This video walks through the breakdown of the first Arduino Chicken Egg Incubator that I built. I ran two batches of Eggs through it and then decided to cannibalize the system to make a better version. This video was recorded so that I could have some documentation of...
Last year I attended an amazing Bee Keeping class that was taught by Les Crowder. Les is as close to an expert on Topbar beekeeping as you can find these days. He has managed to make the slippery transition into commercial bee keeping while still practicing the top...
Every 3 months or so I head to a cave in Tennessee called Worley's. A few years back I noticed an interesting shipping container project that was being built around Bluff City Tennessee. I'm sorry that I don't have more details about the builder, or the purpose of...
Hot off the press and sharper than ever is our newest Shipping Container Home Design from Big Boom Design. This design is a re-issue of a previous design named C-Section. This design went somewhat viral in 2011 when I first posted it to this blog. The new version has...
I've selected a container for the incubator that should serve as a nice insulated box and viewing window. The goal with the first incubator is to focus primarily on the function and much less on the form that it takes. I'd like to keep my cost on this project under...
A Little Bit of Background I've recently learned about an Open Source software/hardware project named Arduino. It's basically a programmable mini computer that lets you create an "if-then" system. If the project that I'm getting ready to explain seems a bit...
I'm proud to live in the first nationally recognized Bee City USA. I've only recently become a beekeeper but I'm already hooked on these little guys. I first got the bug by watching a great TED Talk: Then when a friend of mine asked me to be involved with the...
Chicken Experience Disclaimer Although my experience raising chickens has not been very lengthy, and to be completely honest I think I've lost more chickens than I currently have now, It's been very rewarding and educational. I currently have 19 Hens and 2...
The web site design business is booming at Big Boom Design so it's been tough to break away and work on any other projects. However, I recently jumped back into some Shipping Container Home designs for a few hours. The screen shot to the right is from a 3D modeling...
*The front wall has been removed to show the detail This ISBU Home is built on a 20 foot long used shipping container frame. This particular rendition is modeled after a hunting cabin or a nice little getaway home in the woods. It features a spacious loft with pop-up...