I still have to put some plywood on the ceiling. I have a source for plywood for $5/sheet (1/2")
The rough lumber I got for free. The siding was $10/square (normally 50)
Shingles were $20
It's attached to an existing garage so I only needed three walls. It's 10x10 on the outside so a tad smaller inside. You can see the vents I put near the ceiling on the high side for ventilation in the summer. I didn't want any outside access since it's 250' from my house and I can't see it from the house. (I plan to have a web cam inside though so I can keep an eye on the bird, even while I'm at work)
nice! that looks pretty sweet!!! and it looks liek it was pretty cheap to
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I really like the webcam idea! Smooth looking mews too.
I'm guessing the perches are yet to come.
“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”
Yes, I have to make the perches yet and put screen over the window on the outside for the skeeters, then finish the wiring for the light, then tidy up the work room in the other section of the existing garage, get a small fridge, (already have the microwave and freezer), make my BC, jesses, etc.
My sponsor is out of town this week so next week we get together and have a work session. My scale is ordered and being delivered Thursday. Just need to order bells yet. Things are coming along nicely. November will be here before you know it! ;D
The DNR officer called me this morning and my inspection is scheduled for Wednesday morning at 10. I'll try to get some more pics of the perches and work area to post. Made my own bow perch. Got about $14 dollars into it, if even.
Passed my inspection yesterday. It took about 10 minutes. The guy had done a few this year already so he knew what he was looking for. Now it's on to trap building. My sponsor dropped off a nice plan for a trap that looks fairly easy to do. Shouldn't take me too long, although I have a few weeks while I wait for the license to come back from the feds.
Post by Master Yarak on Sept 14, 2006 12:38:42 GMT -5
Check out John Graham's BC's they are the best! Yarak
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away
As long as I had the camera back by the mews I snapped a couple of extra shots.
Work bench
This is a heated cabinet I made to keep things from being frozen all the time in the winter. The temp is adjustable, just screw in more bulbs if you need more heat ;D
Post by Falcon Boy on Apr 18, 2007 19:30:27 GMT -5
Your mew is sweet, i like it a lot. The heated cabnit idea is pretty cool too! Question though, is that and the workbench inside the mew? Doesnt Cabby try and sit on the cabnet if it is inside?
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No FB, the work area and cabinet are not inside the mew. The bench is right next to the mew door and the cabinet and microwave and freezer are on the opposite wall, 10' away.
Awesome Dave! I just love your heated cabinet idea, I was in need of ideas on how I would manage to thaw my food in winter months without bringing it inside the house... You just saved me headaches!
Everything I hold in my hands today could be only a memory tomorrow. Carpe Diem.
I bought the cabinet at a used bldg supply place that takes donations and re-sells them for Habitat for Humanity. It cost me $10. Then I lined the inside with 1/2" of styrofoam and another 1" of foam on the outside. The bulbs are Christmas lights, size C9. (the large, clear ones. You can cut any size string you need with the appropriate zip plugs. There are 5 total, but I never needed more than 3. For thawing food in the winter, sometimes I would put it in there the night before, but usually I heat water in the microwave and put the frozen food in the warm water, inside a plastic bag. It doesn't take very long to thaw that way. I also have an enclosed area below the microwave that houses a 5 gallon water jug. I have 2 bulbs in there that I kept on all winter so that I had water available all the time. (the mews is 200' from the house and doesn't have water run to it, yet)