Chicken Coop Welded Steel FRAMING 21sqm (226sqft) | Australian Off-Grid Homestead

New chicken coop build. Strong and safe welded steel construction DIY.
#australianhomestead #offgridliving #chickencoop

[@SeekerSmith]

Why does an Aussie accent just kind of make you smile?

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Haha, dues it? Glad to put a smile on someone’s face!

[@SeekerSmith]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead Well I figured it out it's cuz it seems like you guys kind of smile while you talk. It's a really hospitable speech! Cheers mate!

[@honeybacres]

The chicken looks great so far. I look forward to seeing it when it is finished. Welding is definitely a skill I plan to learn.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Well keep posted because I’m going to be teaching Amanda this week and filming it 👍

[@honeybacres]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead I look forward to seeing. I have watched a few videos but always keen for more.

[@plowestory]

Awesome - welder looks great too

[@staffylover1950]

Looks great guys 😍👌

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@staffylover1950 Thankyou!!

[@threeriversforge1997]

Great to see things getting so green. We're heading into our Autumn and the temps are starting to cool down a little bit. Still got some good summer left, but August is always the beginning when things get just a little bit nicer for working outside! With the rain you're getting, I wonder how your beaver dams are doing. Are plants growing in them? Is the water ponding up better? You banked a couple billion gallons of water last year, turning the ground quite swampy, and I expect things'll be even better this year now that they've had a chance to maybe solidify a bit.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@threeriversforge1997 this is the best time of year to be working outside. Still not much rain and it was dry last year too. 22 was our last decent rain year 😭

[@insAneTunA]

It looks nice and solid and straight and level and flush and square. All at the same time 👍

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@insAneTunA the ultimate compliment 💪

[@gradyross2349]

When the chicken mesh is put up, paint it black just with a roller and it will basically make it disappear when looking from a distance. Makes the whole cage less of an impact on surrounding views

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@gradyross2349 great idea! I’ve seen that around 🙌🙌

[@insAneTunA]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead Yeah, green or black wire mesh can really fade away from the view at a certain angle and distance, as if it isn't even there. It looks quite nice. 👍

[@Thuy_Dailylife]

life with all its friendliness, thank you

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@Thuy_Dailylife Thankyou!

[@paulinestevens9351]

Neat 🥰

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@paulinestevens9351 Thankyou!

[@alanblyde8502]

O to be able to dig a hole without hitting granite

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@alanblyde8502 admittedly not hitting rock is a rare occurrence for us too… the house yard area just happens to be quite sandy loamy ❤️

[@reannejarvis9464]

Ahh chicken maths

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@reannejarvis9464 😂😂😂

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Not sure if Summer or Dozer is your site Super.

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus 😂😂 so true!

[@BenSmith-ch8bc]

Hay mate, are you running that welder off a generator? what size?

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@BenSmith-ch8bc yeah mate, it’s a Dewalt 8kva, I run my other two welders off it as well (250amp mig and 200amp ac/dc tig)

[@BenSmith-ch8bc]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead thanks very much. What other big power output “man toys” do you run with that? Air compressor ect?

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@BenSmith-ch8bc everything else we run off the solar. Our system could actually take running the welder but just want to run it off a gennie in case

[@BenSmith-ch8bc]

@@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead Im interested. New video idea