I’m so pathetic, I spent 8 years as a plant fitter, but your knowledge is so far better than mine, I’m beginning to think my life has become insignificant. Thank you for your videos, I’m retired now, but your videos are so entertaining, I do tend to watch them, I learn more every time.
I love your chickens my neighbor across the street from me recently got some chickens and a rooster and I love sitting on my front porch and listening to them. Brings back memories of my grandparents farm.
Loving this channel even more since the shop closed. Small engine repair, farming, and chickens all in one vid, fantastic! Nena's family raised chickens in Panama and if we didn't live in the city, she would be hip deep in them all the time. Thank you, Miss Bre, for showing us the real America! jimandnena
I got me a chickanic sweatshirt. You have educated me sooo much. I bought a gas powered pressure washer this past weekend at a yard sale without hesitation bc of the confidence I have now to be able to maintain/fix it. Thank you!! I even brought him down $10 because it has an oil leak I know how to fix!
Over 60 years ago my dad built an outdoor chicken run for my grandmother's chickens. He screened over the top to stop raccoons and chicken hawks. It worked very well. No more chicken thieves!
I've been busy cutting trees for friends and family from all these tornadoes we had up here. We were blessed to miss it, so been helping where I could. I'm taking a break to watch my favorite channel!! Oh, and fix my Husqvarna transmission on my tractor, thanks to passed videos during this week!
I don't know nothing about chickens. But I did notice that immediately. Down in Arkansas it gets pretty hot. 1st thing I thought of. Hope the fan sucks enough heat and humidity out. Other then that, looks good to me. Good job. Keep us posted. 😊
Only recently came across your videos when laid up for a week with a minor health matter. Have since been able to get a 25 years old Honda line trimmer, a Ryobi Brush cutter and a chainsaw going and almost fixed a 25 years old ride on that had fuel gushing through the muffler. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience and tips. Re: chickens. Unlikely you will need to separate a rooster from the girls. You don't need a rooster for the hens to lay but I have always felt the chickens lay a little better with one. Also, if a fox does attack the hens the rooster will defend them but usually at the cost of his life. Hens use a lot of energy to produce eggs and should start laying at about 23 or 24 weeks so a good 17.5% protein feed is a good minimum guideline. The extra run extension might be useful to have some green feed sown for the birds to scratch although they will decimate it fairly quickly. They only need about 2 or 3 hours a day scratching around although my birds are free range from around 8.00 to 5.00 pm in summer and a little less in winter. Best wishes for the chooks. Just another thought about poultry, 3 or 4 ducks will provide more eggs than chickens and with your vegie garden, the ducks will rarely damage plants but are great for pest control. An old timer reckoned that you don't have a snail problem you have an under supply of ducks. Enjoy your gardens and poultry & thanks again for the small motors education.
I think people feel like getting revenge for the filter designed to fall off and then be a hassle to find the right one. Seems like more hassle than just checking online what is available.
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I was in a Biltema store in Steinkjer, Norway and I walked past a walk behind mower and noticed that the gas cap was missing, apparently dishonesty is a universal human trait. Naturally I thought about this video.. Biltema is a Swedish chain of stores, they have stores in Sweden, Norway and Finland.. Not sure what would be a US equivalent, but the sell products in the car, mc, boat, care care products, home & leisure, Tools/power tools and building/construction supplies.. all of their products are in the private label category.
Hey there Chicky, your place is looking sweet! I must say, it's kind of ironic you put this video out today. Over the Memorial weekend here in NorCal, I got a smokin' deal from Lowe's on one of those red Craftsman mowers like you had in the video...originally $399 for only $99...just because it was missing the air filter, cover & gas cap. When I got home I 'Amazoned' all 3 parts for just under $20 & they were on my front porch late this afternoon. Good job making the quality vids...keep it up!
I worked at a Lowe's for a couple of years. Stealing is a major problem there (as it is everywhere) . Oh God, I hated all the damn stealing. We were always adding new cages as well as turtles, frogs, and mambas (anti-theft devices).
I worked at a Lowes for 2 years after I retired .. electrical unit ... the amount of breakers stolen was staggering !... my first week there 2 men loaded up a cart with 4 Husqvarna large chainsaws and just walked out with them ... confronting ir stopping thieves at Lowes will get you fired
@@Michael_Ellicott Oh my god! The circuit breakers! I know! I asked my boss why we lock up the Craftsman 20V junk, but we leave the expensive and easily pocketable breakers out for the taking. He just kinda shrugged and said there was nothing he could do about it. Everyone there has kinda given up and accepted that people are going to steal, and nothing can be done about it. For example, the cage lock combinations are a freaking joke, and the mambas, frogs, and turtles are super easy to defeat. It was so frustrating.
@@Chickanic I believe it. During my third week of unemployment I watched a guy walk out with a $600 DeWalt 20v tool combo. He ripped off the mamba, picked it up, and ran right out the front door. He knocked down one of our people while exiting. She was just heading to the breakcroom, and she wasn't in his way. There was no need to hit her. He was just evil. I pray that one day he finds an icy patch of roadway while traveling too fast on a steep and remote mountain road.
