If I buy another off brand Ryobi 40v battery, I will be able to test it out and get a good reading on the true capacity of the battery - before the 30 day return period. I have heard that many of the off brand batteries are built with used batteries, possibly at the end of their lives. That...
Yeah, now I can put some numbers and percentages on my old batteries. My idea is to move the weak batteries to use in things like a flashlight, keeping the stronger batteries for the saws and drills. I was happy to see that even my old batteries are still doing quite well, better than I hoped...
Well, if you have 2000 stumps, maybe renting a machine and finishing the project in your lifetime is the better option.
I have had some success using a farm jack to pull out small stumps. That might be an option if you don't mind putting in some sweat equity into your project. Here is a YouTube...
UPDATE: I told you all about my Amazon off brand Ryobi 40v battery bad experience. I just got a battery capacity load tester from Amazon this week and have been checking out some of my batteries. Here is a link to that specific thread.
DIYer's - Testing my old Power Tool batteries
Anyways, I'm...
It's hard to justify spending lots of money on a wood chipper for a small intended use of wood chips. Might be better off buying bagged wood chips mulch at Menards, 4 bags for $10.00 on sale. Way cheaper than buying a chipper that you might not need.
Stump removal can really be a pain in the...
Have you even wondered how much battery life is left in your old power tool batteries? Well, I do. I bought into the Ryobi line of tools 15+ years ago. I have some batteries that are 10+ years old. I decided to buy a battery load tester to see how well some of my old Ryobi batteries are holding...
As to ventilation, we here in Minnesota typically are more concerned about our cold winter months. Here is a link to a good article on Coop ventilation: Here’s exactly how much your chickens need.
Basically, for us in Minnesota, we need about 3-4 square feet of ventilation for the coop in cold...
In a word, no. Most people would want a larger coop for their birds. If you have more space than you need, section off part of the shed to use for storage of feed and other poultry supplies.
BTW, if you use deep bedding in your shed conversion coop, you would probably be able to go a year or...
:welcome Welcome to the forum! I'm from northern Minnesota, so I guess we can both complain about the cold weather coming this winter. My chickens will not go outside in the snow.
Anyways, recommend you add your geographic location to your member icon. It helps people target their advice to...
:caf First thing I would ask, why do you need wood chips?
My setup: I have a small electric wood chipper that is good up to 1.5 inches. That is great for really small jobs, like picking up dropped branches around the house after a good wind blow. Cost was less than $150.00.
I have an older...
Yes. Throwing all that yard clean up material into a hügelkultur bed is a good use of wood and leaves. But I have wood and yard clean up stuff year-round. I built my most recent hügelkultur raised beds this spring right before planting and they are working out great.
My hügelkultur beds drop...
:idunno Well, I guess we have different approaches, but I'm glad you felt your money was well spent. Nobody should want to see an animal suffer. Appreciate the response.
This is why I continue to read threads on BYC forum, even for issues that don't immediately affect me. It's advice like this helps me if/when I have to deal with these issues.
The only thing I might add is that I would consider putting Albina in a chicken hospital, away from the other birds...
I understand. There seems to be two camps on that issue. I hope your chickens will stop laying their eggs on the poop board when you get your nest boxes installed. Please let us know how that works out for you.
You got a number of good suggestions to consider for your setup. Only you can decide...
It's never too late to start composting in the run. There is plenty of time left this summer to toss in grass clippings, etc... and get things going good. It's just basically a cold composting system, so it just needs time to sit and decompose. The chickens scratching and pecking all the litter...
:old The older I get, the more precious my time is to me. I can sift more compost in 15 minutes with my cement mixer compost sifter than I could do by hand in ~2 hours. I never really enjoyed manually sifting compost, so the mixer takes that chore out of the picture. Now that I am harvesting so...
I suggest starting out small, showing your parents that you are responsible for what you planted, and then increase your gardening space next year(s) until you get to the point where you have enough.
1 acre is a lot to garden. You could plant your herbs in pots and containers. We have our...
Yes, that's a great idea. I have my coop and run where I have easy access to a garden hose, but the rain barrel idea would be great for someone who does not have running water. Love your use of a float valve to automate the process.
I am not familiar with "pounds of downward pressure" as used in your example. I set up an elevated rain barrel and calculated the PSI at: A column of water has 1 psi for every 2.31 feet of height. Nowhere did it mention pounds of downward pressure. As far as I know, a 1 gallon jug of water would...
We can all have different methods of caring for our flocks, and it would not be appropriate to have a dismissive tone towards others that chose other options. I did not think any comments were dismissive of others, but you are entitled to your feelings.
Let me disagree with you here on that...