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but not as much as a 2 yr old who's learning to count and wants to be in charge of handing out the nails.

2 hours of "how many is this? is this 4?" and i wanted to throw myself off the balcony...
 
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but not as much as a 2 yr old who's learning to count and wants to be in charge of handing out the nails.

2 hours of "how many is this? is this 4?" and i wanted to throw myself off the balcony...

How high can he count
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Sneak a few in your pocket so while he's counting you can sneak a nail or 2 into the wood
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Buy extra pieces of those pieces of wood you need to cut. That way if you make a mistake you have enough on hand. This saved us extra trip to Lowes and the Salvage Barn. In our case while cutting wood split on us. It was a small knot that jigged the saw then board cracked. Sometimes you just can't predict what will happen.
 
Build it according to not only your climate and ordinances, but how practical it'd going to be for you. If you want to sit and pet your chickens, a tiny coop isn't goind to do. If you only have a small section, a raised coop may work. What is great for one person, isn't great for all.
 
Think about all possible issues when deciding where to place your stationary coop/run and make sure your decision is finalized BEFORE half the coop is finished! A 5' x 10' structure is NOT easy to move across the yard!!
But if you're like me....and making a definite decision is an impossibility, have plenty of 2" pvc sections. They make great "yard rollers".
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When setting posts in cement, do one at a time and let each post dry before moving to the next one. Check, double check, then check again that it is level.

I had four posts, I set the first post and had it level and exactly where I wanted it. Then I set the second post based upon the first post, using a beam in between them to make sure that it was the right distance apart. I then did the third post connecting to the second post in the same way...and then to the fourth post which connected between the third and first.

Once I was finished I noticed that at one point the first post had slanted. But I'd already set all of the other posts based on that first post...so the rest of the coop I had to take into account a wider top than bottom by about 2 inches...makes things much more difficult.
 
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hell yeah, you always need more nails and more beer than you thought you would...

This is funny and soooo true!!! That way DH doesn't get mad when you change your mind!!!
 
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Hi to all you wonderful chicken friends! i appreciate all the advice- and chuckled over several of them - like making sure to not get locked in the pen. had an image of that one as i was installing locks. The other one i was noticing-was to put the gate so they all dont rush you and either get out or stepped on. Will send pictures as soon as i read how to get them posted.
 

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