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DH hurt his back BAD!!! What am I to do?

post #1 of 20
3/23/12 at 5:30pm
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DH is deep in the throws of back spasms. Poor guy could hardly get out of bed this am. So now he is going to be unable to build me a grow out coop for the babies.  I am not one for hammering nails w/ any sort of efficiency. The hens are fine in their coop, it's the babies. The plan was for building another coop that is in a separate part of the run so the babies could grow up & get used to the hens & the hens could get used to the babies.  There is no room in the 1st coop to put the babies. They are 1 month old as of today.(luckily there is only 2 of them) They are still living in a rubbermaid brooder in my dining room. 

I've looked for a coop online but they are too expensive.  What am I gonna do? Should I attempt to build a 4x4 coop on my own?? That idea scares the life out of me!! HELP!

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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post #2 of 20
3/23/12 at 5:49pm
Oh! He's totally Faking! gig.giflau.gif Just KIDDING! My DH has back spasms that last about 2 weeks, then he's fine and normal. I feel sorry for you ( and him) hugs.gif DH says that's the worst pain ever, but it goes away. Can you wait a week or two?
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post #3 of 20
3/23/12 at 5:52pm
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Either I wait or I try to do it myself......yikes!!

(oh & I have 25 eggs in the bator due to hatch next Fri!)th.gif

Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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post #4 of 20
3/23/12 at 5:58pm

The most humane thing to do when a husband goes lame is simply to have him put down.

 

(Get well soon!)

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post #5 of 20
3/23/12 at 6:02pm
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post #6 of 20
3/23/12 at 6:06pm

lol you should start building it. There just chickens so they won't judge. Maybe your husband can help but you do the lifting? Good luck cause i get back spasms and they suck. Anyways i hope your husband gets better quick.

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post #7 of 20
3/24/12 at 1:13am
I can't hammer a nail to save my life. So if I had to make my own project, I'd use screws and a good cordless drill to drive them. If I needed wood cut I'd have home depot do it as much as possible.

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post #8 of 20
3/24/12 at 4:01am

build it yourself. If you have trouble using a hammer, pre-drill the holes with drill.

If your take your time and get helpful hints from your husband, you can do it.

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post #9 of 20
3/24/12 at 6:06am

Do you have a doghouse or something  that you can use until your DH is feeling good enough to work on the coop? We had to do that for  a short time and it worked fine. We put in a few metal fence posts and some chicken wire to give them a run. We also had to put some bird netting on top to keep them from flying out.

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post #10 of 20
3/24/12 at 6:10am
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Originally Posted by nurse_turtle View Post

The most humane thing to do when a husband goes lame is simply to have him put down.

 

(Get well soon!)


OMG!!! That is too funny!!!

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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