I do actually get the odd looks from folks. They're judgmental until I show them what can be made from scrap pallets. Times are tough, you have to work for the things you want.
And nearly completed my wife's breeding coop. I was determined to get some serious progress done before the next cold snap so I focused working on the little coop.
Rafters are up. And as I'm sure you can see, I'm using what ever I can get my hands on. Two decking boards and a few long 2X4's that were once a deck and a shipping crate. I reached a stopping point on the roof until I can obtain a ladder.
So another update for this weekend. My wife didn't approve the original design of the roosting spot id made. So with her suggestion of "make it look like a wide ladder" I pur this together along with a table that will hold the bucket nests. I don't have much faith that chickens will lay eggs in...