@argon62 I hope employees are not stealing, but some probably do. I guess I held my fellow employees to a higher standard, but I know some fall short of my expectations. Yes, I am that naive.
My Ryobi power washer (Subaru engined) needed a new air filter, the old was disintegrating. I ordered a Stens brand from A and was pleasantly surprised that inside the Stens marked bag was another bag with the filter and that was marked as genuine Subaru part.
Thanks for sharing. Chicken feed tip. Get a feeder with a treadle step that allows the hens to gain access to the feed and closes when they step off the treadle. Split feed attracts mice, mice attract rat snakes and the snakes also eat eggs.
Back when I had chickens(not where I live now) their pen was too large to fully enclose the top, thus a hawk problem I found out that having a few black hens would confuse the hawks into thinking that they were crows, never lost another to chicken hawks once I got my 4 black hens (I don't remember the breed) unfortunately my setup wasn't weasel proof in the course of 1 weekend out of town I lost all of my birds mostly attacked in the neck only. I loved the birds and the eggs they offered.
It almost seems like the brackets for some of those air covers are designed to fall off and force us to buy an new cover/filter (which, of course, the manufacturer sells). I started putting a tiny screw through my air filter covers in order to keep them in place.
I have went through 3 Briggs/Murray Push Mowers in 3 years-all bought from Walmart, I change Oil Often and keep them clean and out of weather, all of them start Knocking and may Lock up before one year is on them. A Lawn Mower Mechanic said just throw them away. It is sad, I have a Lawn Mower that is maybe 35 years old that I paid $39 at a Gibson store years ago that will still run and cut grass, yes it has had several Carb. Kits installed and has Sheared several Crank Pins but it will still run and cut grass and does not smoke or burn oil...
A while ago I asked a guy working in the mower section about the missing covers and he told me they leave them off the display models and keep them in the back, along with some other easily removable parts, depending on the model or equipment. So they might not have always been stolen.
Lowe’s can’t even keep track of the keys and owner’s manuals! There are no spare parts in the back. They were stolen, thrown away, or given away by the salesman.
Kind of ironic this video came out today. Last weekend here in NorCal, I got a good deal from Lowe's on one of those red Craftsman mowers like she had in the video...originally $399 for only $99...just because it was missing the air filter, cover & gas cap. When I got home I 'Amazoned' all 3 parts for just under $20 & they were on my front porch late this afternoon. They never said a word about any covers in the back.
Sweet set up ! we had chickens growing up & there’s nothing like a home farmed egg… our neighbors had a milk cow & boy was that wonderful! the butter is the best! please keep the garden & chicken videos coming !!!
Nice looking garden!! My great uncle had chickens way back in the sixties when I was a kid. Once a hawk was after them and actually grabbed a hen. One of his big roosters went after that hawk and killed it, and I mean fast!!
As time goes by I appreciate your channel more and more and eagerly await new videos! You should really consider making a calendar. You could put pictures of yourself fixing things and put your tip of the month. Lots of us would put it in our workshops !
Up North here, just finished getting my garden in on Memorial day weekend. Looking forward to that first harvest myself. Awesome job on the chicken coop. A friend of mine used to work at a farm supply store. The manager was just coming back from lunch and held the door open for a couple of people leaving the store, told them to "have a nice day". He didn't realize they had just robbed the store at gunpoint and were making their getaway................
Why would you steal a cheap part like an air filter? Some people are just scumbags. You definiately save time and money, frustration is however, sometimes unavoidable. I just did work on my Stihl FS90 and thanks to your vids I saved time and money but with the way you had to take it apart frustration is unavoidable.
Love your channel content! You’re so helpful! To bad there aren’t more woman like you who are able to fix things. My dear wife of 39 years bless her heart 💜 has the hardest time dealing with the simplest things when it comes to putting things together! Wouldn’t trade her for anything!!!☮✌🏻
I am Subscribed to your channel, I enjoy working on all lawn and gardening Equipment and I have been replacing Air filters and covers. And now thanks to you I now know what to look fore and buy the right ones. Thank you so much. . . . .
2 weeks ago, decided to help my 85 year old mother set up a few tomato plants in containers. Went to Tractor Supply, picked up four 5 gallon buckets, two 2 cubic foot bags of Miracle Gro Potting Mix and some of their Tomato Food fertilizer, and four tomato plants - two Best Boys, one Beefsteak, and one Dark Cherry. Took the buckets, drilled four 3/8" drain holes around the bottom of each, and added approximately 2 inches of pea gravel in the bottom for drainage. Then filled each one close to the top with the potting mix, with the tomato food fertilizer mixed in, and set the plants in them. Only been adding water when the top of the potting mix started to look dry. In only twelve days, those plants have went from 6 inches tall to nearly 2 foot! They're growing so fast, you can literally see the difference in height from morning to evening. My mother said, in all her days, she's never seen tomato plants grow that fast. Those plants came from a local nursery. They must have some pretty good stock, for those plants to take off like that, fertilizer and potting mix notwithstanding. We saved the cups that the plants came in, and now my mother is using them to see if she can get some of her old cucumber seeds to start growing. I may need a LOT more 5 gallon buckets.....
