How To Build A Greenhouse From Recycled Materials

[GangofThem]

Woody Harrelson is that you?

[kendigjl]

Put a few warm blooded chickens in there, and the the place would be a few degrees warmer, you'd get free eggs, and nitrogen. Not to mention you're already using heat lamps, and your chickens could soak up some of those rays that might otherwise land on the floor/tables/etc. It would take a little more planning of course, but that's half the fun, right?

[kendigjl]

@Alyzabeth01 Yes, if they were allowed access to the plants they probably would. You're not the most creative person, are you?

[kendigjl]

@Alyzabeth01 It isn't easy coming up with a difficult to understand concept like chicken wire. That's why it wasn't invented until 1844.

And although it was invented 168 years ago, not everyone has an understanding of how it can be used. Fortunately, we have Wikipedia. Which happens to be where I found out everything I needed to know about chickenwire, including that it is inexpensive and is commonly used to prevent animals from eating plants. You should try looking at it some time. No offense.

[BlueStrikeP]

@kendigjl Oh shit, so much win in this comment.

That being said, what if you had rabbits AND chickens? I heard the nitrogen in the chicken poo can neutralize the strong ammonia in the rabbit pee, if you kept them over some wood chips you'd get some great fertilizer no? (and that way you wont end up with super hot (too much nitrogen) dirt no? I dunno, like you said, when you stack more systems things get complicated, but the point of green building isn't to be easy, but to be better

[msTASTIGER]

@kendigjl that and a good supply of CO2. my grandpa had his chicken coop connected to his green house 

[AmyLuthien]

Interesting, but how are these built? I was hoping for more details/plans.