Last year’s July 4th weekend project with my son was the building  the pheasant fly pen, a 45 x 25  net enclosed space for the pheasants to grow out from 6 weeks to about 18 weeks.  It is covered with netting and has about 6 – 7 feet of head room
Along the east, long side,
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This post originally was posted at John Raabe’s www.countryplans.com (see the  entire thread here)

Talk about asking the tough questions!  If I may, let me add my thoughts from my (narrow) point of view.  As a compliment to all before I begin, I know we all come from various backgrounds politically and socially and culturally, yet
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday were perfect building days. Highs in the 60’s and 70’s and sunny. Friday started overcast and after doing some work in town, exchanging license plates and signing some papers, I paid for the lumber and it arrived shortly after I got to the farm.
Friday was spent setting the joists, 39 joists
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