I make what I call my magic mix 1 part Scott’s or Miracle grow garden soil, one part cow manure, and about one part peat moss. I dig a hole with a post hole digger, put one shovel of the mix in the hole and then the tomato plant. My plants are over 4 feet tall as of July 10th. I’ve been doing this for probably 45 years and my ground is like gold now.
You might be overthinking your chicken coop but it is impressive. Chickens like to roost at night so a couple of pine 2x1” boards attached end to end would do the trick. You’ll be constantly cleaning droppings from underneath so some sort of portable tray underneath that you can move or once a week or so will make your life easier. We have a lot of problems with foxes, which is heart breaking when you loose your lovely chickens do be thorough with the fox proofing. Good luck
I was going to ask about perches and nest boxes too. Wondering what you plan to do. They like to roost on perches at night up off the floor. I made nest boxes accessible from small hatches/doors outside the coop so I didn’t have to always go inside to collect eggs. Not sure if that is feasible but makes it easier to collect eggs. I also used a “deep litter system” when I raised chickens and it worked great. I had to top off the litter as it breaks down and compacts over time. I usually changed out the litter for all new twice per year and used it in the garden compost. Best of luck. The chicks look really healthy.
I would like to nominate the CJ6 spark plug for most stolen part. Needed one for my blower. Parts store was out so drove across town to Agi Supply. Their website said they had 8 of them in stock. Their computers said they had 8 in stock. But 0 at store. They leave them out so customers probably lifted them all. They said it looked like someone took them all. Told them I wasn't surprised since it was a popular model sold at places like Lowes and Walmart. Luckily tractor supply had Stens that would work. This was for a mitsubishi blower I think you did video on. The plug has to be CJ6, others close to it are too long and will damage engine. Need to check plug before changing them.
You'll love the fresh vegetables and eggs, my family did the same thing when I was growing up in Maine, us kids were the weeders , things are in full bloom in upstate new york so my husqvarna 128ld is getting put to use , my tenants mower crapped out ,it's fairly new , I told him about your channel, it was blowing black smoke
I bought one of those mowers used with missing air filter. I used rectangular section of of sponge that I oiled to make filter and used two u-shaped pieces of wire to hold in the housing. Everything built poorly these days.
Quit buying anything for my mowers from Lowe’s and Home Depot as their supplies are lacking. I get what I need fast from Amazon. Appreciate your videos!
I found that the air filter cover kept falling off so I fixed the problem with a screw and now it no longer gives any trouble. It does not matter what type of screw a self tapper or a wood screw does as it is only going into plastic.
Thanks for the video great information last week my rich neighbors bought a brand new Honda push mower self-propelled blah blah blah the first time they used it they hit a rock blades bent so what do they do they put it by the garbage but junk they went and bought another one of course I took it new blades installed runs like a million bucks how dumb is that cuz they're rich but they don't know how to fix anything I'd rather know how to fix stuff than be rich definitely I'm not rich they did the same thing 2 years ago the snowblower bought the snow blower got entangled in some Vines and broke the belt the other threw it away that's just crazy have a great day thanks a lot I'll keep watching there's always something to learn
I went to Lowes the other day to buy a hedge trimmer attachment for my EGO multi use tool. All the EGO stuff was locked up. I asked the associate why and she said people were stealing them. I asked were they just grabbing and running out and she said yes.
I've got another one for you, as far as Briggs & Stratton air filters. I have a 2017 Troy Bilt TB 30 R, with the little single cylinder 13 HP Briggs engine. The air filter on the parts list, is just the round cylindrical air filter by itself, that press fits onto the intake manifold under the engine cover. However, I found out that Briggs also makes a "kit", under a different part number, that uses the exact same air filter, but also includes one of those green foam slip-on dust filters with it. And I found both the air filter by itself, and the "kit" with the green dust cover, sitting side by side on the same shelf at Lowes.
I noticed you put your coop on the back of the property a old farmer here says to put it in the middle of the yard I asked why he said harder for the varmints to get to it and make a slot as deep as you can against the fence and put sheet metal in it deep to stop them from digging under to get them ! Plus when hear a racket and run out with shotgun in hand the critters have to run across the yard to get to the woods you can get a shot off at em. !
Went to my local lowes a few days ago for some 5/8 bronze bearing sleeves, almost all of them had been stolen and empty packages everywhere in the drawers.
We have had chickens for 9-10 years, and no other animal has gotten into the coop other than mice. But we have hawks and eagles that do fly overs all the time. We have other people in the area that lose chickens all the time, but they didn't seem to put a lot of thought into making their coops predator proof. The hardware cloth is the way to go, but get a roof on that before a hungry bird drips in.
As a woman I LOVE your informative videos. What riding mower do you recommend for about an acre of yard. currently I have an oldJD 42 model that is getting tired.... I am not convinced I need a zero turn unless it is the way to got. thanks. Donna
Nice garden. Two hail storms have reduced my small vegetable garden to barren ground. How do you manage to make the foam filter come off in the cover? Foam filters always stick inside the housing when I take the cover off.
I've been walking this planet for 55 years, and if it's not hand nails or garbage bags, i don't buy from a bpx store. I do appreciate your small engine vids!
