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  1. 3shavers

    P3

    So, one of the things about setting forth with the idea of free-build, is that you don't have the liberty of designing a plan, and then buying the materials to fit your plan. It's more like, the world has a plan for you, and you have to be open to it. This old linen chest is going to provide our...
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    P5

    Now we will take a small leap forward in time, because the rectangular frame sat in the garage until weather and a free weekend allowed us to get back around to it. First we shored up those corners for some additional strength. We painted white because we had half a can of white paint in the...
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    P7

    I see you in there. Now let's do the maths and wrap up: We used half a roll of chicken wire, which we had purchased earlier: est $15 worth We bought a sheet of nice plywood: $35 We bought 2 pair hinges, both for the door at the end of the run, and for the roof of the sleeping...
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    3shaverss Member Page

    It all started with this chest. And, of course, a desire to have chickens. We had visited BYC previously and were inspired by the many beautiful designs. Nonetheless we are not builders, and we did not want to make the most flash chicken coop in the neighborhood. In fact, we wanted to see if...
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    The wrong roost

    Mistake - eek! Went down on night 2 to spy in on the sleeping chickens and there they were, huddled in the corner and not on the roost! Of course this brought us to the web for some additional research, and I'm sure this is because we put in a dowel that is too small - 1/2" - 3/4" . We used it...
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    Ended - Coop Page Contest Fall/Winter 2011 - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert.

    www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=114083 Thar she is. Our free chicken coop. Or at least we got darn close. We split this chronicle into a few separate pages cause it was getting to be a long one. Shout out to all who posted before us, because we are standing on your shoulders...
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    Hello from NZ

    Just joined and this is first post. We are assembling a blog page of photos etc. Hopefully we will be able to post the link as I see new members cannot (for a while). Duane and Barb
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