Jigs and fixtures
Chicken Cage Assembly
- Bounding box
- 1800.0 × 900.0 × 775.0 mm
- Engine
- Precision B-rep
- Parameters
- 19
- Published
- August 7, 2026
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The prompt
Running both Tony Agribusiness and treating Inuka as a side hustle is completely doable—and actually a smart strategy if managed right! What Happens If You Do Both? 1. Multiple Streams of Income (The Big Advantage) Agribusiness (Core Craft): Provides higher-margin, project-based income when you fabricate and sell cages, coops, or hutches. Inuka (Side Hustle): Provides steady micro-income from sales, repeat orders (perfumes/lotions run out and get repurchased), and bonuses over time without needing manual labor or heavy workshop tools. 2. Cross-Promotional Synergy Network Expansion: The customers buying your cages or livestock supplies are people in your community—friends, farmers, or small business owners. When delivering a cage, you can hand out perfume samples or catalogues. Selling to Inuka Contacts: Likewise, people in your Inuka team or customer base might have relatives/friends starting poultry or rabbit farming and need your custom cages! 3. Risk Diversification Fabrication depends on material availability (wire mesh, PVC pipes) and client orders. If cage sales slow down in a particular month, product sales from Inuka can bridge cash-flow gaps. Key Things to Manage Time Management: Fabrication requires physical time in the workshop (cutting mesh, bending, assembling plumbing). Keep Inuka strictly online (WhatsApp status, social media marketing) or passive during your off-hours so it doesn't distract from building your cages. Capital Allocation: Don't let side-hustle inventory eat up the working capital you need for cage materials (e.g., buying PVC pipes, welded mesh, J-feeders, nipples). Start with a starter kit you can comfortably afford. Recommended Cage Design Apps (3D & 2D) If you are looking for apps on your phone or PC to model and present your cage diagrams/sketches to clients: SketchUp (Free / Web / Mobile): Best overall for designing 3D wire cages, frame layouts, and manure tray angles. AutoCAD Mobile / DWG FastView: Great for 2D technical drawings with exact millimeter/inch measurements. Planner 5D or Tinkercad: Super simple, beginner-friendly 3D modeling tools that work directly in a browser or phone app.
Parameters
| Name | Value | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Frame Length | 1200 mm | 500 – 2000 |
| Frame Width | 600 mm | 300 – 1000 |
| Frame Height | 450 mm | 200 – 800 |
| Tube Size (outer) | 25 mm | 15 – 50 |
| Tube Wall Thickness | 2 mm | 1 – 5 |
| Mesh Panel Thickness | 2 mm | 1 – 5 |
| Tray Length | 1200 mm | 500 – 2000 |
| Tray Width | 600 mm | 300 – 1000 |
| Tray Height | 50 mm | 20 – 100 |
| Trough Length | 1000 mm | 500 – 1500 |
| Trough Opening Width | 120 mm | 80 – 200 |
| Trough Depth | 80 mm | 40 – 150 |
| Trough Mounting Height (Z) | 200 mm | 50 – 400 |
| Drinker Pipe Length | 500 mm | 200 – 800 |
| Drinker Pipe Diameter | 20 mm | 10 – 40 |
| Drinker Pipe Mounting Height (Z) | 300 mm | 100 – 500 |
| Number of Nipples | 4 | 2 – 8 |
| Nipple Diameter | 8 mm | 5 – 15 |
| Nipple Length | 20 mm | 10 – 30 |
Every value above is a live dimension. Open a model like this in the editor and each one becomes a slider you can drag before exporting.
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