Post by Jelly on May 21, 2006 23:53:55 GMT -5
My parents are considering heavily the thought of moving to land but they said this year I could go ahead and start getting everything in shape for apprenticeship. So my thoughts were originally wait till the end of summer and then start building but then I was reading about the temporary mews and that kind of gave me an idea. If I could break down the mew into several panels and transport it, if we do move that would be great.
My thought runs along the lines of how a temporary horse stall is built since I have seen Clydesdales banging up against the walls and the stall still holding strong. They are four panels about an inch and a half to two inches thick and are 1/2 wood and 1/2 metal bars so the horse can see out but have a strong metal frame all the way around it. They are held together by the pin method, I think it is called, where one panel has a metal loop at it's end and the other panel that will be joining it has a pin that is slid into the loop. That reads right to me but I have some sketches that I can upload to help comprehend this mess. Also the temporary stalls sometimes just have the loops that are fit together like a puzzle between the two edges to make the corner and a large thick rod is slid into them. (rod is completely hidden beneath the loops and its about 9 feet long) Inside the stall all sides touch one another and it doesn't appear to have any holes.
My questions are do you think this is a durable plan? Safe? How do you think it would hold? I understand there are going to have to be some modifications such as adding a roof and creating a double door system. However do you think the bird could live there comfortably or are their some safety risk I haven't noticed?
My thought runs along the lines of how a temporary horse stall is built since I have seen Clydesdales banging up against the walls and the stall still holding strong. They are four panels about an inch and a half to two inches thick and are 1/2 wood and 1/2 metal bars so the horse can see out but have a strong metal frame all the way around it. They are held together by the pin method, I think it is called, where one panel has a metal loop at it's end and the other panel that will be joining it has a pin that is slid into the loop. That reads right to me but I have some sketches that I can upload to help comprehend this mess. Also the temporary stalls sometimes just have the loops that are fit together like a puzzle between the two edges to make the corner and a large thick rod is slid into them. (rod is completely hidden beneath the loops and its about 9 feet long) Inside the stall all sides touch one another and it doesn't appear to have any holes.
My questions are do you think this is a durable plan? Safe? How do you think it would hold? I understand there are going to have to be some modifications such as adding a roof and creating a double door system. However do you think the bird could live there comfortably or are their some safety risk I haven't noticed?