicken Door – Part 1 With regard to the morning egg laying ritual I am going to build a Wi-Fi enabled chook door opener, not the coop door but another automated door integrated into the chook run gate! so … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Makeover – Part 4 Final

Posted on 30/09/2023 by AlanM52

Cottage garden bed is finished Just finished and gave them a watering.

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Cat stairwell barriers – Version 2.0

Posted on 22/09/2023 by AlanM52

Completely removed everything that was there and replaced with a safety net, more specifically plastic barrier mesh. The revised… or rather completely rebuilt cat stairwell safety solution. Checkout the next photo.          

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After all the modifications the roost ended up a bit to low. With the milder night the girls are doing more standing and ET noticed on camera that there was not enough head height for Ruby to fully stand. The … Continue reading →

Posted on 17/09/2023 by AlanM52 | Leave a comment

Poultry Poop Patrol

Posted on 17/09/2023 by AlanM52

Last week I pressure washed the driveway, carport and front porch areas. As expected didn’t take long (next morning) for the poopers to poop on the concrete. Walked around in circles thinking how to clean up and then went downstairs … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Makeover – Part 3

Posted on 16/09/2023 by AlanM52

Until further notice this garden area will remain fenced off – lol The finger is pointing towards two large feathered excavators – Ruby and Rosie. The moment I push a trowel into soil two heads appear and my view is … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Makeover – Part 2

Posted on 14/09/2023 by AlanM52

We are doing the top tier edging. Setting up for the 2nd session.

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Cottage Garden Makeover – Part 1

Posted on 14/09/2023 by AlanM52

Been waiting for warmer weather to arrive and here we are – it’s a lovely day. The rotting timber edging needs to be replaced.

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