Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #13

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I didn't have plans. I just have a husband. 😂 The luxury kitchen and bath manager for a large remodeling company. He built my coop and Chicken run from a model home they used to use at the home show showing their siding and windows available. And an old greenhouse frame. There were no plans. He just kind of built it on the fly. Then I took off because they bought me tools adding perches and toys and ramps. I'll be happy to add my pictures. But I'm not savvy enough to say anything about how it was built. And there are probably many mistakes some of which I have fixed along the way but I'm sure there are still many that people could point out.
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