You might want to think about milk crates for your hens .🐔 Be on a look out for the fox will dig under the fence to get to your chickens . You have your place looking good ..
I recommend securing that light or heat lamp in the chicken coop with wire screws straps or something so it can’t be knocked off and catch things on fire 🔥 very common issue. Things look great!
We started 18 birds this spring. Have a chicken house big enough for around 200 birds. Your birds look great! Don't think I'll ever have a mower new enough to have those air filters.
Thank you. I’ve been having trouble finding jet drivers. Flat blade screw drivers to remove jets from small carburetors . I have all funny drivers so I tune stuff that we do not. ie little carbs, ancient tvs, and old nuclear bombs. But I am having trouble finding jet drivers. Middle aged tree guy, now small engine mechanic. And thanks again. Nice vet, I like my 70s chev 3/4 tones
A weasel will have no problem invading...will burrow and eat through about anything to get to food. Have to basically bury steel plate deep around perimeter. Elevate coop floor at least a foot off the ground. It needs to be steel and welded or very tightly fastened to the upper structure.
hey Bre, big fan, love your videos and your work i am so inspired my you, because i’ve been watching your videos for about 5/6 months and i’m a huge fan! thanks so much!
I ran a hot wire around the outside of my coop one about 2" high and another about 8" high. The low wire is for racoons and opossums, the higher one for foxes and dogs.
Here in Australia you can basically shoplift with impunity. Security can't touch you, store employees can't touch you. All they can do is ask you to put it back or pay. They can call the police, but unless there happens to be one on the spot good luck. And even then the person will most likely just get a warning.
What if you shimmed (tilted) the fan a bit more to keep the earth dryer and cool the outside birds a bit ? They add a water mister here in Calif where temps are 100F with near nothing humidity .
Is this something we can 3D print? ALso, what do we do? Note the carb number before ordering it? Wow, you took the time to post pics of them too. Thank you!!
Though I can see a 3D printer useful at repair shops if producers allow it. Instead of waiting for a rare part to arrive you print it from certified drawings with certified material and finish the repair same day.
I was checking out of my local Lowe’s and literally watched a guy run out the front door holding two electric drills above his head trying to avoid the magnetic detector they did nothing about it. He jumped in a car parked out front and they sped off.
Love the chickens, owls and hawks are also a problem. The entry into your nest house needs to be closed at night. Owls will get in and get one off the roost.
New subscriber. Really enjoying your videos. I’ve been watching some of your older videos. When Husqvarna first came to North America they were building motorcycles. They went to great lengths to tell us all that it’s pronounced…..OOSK VARNA. Silent H. Kindest regards,Sunshine Coast,BC 🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Do you know why chicken coops have two doors? If they had four doors it would be a chicken sedan. 👏hope this brings a smile to everyone. 🙏
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This makes less sense if you know there ARE 2 door sedans out there. 1947 Chev for instance.. 2 door coupe and a 2 door sedan, i had the 2 door sedan.
I’m so pathetic, I spent 8 years as a plant fitter, but your knowledge is so far better than mine, I’m beginning to think my life has become insignificant. Thank you for your videos, I’m retired now, but your videos are so entertaining, I do tend to watch them, I learn more every time.
I love your chickens my neighbor across the street from me recently got some chickens and a rooster and I love sitting on my front porch and listening to them. Brings back memories of my grandparents farm.
Where do you find the time to run a repair shop, gardening, raise chickens and do housework? You are a SUPER woman!! SUPER CHICKANIC
Loving this channel even more since the shop closed. Small engine repair, farming, and chickens all in one vid, fantastic! Nena's family raised chickens in Panama and if we didn't live in the city, she would be hip deep in them all the time. Thank you, Miss Bre, for showing us the real America! jimandnena
I got me a chickanic sweatshirt. You have educated me sooo much. I bought a gas powered pressure washer this past weekend at a yard sale without hesitation bc of the confidence I have now to be able to maintain/fix it. Thank you!! I even brought him down $10 because it has an oil leak I know how to fix!
Over 60 years ago my dad built an outdoor chicken run for my grandmother's chickens. He screened over the top to stop raccoons and chicken hawks. It worked very well. No more chicken thieves!
I've been busy cutting trees for friends and family from all these tornadoes we had up here. We were blessed to miss it, so been helping where I could. I'm taking a break to watch my favorite channel!! Oh, and fix my Husqvarna transmission on my tractor, thanks to passed videos during this week!
Insulation in your chicken coop ceiling would be great that metal roof it's like a sauna in there
I don't know nothing about chickens. But I did notice that immediately. Down in Arkansas it gets pretty hot. 1st thing I thought of. Hope the fan sucks enough heat and humidity out. Other then that, looks good to me. Good job. Keep us posted. 😊
Thank you for both entertaining and educating us.
So now we can call you “ChickChickanic” 😀. Great looking pen for them.
