Reaming the gourd holes

The first step is mounting the gourds on a stable post so they can be manipulated somehow. To to that I am using a t-handle reamer. It's a tool that has blades on around a tapering cylinder so when it is put into a small hole it can be turned back and forth to enlarge the hole.

First I made a starter hole for the reamer, then reamed it to the diameter of the dowel I will be inserting as the post the chicken will stand upon. It is apparent how far the reamer did its job by looking at how much residue was left on the tip after I was done.

I put the hole in different places on the three gourds I chose so the chickens can be oriented into different positions.