construction - Modern Settlers

Building a Whizbang Tub-Style Chicken Plucker

Posted on April 29, 2016April 30, 2016 by Roman

If you've ever processed a bird at home, I'm sure you agree: the de-feathering process can be time-consuming, messy pain in the ass. Even though at time of writing, I've processed a relatively small number of birds, I still cringe at the thought of plucking one more chicken by hand. Or, almost as bad, having to clean up the feather storm from our "Power Plucker" ...

Cheap and easy: Hog panel trellises

Posted on June 30, 2015July 27, 2015 by Roman

We constructed our lower beds with the intention of growing our plants vertically, to make better use of the space and to fit more varieties of plants. After the effort of threading 1/4" wire for trellis on the upper beds, I decided the lower trellis would need something simple and fool-proof. It would have to be strong to support heavy fruit, but easy to dismantle and remo...