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I am so close to finishing my guinea tractor! Two more perches because they are still small, and install the feeder and waterer. I am going to make my own feeder, but for now i will use the one i have to get them in there. Last night something popped open one of the latches, luckily i had one on each side. I am thinking it was a raccoon. And something had nibbled at the latch on the other side, the wood had the paint worn off. After supper i am going to try to get them moved to the new tractor. I decided to make a low cart on four wheels that i can use to move other cages i make rather than put the wheels on this "tractor".
When i attach a metal roof, i sometimes use roofing nails because i have a lot of them. I am sure you can buy nails or screws designed to do the job, but i don't like nails since a gust of wind at the wrong angle over time can pull them out. So i use a combination of roofing nails and one inch nails passed through a washer with a small hole in it. The threads in the screw help keep it intact better than straight nails. And the washers help keep the screw heads from pulling through the metal.
When i attach a metal roof, i sometimes use roofing nails because i have a lot of them. I am sure you can buy nails or screws designed to do the job, but i don't like nails since a gust of wind at the wrong angle over time can pull them out. So i use a combination of roofing nails and one inch nails passed through a washer with a small hole in it. The threads in the screw help keep it intact better than straight nails. And the washers help keep the screw heads from pulling through the metal.