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Promise Domes cuts the frame pieces from EMT conduit. They press and stamp them for receiving the bolts

@@bedgoodheritagefarm3902 This is Weedy responding… I never got comfortable in front of the camera and all my videos were 20-30 minutes long and I was still feeling like my explanations were insufficient so I didn’t do any follow ups. We do have some growth data though. The NH grew significantly faster. At 14 weeks, cockerels dressed out with an average 6.5 lb weight. For the Bresse they averaged about 4 lbs. The Bresse were more aggressive and the NH were very lazy… almost like commercial meat hybrids. The NH put on a slightly higher percentage of breast meat while the Bresse put on a high percentage of leg meat. The Bresse had a dainty skeleton that resulted in a higher yield of meat on each carcass and thin skin that crisped well. The NH had thick bones and a heavier fat layer which resulted in rich pan sauces and great stock. I liked both and wanted to experiment with crosses but we had an unfortunate coyote attack shortly after they reached laying age. We lost 30 chickens in 2 nights and didn’t get to breed any. At the time of the attack, the Bresse were laying 5-6 eggs per day per pullet and the NH were laying 4-5 per day per pullet. For a dual purpose flock, I’d like to keep born again in the future, but next season we’ll be focusing mostly on strictly meat chickens and strictly egg layers rather than trying to do dual purpose development… we’re just too busy to do it well at the moment

Glad you’ve been enjoying it! The shrink wrap is a common construction material for marine use. It comes in rolls of 150’ and they’re 40’ wide. Kyle shops around but one of the places that carries it is U-Line. The exterior foam is a 2.8 lb foam and the interior foam is a 2.2 lb foam. The lighter foam is a better sound barrier but the heavy foam is stronger and has a higher R value

@@RaisedinCochiseWeidentha-kp1ys Thank you for the info! I await future episodes.

Foam!

Thanks for the question! The exterior foam is a roofing grade insulation foam. It’s a closed cell polyurethane. The interior foam is made of the same stuff but it’s lighter weight but is better at controlling sound.

Foam I think.

The foam is applied about 5 inches thick. The R value will be around 35, but it’s actually about 50% more effective than fiberglass insulation which is designed to allow for some breath ability. Real world performance for these houses has shown them to be more like the equivalent of R-50.