Only recently came across your videos when laid up for a week with a minor health matter. Have since been able to get a 25 years old Honda line trimmer, a Ryobi Brush cutter and a chainsaw going and almost fixed a 25 years old ride on that had fuel gushing through the muffler. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience and tips. Re: chickens. Unlikely you will need to separate a rooster from the girls. You don't need a rooster for the hens to lay but I have always felt the chickens lay a little better with one. Also, if a fox does attack the hens the rooster will defend them but usually at the cost of his life. Hens use a lot of energy to produce eggs and should start laying at about 23 or 24 weeks so a good 17.5% protein feed is a good minimum guideline. The extra run extension might be useful to have some green feed sown for the birds to scratch although they will decimate it fairly quickly. They only need about 2 or 3 hours a day scratching around although my birds are free range from around 8.00 to 5.00 pm in summer and a little less in winter. Best wishes for the chooks. Just another thought about poultry, 3 or 4 ducks will provide more eggs than chickens and with your vegie garden, the ducks will rarely damage plants but are great for pest control. An old timer reckoned that you don't have a snail problem you have an under supply of ducks. Enjoy your gardens and poultry & thanks again for the small motors education.
But ducks are filthy-messt!
I worked in retail grocery 20 years ago. It's amazing what people would steal. And that was in a small town.
You would think meat to be the biggest target.
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It was along with anything else expensive. Like alcohol.
I think people feel like getting revenge for the filter designed to fall off and then be a hassle to find the right one.
Seems like more hassle than just checking online what is available.
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This lady is Godsend. Never seen anybody else do such great videos on SE repair.
I just love your channel and your total honesty - all the way from Sydney, Oz
I was in a Biltema store in Steinkjer, Norway and I walked past a walk behind mower and noticed that the gas cap was missing, apparently dishonesty is a universal human trait. Naturally I thought about this video..
Biltema is a Swedish chain of stores, they have stores in Sweden, Norway and Finland.. Not sure what would be a US equivalent, but the sell products in the car, mc, boat, care care products, home & leisure, Tools/power tools and building/construction supplies.. all of their products are in the private label category.
Hey there Chicky, your place is looking sweet! I must say, it's kind of ironic you put this video out today. Over the Memorial weekend here in NorCal, I got a smokin' deal from Lowe's on one of those red Craftsman mowers like you had in the video...originally $399 for only $99...just because it was missing the air filter, cover & gas cap. When I got home I 'Amazoned' all 3 parts for just under $20 & they were on my front porch late this afternoon.
Good job making the quality vids...keep it up!
ive never noticed if the air covers are missing. something to look 4.
I worked at a Lowe's for a couple of years. Stealing is a major problem there (as it is everywhere) . Oh God, I hated all the damn stealing. We were always adding new cages as well as turtles, frogs, and mambas (anti-theft devices).
I worked at a Lowes for 2 years after I retired .. electrical unit ... the amount of breakers stolen was staggering !... my first week there 2 men loaded up a cart with 4 Husqvarna large chainsaws and just walked out with them ... confronting ir stopping thieves at Lowes will get you fired
When I looked it up, it says they lose 1 BILLION dollars a year in theft.. That's crazy..
@@Michael_Ellicott Oh my god! The circuit breakers! I know! I asked my boss why we lock up the Craftsman 20V junk, but we leave the expensive and easily pocketable breakers out for the taking. He just kinda shrugged and said there was nothing he could do about it. Everyone there has kinda given up and accepted that people are going to steal, and nothing can be done about it. For example, the cage lock combinations are a freaking joke, and the mambas, frogs, and turtles are super easy to defeat. It was so frustrating.
@@Chickanic I believe it. During my third week of unemployment I watched a guy walk out with a $600 DeWalt 20v tool combo. He ripped off the mamba, picked it up, and ran right out the front door. He knocked down one of our people while exiting. She was just heading to the breakcroom, and she wasn't in his way. There was no need to hit her. He was just evil. I pray that one day he finds an icy patch of roadway while traveling too fast on a steep and remote mountain road.
@argon62 I hope employees are not stealing, but some probably do. I guess I held my fellow employees to a higher standard, but I know some fall short of my expectations. Yes, I am that naive.
My Ryobi power washer (Subaru engined) needed a new air filter, the old was disintegrating. I ordered a Stens brand from A and was pleasantly surprised that inside the Stens marked bag was another bag with the filter and that was marked as genuine Subaru part.
Thanks for sharing.
Chicken feed tip. Get a feeder with a treadle step that allows the hens to gain access to the feed and closes when they step off the treadle. Split feed attracts mice, mice attract rat snakes and the snakes also eat eggs.
I also had chickens. Trained them to use a self closing feeder box in two days. They are so smart!
Back when I had chickens(not where I live now) their pen was too large to fully enclose the top, thus a hawk problem I found out that having a few black hens would confuse the hawks into thinking that they were crows, never lost another to chicken hawks once I got my 4 black hens (I don't remember the breed) unfortunately my setup wasn't weasel proof in the course of 1 weekend out of town I lost all of my birds mostly attacked in the neck only. I loved the birds and the eggs they offered.
It almost seems like the brackets for some of those air covers are designed to fall off and force us to buy an new cover/filter (which, of course, the manufacturer sells). I started putting a tiny screw through my air filter covers in order to keep them in place.
