MamaSheepdog
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rittert3":356lmtb8 said:
Satin's description fits what I know as "T-posts".
My idea for hanging cages / frame
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Satin's description fits what I know as "T-posts".
Ya, I didn't see there was a second page when I posted earier :roll: But where my rabbits are the bed rock is only 2' under ground at most. I can get these steaks in differnt lengths and the tips are also sharpened. I tryed T-Posts a while back on a chicken pen and only got 6" into the ground and the rock started mushrooming the bottom of the post. In any other area it would be a fantastic idea.
SatinsRule
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Ritter, ya'll don't have caliche for bedrock out there, do you? That stuff was/is a problem where I used to live in NM years ago. Bedrock is one thing. Caliche is a hideous nightmare. :cry_baby:
MamaSheepdog
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I was thinking you should angle your posts into the soil anyway- like this: / . You could get more of it buried at an angle.
Still, 6" of soil is not much cover... how about getting some 5 gallon buckets, filling with concrete, and putting an eye bolt in those? They could sit on top of the soil that way, and may provide enough weight that they will keep your structure secure.
Still, 6" of soil is not much cover... how about getting some 5 gallon buckets, filling with concrete, and putting an eye bolt in those? They could sit on top of the soil that way, and may provide enough weight that they will keep your structure secure.
We have limestone and flint rock mostly but just this little area is extreamly shallow bedrock. I think I'm going to have to find a new location for my rabbits anyway. The steaks would dig into the rock better than t-posts would IMO but I like the bucket idea too, although the land lady wouldn't approve of it :roll: she all about asthetics but I really don't think anything about their farm is especially eye pleasing :?
reereechickens
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Can somebody show a picture of this? The cages are hung on the T-post? :?:
SatinsRule
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Reeree, I wish still had some pics from when I was a youth exhibitor. I used them back then.
Essentially how it works is that you secure them by lockwiring the cages to the T-posts, using the notches which are located at increments along the entire length of the posts. You have to be careful to eliminate as much of the slack from the lockwire as possible, plus it is important to drive the posts into the ground to a depth which is sufficient enough to be sturdy in supporting the cages.
Done properly, it is a very secure way of building outdoor hutches. You can even build overhangs on them which will keep the elements of nature away from them.
Essentially how it works is that you secure them by lockwiring the cages to the T-posts, using the notches which are located at increments along the entire length of the posts. You have to be careful to eliminate as much of the slack from the lockwire as possible, plus it is important to drive the posts into the ground to a depth which is sufficient enough to be sturdy in supporting the cages.
Done properly, it is a very secure way of building outdoor hutches. You can even build overhangs on them which will keep the elements of nature away from them.
reereechickens
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That's ok. My wheels are turning! Heehee! I'm not the best builder so this is an awesome idea! And the posts are painted too! Thanks for the idea Satinsrule and also Cindi Davis!
3mina
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Hmmm...... I have T-posts, lots of those.
I see a building spree in my future. If I can get my phone to speak to my computer I'll post pics :-D
My bunny feeder is not going to be happy with me, more buns for her to feed, of course that also means more going off to freezer camp as well.
I see a building spree in my future. If I can get my phone to speak to my computer I'll post pics :-D
My bunny feeder is not going to be happy with me, more buns for her to feed, of course that also means more going off to freezer camp as well.
