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post #1 of 22
4/1/12 at 7:54pm
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I finally got started on the coop yesterday. I feel like i made pretty good progress. I've worked in construction for 20 + years. I've always wanted to try some of the older building techniques and the coop seemed like a good place to try them.

.coop1.jpg. this will be my mostise on the uprighhts for the door area.

coop2.jpgcut half way through & remove the peice. same thing other side.

coop3.jpgsame thing other side. remove the small hump with a chisel.

coop4.jpgthis is the mortise for my counter balanced coop. make a lot of small cuts then pry out with pry bar.

coop5.jpgall cuts removed. this will make a very strong joint for my counter balanced coop

coop6.jpgupright for the counter balanced coop. mortised just like the bottom runner.

coop7.jpgupright installed

coop8.jpgother runner done the same way. My wife was kind enough to bring me some tea. Yes we still drink it from a mason jar.

coop9.jpgboth uprights installed.

coop10.jpgi put an angle on the front so i can drag it if necessary. upright for door area attached.

coop11.jpgboth door uprights installed and my coutner balanced floor joist installed with braces underneath to support some of the weight. stopping point for the day. the actual coop size is 48 x 67'' the run will be 67'' x 120''. more to come tomorrow.

coop13.jpgmore work on the coop done today. With the help of my son, i put the floor joist in and decked the floor

coop14.jpg i mortised in the bottom center brace on the side wall.coop15.jpg. the top of the wall.

coop16.jpgand the header over what will become the door.

coop17.jpg we temp'd up the ridge board.

coop18.jpgand i cut a pattern for the rafters. So far i have exactley 20.22 in the coop all the wood except the ridge pole and top plate on the walls was reclaimed from a pallet or picked up on a jobsite.More to come next weekend.


Edited by TinTennessee - 5/20/12 at 6:03pm
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post #2 of 22
4/1/12 at 8:16pm

Good southern boy!  Sweet tea with lots of ice in a mason jar lau.gif  I have got to see how this turns out.... you can't come see mine... I will bring the chicks to you hide.gif

Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

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Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

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post #3 of 22
4/1/12 at 8:19pm
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Good southern boy!  Sweet tea with lots of ice in a mason jar lau.gif  I have got to see how this turns out.... you can't come see mine... I will bring the chicks to you hide.gif


That's the way the li'l women drinks her's... she likes a little tea with her sugar! Lots and lots of ice.

 

 

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post #4 of 22
4/1/12 at 8:22pm
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round here if you ask for unsweet tea your liable to get asked how long you've had diabetes.

1 EE , 2 blue Marans, 1 BCWP, 1 Splash Marans, 13 new chicks 3 EE, 2 BLRW,1 Black LRW , 2 Leghorns, 2 Silkies, 2 Exchequers, 1 ?
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1 EE , 2 blue Marans, 1 BCWP, 1 Splash Marans, 13 new chicks 3 EE, 2 BLRW,1 Black LRW , 2 Leghorns, 2 Silkies, 2 Exchequers, 1 ?
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cantilevered-coop
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post #5 of 22
4/1/12 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by TinTennessee View Post

round here if you ask for unsweet tea your liable to get asked how long you've had diabetes.



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Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

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Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

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post #6 of 22
4/2/12 at 6:44am

Lookin' good! We are Mason Jar drinkers up here in the North too :)

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post #7 of 22
4/2/12 at 8:39am

I can vouch for that, neighbor!  Same here in Maine!  Except we don't drink sweet tea, usually has something a little stronger! :)

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post #8 of 22
4/2/12 at 3:26pm
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I can vouch for that, neighbor!  Same here in Maine!  Except we don't drink sweet tea, usually has something a little stronger! :)

only on non work days and when i'm not using a saw. Wouldnt want to loose a finger or a hand. fl.gif

1 EE , 2 blue Marans, 1 BCWP, 1 Splash Marans, 13 new chicks 3 EE, 2 BLRW,1 Black LRW , 2 Leghorns, 2 Silkies, 2 Exchequers, 1 ?
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1 EE , 2 blue Marans, 1 BCWP, 1 Splash Marans, 13 new chicks 3 EE, 2 BLRW,1 Black LRW , 2 Leghorns, 2 Silkies, 2 Exchequers, 1 ?
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cantilevered-coop
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post #9 of 22
4/2/12 at 3:45pm

What the HE Double Hockey Sticks LL are you building there,a chicken coop or bomb shelter? Either way,its looking awesome. The tea caught my eye right away as well, I may have been born and reared in NE but got southern DNA in my blood. Sweet tea,catfish,hush puppies,corn pone,and my favorite grits run through my veins.

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post #10 of 22
4/2/12 at 4:00pm

i love how we are all more interested in the mason jar of tea....(sips my mason jar of Koolaid bc I am out of tea) highfive.gif

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Robin, mommy to two awesome kids, and wife to my sweet country boy prince. Crazy chicken lady and waiting for my big forever farm, Lollipop Farm!! https://www.facebook.com/LollipopFarm

 

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