I have went through 3 Briggs/Murray Push Mowers in 3 years-all bought from Walmart, I change Oil Often and keep them clean and out of weather, all of them start Knocking and may Lock up before one year is on them. A Lawn Mower Mechanic said just throw them away. It is sad, I have a Lawn Mower that is maybe 35 years old that I paid $39 at a Gibson store years ago that will still run and cut grass, yes it has had several Carb. Kits installed and has Sheared several Crank Pins but it will still run and cut grass and does not smoke or burn oil...
A while ago I asked a guy working in the mower section about the missing covers and he told me they leave them off the display models and keep them in the back, along with some other easily removable parts, depending on the model or equipment. So they might not have always been stolen.
That's kinda what I assumed they always did due to the thieves.
Lowe’s can’t even keep track of the keys and owner’s manuals! There are no spare parts in the back. They were stolen, thrown away, or given away by the salesman.
Kind of ironic this video came out today. Last weekend here in NorCal, I got a good deal from Lowe's on one of those red Craftsman mowers like she had in the video...originally $399 for only $99...just because it was missing the air filter, cover & gas cap. When I got home I 'Amazoned' all 3 parts for just under $20 & they were on my front porch late this afternoon. They never said a word about any covers in the back.
@@purdyboi8078 You posted that twice. Must be really proud of your 120 Craftsman chinese mower
The last push mower I bought had a metal filter holder sitting level with the pull cord, and on top of the carburetor.
Sweet set up ! we had chickens growing up & there’s nothing like a home farmed egg… our neighbors had a milk cow & boy was that wonderful! the butter is the best! please keep the garden & chicken videos coming !!!
Nice looking garden!! My great uncle had chickens way back in the sixties when I was a kid. Once a hawk was after them and actually grabbed a hen. One of his big roosters went after that hawk and killed it, and I mean fast!!
People sometimes underestimate how much damage a rooster can do.
As time goes by I appreciate your channel more and more and eagerly await new videos! You should really consider making a calendar. You could put pictures of yourself fixing things and put your tip of the month. Lots of us would put it in our workshops !
"Chickcanic's Chicks" too funny!
Good Morning Brian!
@@Chickanic Good Morning. Check your email please.
Great name to use if you sell your eggs.
Up North here, just finished getting my garden in on Memorial day weekend. Looking forward to that first harvest myself. Awesome job on the chicken coop. A friend of mine used to work at a farm supply store. The manager was just coming back from lunch and held the door open for a couple of people leaving the store, told them to "have a nice day". He didn't realize they had just robbed the store at gunpoint and were making their getaway................
Why would you steal a cheap part like an air filter? Some people are just scumbags. You definiately save time and money, frustration is however, sometimes unavoidable. I just did work on my Stihl FS90 and thanks to your vids I saved time and money but with the way you had to take it apart frustration is unavoidable.
Ha! For sure.
I worked at a hardware store, you would be surprised what people steal
@@rogerembry4777 my mom was a manager at a Sam’s Club. Sadly I wouldn’t be.
Because they are on backorder lol
Love your channel content! You’re so helpful!
To bad there aren’t more woman like you who are able to fix things. My dear wife of 39 years bless her heart 💜 has the hardest time dealing with the simplest things when it comes to putting things together! Wouldn’t trade her for anything!!!☮✌🏻
I am Subscribed to your channel, I enjoy working on all lawn and gardening Equipment and I have been replacing Air filters and covers. And now thanks to you I now know what to look fore and buy the right ones. Thank you so much. . . . .
You’re the best ! I tell many to watch you for help . Thank you
2 weeks ago, decided to help my 85 year old mother set up a few tomato plants in containers. Went to Tractor Supply, picked up four 5 gallon buckets, two 2 cubic foot bags of Miracle Gro Potting Mix and some of their Tomato Food fertilizer, and four tomato plants - two Best Boys, one Beefsteak, and one Dark Cherry.
Took the buckets, drilled four 3/8" drain holes around the bottom of each, and added approximately 2 inches of pea gravel in the bottom for drainage. Then filled each one close to the top with the potting mix, with the tomato food fertilizer mixed in, and set the plants in them. Only been adding water when the top of the potting mix started to look dry.
In only twelve days, those plants have went from 6 inches tall to nearly 2 foot! They're growing so fast, you can literally see the difference in height from morning to evening. My mother said, in all her days, she's never seen tomato plants grow that fast.
Those plants came from a local nursery. They must have some pretty good stock, for those plants to take off like that, fertilizer and potting mix notwithstanding.
We saved the cups that the plants came in, and now my mother is using them to see if she can get some of her old cucumber seeds to start growing.
I may need a LOT more 5 gallon buckets.....
I make what I call my magic mix 1 part Scott’s or Miracle grow garden soil, one part cow manure, and about one part peat moss. I dig a hole with a post hole digger, put one shovel of the mix in the hole and then the tomato plant. My plants are over 4 feet tall as of July 10th. I’ve been doing this for probably 45 years and my ground is like gold now.
For the cover with no tank vent you can carefully dremel/grin the notch out.
Thank you Bri. I always enjoy and appreciate how you help your viewers
Same problem at the Lowe’s I work at. We’ve had a few recoil pull start assemblies taken too. Crazy.
