Well the coop is only two years old, but some bright person (me) had this idea that making it completely of recycled materials would be a great idea. It was a challenge that I latched on to, and perhaps admirable in intention, but not necessarily practical. Completely recycled materials START old and don’t weather well, thus, my coop is in okay shape inside, but looking a bit shabby.
Now that I know that I want to stay in the chicken bizness, I am ready to build something beautiful. I have this sneaking suspicion that many of my chicken problems of late (egg-eating, picking, etc) were because there isn’t enough space in that old kitchen cabinet that I made into a hen house. And I am tired of my yard being ugly (as I might have mentioned before), so I am making something larger that they can stay fenced in year round. So now I am building something beeeeeautiful… with the help of my dad. Or is it the other way around?
The next two weekends I am going to be out in Sheridan banging out this Chalet Poulet. Wish me luck y’all, and I will tell you when the coop de grace is done. Maybe we will have a coop-warming party take two.
Dad had this huge pile of wood to cut up for the studs.
Hey! That's a floor!
I'm smiling big, but really I am terrified of the nail gun.
This makes Brad look helpful, but really this was the only thing he did. Sorry Brad! He kept the kids out of the way. Good job, man!
The guy who was really in charge around here....
That's the third wall. And I love this drill.
The team looking out the front door. Next week--- the roof and nesting boxes!
Yeah! Chickens!
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Wow! That looks great. I just hope you’re not keeping your Dad from getting the upstairs sink put back together! I’ll be home on Tuesday. Much love. Mom
August 5th, 2009
Far too many puns in the beginning of this post… glad you pulled yourself back from the abyss.
August 5th, 2009
Mom, Dad got absolutely nothing done while I was out there. Sorry!
August 5th, 2009
Maybe I am a dork, but wouldn’t it be easier to not fully construct this thing until you get the pieces to Portland? How are you going to move it?
August 6th, 2009
It comes apart! That is the brilliant thing. The walls and floors are nailed in pieces and then the screws hold the whole thing together. I will move it to Portland in sections in the back of a pick up and screw it together there. Woooo hoo!
August 7th, 2009
A coop warming party — I want to attend! That sounds like a great party!
August 17th, 2009
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