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#1 09/11/2009 9:48 pm
- werecatrising
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Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
Ugh... I am NOT a carpenter.
When I first bought my chicks I bought plans for the pallet coop from MPC. I had plans of building a beautiful coop and painting a mural or something on it. Well, I have no upper body strength and had a heck of a time breaking the pallets apart. I started looking to buy a coop. They seem to be so expensive. The cheapest I found was the chik-n-hutch witch looks like it fall over if I looked at it too hard. I managed to get enough boards apart to build two solid floor pieces. I decided to build from the pallets and whatever I had lying around the house. My coop is turning into a hideous monstrosity of ugliness! I am not having an easy time. I have never built anything in my life. On top of that I am hobbling around with a sprained ankle. I SO want to be done. I'm hoping that as I get some money I can buy some lumber and fix it up a bit.
Anyways, excuse my whiny rant. I just wanted to get it off my chest and see if anyone had any ugly coop pics to share.
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#2 09/11/2009 9:55 pm
Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
Sorry...my coop looks kind of nice...thats not why i posted though....dont call me stupid, but i'm just wondering what MPC is...i thought it might be a hatchery but I cant figure out which one at all!
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#3 09/11/2009 9:56 pm
- werecatrising
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
My Pet Chicken. They sell chicks, supplies, plans, etc.
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#4 09/11/2009 9:59 pm
- slightlyscrambled
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
MPC......my pet chicken...
my coop was already built in part of our 90+ yr old barn, I dont have any pics but its ugly but very functional. and the girls dont mind it at all!!!
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#5 09/11/2009 10:03 pm
- KDbeads
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
Mine is from materials on hand, most of which were warped. Hubby's not a carpenter, but I can be with the right materials and tools, just wish I had real, unwarped lumber to play with 
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#6 09/11/2009 10:04 pm
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
I built this out of scrap wood, don't plan on painting it, and the roof is covered with an old tarp from my kids play set. It works though.
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#7 09/11/2009 10:04 pm
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
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this is my coop...lol
sometimes i can come off a little strong...i tend to speak first then later put my foot in my mouth
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#8 09/11/2009 10:21 pm
- cw
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
here is are ol tabacco barn turned coop after a storm blew down thar far side its repaired noew but was rough for a while. they dont care it was home sweet home for them
weather will be weather, weather ya like it , or not
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#9 09/11/2009 10:23 pm
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
Maybe one of these day's I'll get in there and paint over the pink primer. I was more concerned about the run this year than the coop.
Now you know why I hate pink.
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#10 09/11/2009 10:32 pm
- needlefrau
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5
I don't have pictures, but can see that my coop is no better than the others shown. The chickens thrive there..good enough.
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