You are awesome. Always enjoy your posts. Very informative and down to earth.
You might be overthinking your chicken coop but it is impressive. Chickens like to roost at night so a couple of pine 2x1” boards attached end to end would do the trick. You’ll be constantly cleaning droppings from underneath so some sort of portable tray underneath that you can move or once a week or so will make your life easier. We have a lot of problems with foxes, which is heart breaking when you loose your lovely chickens do be thorough with the fox proofing. Good luck
I was going to ask about perches and nest boxes too. Wondering what you plan to do. They like to roost on perches at night up off the floor. I made nest boxes accessible from small hatches/doors outside the coop so I didn’t have to always go inside to collect eggs. Not sure if that is feasible but makes it easier to collect eggs. I also used a “deep litter system” when I raised chickens and it worked great. I had to top off the litter as it breaks down and compacts over time. I usually changed out the litter for all new twice per year and used it in the garden compost. Best of luck. The chicks look really healthy.
I would like to nominate the CJ6 spark plug for most stolen part. Needed one for my blower. Parts store was out so drove across town to Agi Supply. Their website said they had 8 of them in stock. Their computers said they had 8 in stock. But 0 at store. They leave them out so customers probably lifted them all. They said it looked like someone took them all. Told them I wasn't surprised since it was a popular model sold at places like Lowes and Walmart. Luckily tractor supply had Stens that would work. This was for a mitsubishi blower I think you did video on. The plug has to be CJ6, others close to it are too long and will damage engine. Need to check plug before changing them.
You'll love the fresh vegetables and eggs, my family did the same thing when I was growing up in Maine, us kids were the weeders , things are in full bloom in upstate new york so my husqvarna 128ld is getting put to use , my tenants mower crapped out ,it's fairly new , I told him about your channel, it was blowing black smoke
The shop, chicken house and the garden look great. You guys have been working!
I bought one of those mowers used with missing air filter. I used rectangular section of of sponge that I oiled to make filter and used two u-shaped pieces of wire to hold in the housing. Everything built poorly these days.
It's possible Lowe's takes them off to stop theft, the Australian equivalent takes the fuel caps off for the same reason
Quit buying anything for my mowers from Lowe’s and Home Depot as their supplies are lacking. I get what I need fast from Amazon. Appreciate your videos!
Definitely didn't know that about the filters! That fan looks like a sweet buy
I found that the air filter cover kept falling off so I fixed the problem with a screw and now it no longer gives any trouble. It does not matter what type of screw a self tapper or a wood screw does as it is only going into plastic.
Thanks for the video great information last week my rich neighbors bought a brand new Honda push mower self-propelled blah blah blah the first time they used it they hit a rock blades bent so what do they do they put it by the garbage but junk they went and bought another one of course I took it new blades installed runs like a million bucks how dumb is that cuz they're rich but they don't know how to fix anything I'd rather know how to fix stuff than be rich definitely I'm not rich they did the same thing 2 years ago the snowblower bought the snow blower got entangled in some Vines and broke the belt the other threw it away that's just crazy have a great day thanks a lot I'll keep watching there's always something to learn
Boy you blow my mind! You are not only a great mechanic, but I don't know how you find time to do all you do!
I went to Lowes the other day to buy a hedge trimmer attachment for my EGO multi use tool. All the EGO stuff was locked up. I asked the associate why and she said people were stealing them. I asked were they just grabbing and running out and she said yes.
I've got another one for you, as far as Briggs & Stratton air filters. I have a 2017 Troy Bilt TB 30 R, with the little single cylinder 13 HP Briggs engine. The air filter on the parts list, is just the round cylindrical air filter by itself, that press fits onto the intake manifold under the engine cover.
However, I found out that Briggs also makes a "kit", under a different part number, that uses the exact same air filter, but also includes one of those green foam slip-on dust filters with it.
And I found both the air filter by itself, and the "kit" with the green dust cover, sitting side by side on the same shelf at Lowes.
I noticed you put your coop on the back of the property a old farmer here says to put it in the middle of the yard I asked why he said harder for the varmints to get to it and make a slot as deep as you can against the fence and put sheet metal in it deep to stop them from digging under to get them ! Plus when hear a racket and run out with shotgun in hand the critters have to run across the yard to get to the woods you can get a shot off at em. !
Went to my local lowes a few days ago for some 5/8 bronze bearing sleeves, almost all of them had been stolen and empty packages everywhere in the drawers.
Great seeing the other side of folks. Nice, thanks.
Thx Bre...brings back memories
Raising chickens as a youngster...fine looking chicks.
"Time, money and frustration", I love it!
Thank you. Now if you could just revisit the 2 cycle oil you recommend.
Looks like the chickens are well cared for, Great job.
Nice! Your going have fresh eggs soon! 🐔Those are some spoiled chickens and well worth it! Thanks for info on the filter's/covers.
Here in upstate NY, we plant after Memorial day. We can get hard frosts until then. 😢
Great video. You’ve been busy on the homestead. Looks amazing!!!!
Whats going on with the Vette? I had a '75 ragtop. Nice job on the Chicken Coup.
