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ok i decided to start a new post, just er cos this one is titled pallet chicken house, just in case anyone alse wants to make a cock up ....... i mean a beautiful chicken house too.
ok picture 1
thats a pallet
it's an extra big pallet, about 8 foot x 4 foot ish
leaving the pallet intact, i've nailed some planks across one side at right angles to the cross pieces, obviously i used a right angle to measure that against *nods* , didn't bother measuring any of the planks, just nail them on, then run a circular saw along the edge ........ voila, one straight line with planks all the same size
see pic 3.
oh yeah, as it's the floor, i bashed a couple of extra supports through the middle of the pallet, as it was a bit springy.
picture 2 thats the wire sheeting, for the run.
picture 3 after running the circular saw along the edge, it looks almost like a floor ....... i've left the end pieces intentionally long, cos i er haven't quite worked out how it will fit together, and i may need to attach something to them ..... (i do have a plan honest)
picture 4 ok it might look like chaos ...... ok it's chaos
picture 5
another full length pallet ..... i chose the big ones, so i don't have to build a bigger house if i get more chickens, it will be big enough for all of them, should be easy to adapt it to a small pallet size, and the advantage of having a double layer, is that it doesn't matter if your nails are too long, or theres a few small gaps/ knot holes as it will have a lining inside, and i guess you could put insulation inside too and fill any gaps if you're a perfectionist.
this pallet is for the back wall , i picked planks that were about 6 foot in length, so i can stand upright inside it, which will make it easier to clean.
ok picture 1
thats a pallet
it's an extra big pallet, about 8 foot x 4 foot ish leaving the pallet intact, i've nailed some planks across one side at right angles to the cross pieces, obviously i used a right angle to measure that against *nods* , didn't bother measuring any of the planks, just nail them on, then run a circular saw along the edge ........ voila, one straight line with planks all the same size
see pic 3.oh yeah, as it's the floor, i bashed a couple of extra supports through the middle of the pallet, as it was a bit springy.
picture 2 thats the wire sheeting, for the run.
picture 3 after running the circular saw along the edge, it looks almost like a floor ....... i've left the end pieces intentionally long, cos i er haven't quite worked out how it will fit together, and i may need to attach something to them ..... (i do have a plan honest)
picture 4 ok it might look like chaos ...... ok it's chaos
picture 5
another full length pallet ..... i chose the big ones, so i don't have to build a bigger house if i get more chickens, it will be big enough for all of them, should be easy to adapt it to a small pallet size, and the advantage of having a double layer, is that it doesn't matter if your nails are too long, or theres a few small gaps/ knot holes as it will have a lining inside, and i guess you could put insulation inside too and fill any gaps if you're a perfectionist.
this pallet is for the back wall , i picked planks that were about 6 foot in length, so i can stand upright inside it, which will make it easier to clean.
they have loads of gabions left .... (doesn't that sound posh, i may call it the gabion estate) i'm going to get some more, so that i can build another house on the allotment when i eventually get one,(and if i can be brave enough to have some meat chickens, ducks and i've even thought about rabbits) ....... can never have too many cages 
....... i hate it when i'm on a roll, then rain stops play...... it does look like the sun may come out later though, so fingers crossed.
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