Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[gtaus]

Just came across this nice picture of pallet codes in another thread....

Occassionally I see a colored pallet pallet here or there. I avoid them. Good thing.

 

[gtaus]

Thanks for the reply. The roof is raised above the walls leaving an inch around the top of the walls for ventilation and there is no floor in the bottom of the coop it is open to the ground. The run is covered with netting that is over the roof and the runs. They cannot access the roof. There are also 3 nesting boxes that protrude out of the back of the coop. YES! My chickens do use the swing. I added a photo of the whole complex.

Very nice setup. Good hear the chickens use your pallet swing. I think I will make one this summer. Thanks for the response.

 

[gtaus]

I will move tomorrow to my new place. no internet there so I will rarely be here to check the posts. I have to take care of lots of things before I find a solution for internet.

Well, take care and come back when you can. Love reading your posts and exchanging ideas with you. Hope to hear from you soon.

 

[BDutch]

Sounds like a good plan. Any wood touching the ground should be treated with something so it does not act like a wick and soak up all that moisture from the ground. I am not familiar with the product you posted, so I'll have to check it out.

My coop is elevated. I build it on an old boat trailer. So, nothing touches the ground on my coop. Your idea never even occurred to me.

Also, I have built sheds and additions in the past. But I have always used cinder blocks on the foundation to get everything level, and then the bottom of the structure was always up off the ground, too. Again, this issue never came up. But I'll have to keep your solution in mind if I build something directly on the ground.

Not all wood you put in the ground needs to be treated.
Robinia pseudoacacia (robin?) is a wood used for poles and cladding in water. You need stainless steel nails/screws to attach.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Just came across this nice picture of pallet codes in another thread....

Occassionally I see a colored pallet pallet here or there. I avoid them. Good thing.

That's helpful...glad you shared it.

 

[gtaus]

Not all wood you put in the ground needs to be treated.
Robinia pseudoacacia (robin?) is a wood used for poles and cladding in water. You need stainless steel nails/screws to attach.

I did not know that. And, I have never heard of or seen that wood you are talking about. I do know that some species of wood are less resistant to rot than others. When I go to the lumber yard, I always have to buy treated wood for ground contact applications.

 

[gtaus]

Here is a Fodder Tower project I made with scrap and reclaimed lumber. I usually grow barley fodder for my chickens in the snow months because it's the only greens they have available to eat until spring grass starts to grow. Here is a link to my article I posted a few years ago My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins if you are interested in learning more.

I had to cut off the top 3 tiers of this tall tower when I transferred it into my house. I put the lower 6 tiers of the tower in my bathtub in the spare bathroom which is where I grow the fodder in the winter. I made those top 3 tiers another shorter tower that I put in front of my south facing window and just let the fodder sit in the sun and dry out for a few days before I feed it to my chickens.

That would make a nice pallet wood project for anyone interested in growing fodder for their chickens. If you are into growing fodder, then I think this setup is one of the best, lowest cost, setups I have seen. I was inspired by a number of YouTube videos on growing fodder and spill over flood and drain systems, and just combined the ideas to make my fodder tower.

For me, it's been a great success. I water the tower twice a day, about 12 hours apart. I spend less than 5 minutes per day on my fodder project. I only have to dump water in the top bin and everything flows down from one bin to the next one below. It's a really efficient and labor saving design.

I only use the fodder as a supplement to my commercial feed - it is not meant to replace a well balance commercial feed diet. However, the chickens love the fresh greens and it does cut down on my winter feed costs.

Personally, I believe in a variety of food for my chickens is the best way to go. Also, I can tell you that giving my chickens fresh greens in the winter makes the egg yolks more a darker orange as compared to a pale yellow. I like to think the eggs are better when I fed the chickens barley fodder, based on the darker color of the yolk. But that may or may not be the case.

 

[BDutch]

I did not know that. And, I have never heard of or seen that wood you are talking about. I do know that some species of wood are less resistant to rot than others. When I go to the lumber yard, I always have to buy treated wood for ground contact applications.

Robinia pseudo acacia is Black locust (didn’t know the English name initial))
Here they don’t sell sell it much at the DIY /timber shops. Mainly in specialised garden and outdoor building shops.

For some black locust ideas without paint or chemical treatment : http://www.robiniawood.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1606-RW_catalogus.pdf

In the Netherlands , Belgium and Germany they make a lot of children’s playgrounds with black locust. They often don’t use the neat poles, but the strangely bend stem /thick beaches. So every article is unique.
Playground inspiration;
https://www.acaciarobinia.nl/
https://robiniaspeeltoestellen.com/winkel/

 

[chickengr]

I did not know that. And, I have never heard of or seen that wood you are talking about. I do know that some species of wood are less resistant to rot than others. When I go to the lumber yard, I always have to buy treated wood for ground contact applications.

Robinia pseudoacacia is BLACK LOCUST. I think it can last about 50 years as it is toxic and do not rot.

 

[gtaus]

In the Netherlands , Belgium and Germany they make a lot of children’s playgrounds with black locust.

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Robinia pseudoacacia is BLACK LOCUST. I think it can last about 50 years as it is toxic and do not rot.

Why would anyone put toxic wood in a children's playground?! Seems to be a no-brainer that is a very bad idea. Are you sure about the toxic bit? I mean, when I lived in Europe, German people, for example, loved their children as much as everyone else. I cannot imagine the German people allowing toxic materials in their kid's playgrounds. Or parents anywhere, in any country.