We have had chickens for 9-10 years, and no other animal has gotten into the coop other than mice. But we have hawks and eagles that do fly overs all the time. We have other people in the area that lose chickens all the time, but they didn't seem to put a lot of thought into making their coops predator proof. The hardware cloth is the way to go, but get a roof on that before a hungry bird drips in.
As a woman I LOVE your informative videos. What riding mower do you recommend for about an acre of yard. currently I have an oldJD 42 model that is getting tired.... I am not convinced I need a zero turn unless it is the way to got. thanks. Donna
Roof on chook yard will be mesh I hope. It needs to let the rain and sun in , it help control fleas, mites ect.
Nice garden. Two hail storms have reduced my small vegetable garden to barren ground. How do you manage to make the foam filter come off in the cover? Foam filters always stick inside the housing when I take the cover off.
I've been walking this planet for 55 years, and if it's not hand nails or garbage bags, i don't buy from a bpx store. I do appreciate your small engine vids!
You might want to think about milk crates for your hens .🐔 Be on a look out for the fox will dig under the fence to get to your chickens . You have your place looking good ..
There is,yet, so much that I don't know, when it comes to small engines-- This is why I tune in!!
Dang I like the vent system and fan
It’s very hot in West Texas 😂
I love watching your videos. you do so many different things.. Thanks for sharing.
Chickens and garden…your living grand!
Had chickens when we lived in New Jersey. Was tons of fun. Good luck and I hope you like eggs.
I recommend securing that light or heat lamp in the chicken coop with wire screws straps or something so it can’t be knocked off and catch things on fire 🔥 very common issue. Things look great!
We started 18 birds this spring. Have a chicken house big enough for around 200 birds.
Your birds look great!
Don't think I'll ever have a mower new enough to have those air filters.
I always write the model no. on the mower with a sharpie, usually on an area where it won’t get removed
Bless you and yours, Bre.
Corvette is looking good, Bre! Can't wait to see it on the road.
if I were to have chickens again I would look for an older hen to to help raise them. Mothers help a lot
We had to lay down wire all around our coop (4’ fencing) to keep coyotes and dogs from digging under the coop
Thank you.
I’ve been having trouble finding jet drivers.
Flat blade screw drivers to remove jets from small carburetors .
I have all funny drivers so I tune stuff that we do not. ie little carbs, ancient tvs, and old nuclear bombs.
But I am having trouble finding jet drivers.
Middle aged tree guy, now small engine mechanic.
And thanks again.
Nice vet, I like my 70s chev 3/4 tones
Always a pleasure to watch your videos great information thanks for the tips!!!
A weasel will have no problem invading...will burrow and eat through about anything to get to food. Have to basically bury steel plate deep around perimeter. Elevate coop floor at least a foot off the ground. It needs to be steel and welded or very tightly fastened to the upper structure.
When I check snowblower at LOWES, they are also missing the AIRFILTER covers too...every one of them!
Reckon why?😅
Loved this vid....take care of those chicks.god bless u.
hey Bre, big fan, love your videos and your work i am so inspired my you, because i’ve been watching your videos for about 5/6 months and i’m a huge fan! thanks so much!
I ran a hot wire around the outside of my coop one about 2" high and another about 8" high. The low wire is for racoons and opossums, the higher one for foxes and dogs.
Excellent video, although it doesn’t apply to my 2 stroke Lawn boy which runs like a top.
Here in Australia you can basically shoplift with impunity. Security can't touch you, store employees can't touch you. All they can do is ask you to put it back or pay.
They can call the police, but unless there happens to be one on the spot good luck.
And even then the person will most likely just get a warning.
Nice yard, and property 👌
What if you shimmed (tilted) the fan a bit more to keep the earth dryer and cool the outside birds a bit ?
They add a water mister here in Calif where temps are 100F with near nothing humidity .
I have almost the same one, except mine has electric start and pull start
Love the garden bit 👍👍
Your garden looks great!!
I use 5 gallon buckets. They work well for me.
Is this something we can 3D print? ALso, what do we do? Note the carb number before ordering it? Wow, you took the time to post pics of them too. Thank you!!
Hey Ed! I wouldn't waste the plastic to print one. You can get aftermarket ones for like $6.
makes sense
Though I can see a 3D printer useful at repair shops if producers allow it. Instead of waiting for a rare part to arrive you print it from certified drawings with certified material and finish the repair same day.
@@mooseman6226 yeah I think fuel resistant materials and the heat rating etc are something to consider.
I was checking out of my local Lowe’s and literally watched a guy run out the front door holding two electric drills above his head trying to avoid the magnetic detector they did nothing about it. He jumped in a car parked out front and they sped off.
Love the chickens, owls and hawks are also a problem. The entry into your nest house needs to be closed at night. Owls will get in and get one off the roost.
She said she is closing in the roof.
New subscriber. Really enjoying your videos. I’ve been watching some of your older videos. When Husqvarna first came to North America they were building motorcycles. They went to great lengths to tell us all that it’s pronounced…..OOSK VARNA. Silent H. Kindest regards,Sunshine Coast,BC 🇨🇦🇨🇦
:45 The first Sugar Snap Pea are good too.