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Build an Outdoor Willow Feeder - PEP BB greywillow.wood.outwillow

BB greywater and willow feeders - wood badge
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the wood badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

For this Badge Bit you will build a outdoor willow feeder.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
   includes walls which screen the occupant from view
   includes a door that can be latched from the inside
   if you build with a shake roof you can get extra points in woodland care
   includes a urine diverter, which drains to a mulch pit with at least one willow tree
       mulch pits are a different BB
   includes some system to ensure willow feeder is odorless
       describe how your ventilation system makes the air pressure below the seat lower than the air pressure above the seat
   includes a raised floor
   includes an “occupied” system
   includes a fly trap on the vent above the roof
   includes a wood-burned, oil-sealed sign identifying the willow feeder
   box containing willow feeder cans is relatively air tight
       when the seat lid is down, a very small amount of air will be able to move into the box and on to the vent
       the lid and seat might need to be modified to improve the “seal” - for a smaller air gap
   includes space for at least three willow candy cans for the willow feeder
       one active and two spares
       four inch ventilator (with jagged bottom) on side of each can
       at least six inches of sawdust and/or wood chips in the bottom of each can
   includes a hand crafted, laminated information sheet that details how a willow feeder works on one side and how to deal with shark week on the other side. Lots of drawings.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):
 - show before, progress, and after of building an outdoor willow feeder
 - demonstrate that it meets the above requirements
 
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