In my area on Craigslist their is people who are always redoing their deck, so they
are always looking for someone to cart off their scrap wood. So all the supplies
except the screws and Chicken wire were free. I began by removing all the nails and
cutting out all the bad wood for firewood.
I use a rototiler in my garden so I have 30" wide rows, so I made the width of the
frame 28" and my length was 10' long. So I cut 2 10' long 3x6's and screwed them
into 2 28" 3x6 and this is my bottom frame. Then I cut 8 3x6 30" long and screwed
them into the bottom frame. Then I cut two 10' 3x6 and then put a pilot screw so I
could level the boar as I anchored them to the sides. Then enclosed the ends with a
3x6 to fit. I then put chicken wire on the top and sides, leaving the bottom open so
the poultry can weed. The last step was I used the banisters from the deck for
handles to the weeder, so you can move the weeder about. Nesting boxes, doors
and wheels can be added later as the materials become available.
Roger
