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The chickens LOVE the chicken-level glass windows. They all run over when they see me outside, and if I'm not paying attention to them they peck at the glass. I'm thinking of putting up a sign that says "Don't tap on the glass" - on the inside! I'm still working on the run. I've got all but one...

@kyle476 LOL! I love it.

Aaaaand then there were chickens! (Okay, then there was a barrel bolt and a hasp-and-padlock and a temporary OSB hatch over the pop-door, but the crucial bit is that I no longer have chickens in my laundry room!). My sweetheart hauled the kennel out for me (some things are easier with longer...

I've been so busy working that I haven't updated -- the chickens are finally in the coop and out of my laundry room! The run isn't done yet, but the coop is (hopefully) secure and cozy. I'm posting thumbnails because this is really photo heavy. I used CDX left over from my friends' house (the...

@jthornton That's really clever! So, it has about a stud's width resting on the framing? Gives you a nice solid surface to screw to. @concrete_boots Thanks! I found the windows at a fantastic salvage store in Bellingham, WA, and designed the coop around them. The big progress yesterday was...

Oh -- a pic of chicks -- ...and two of coop progress yesterday. Or rather, a bit of framing progress and a bit of indecision: (Leaning towards middle large chip and bright teal doors and windows. Was going to go lime green doors and windows, but finding a good bright green in housepaint...

@aart I've definitely worked on things that did NOT come out like I drew them! I had to turn the pressure down a little on the staple gun. It was putting staples an eighth of an inch below the surface and occasionally breaking wire. I overlapped the wire enough that I can reinforce anywhere...

I got a lot done this past weekend! I cut and test fit the 'legs' and edges for the platform support a week ago. On Saturday I cut the first wire,so I could make the wire sandwich for the back wall and assemble the platform. (puh-chew, puh-chew, puh-chew! Pneumatic staplers are wonderful)...

There was a long hiatus (rain! Holidays! Illness! Totally unexpected record snowstorm!), but yesterday I had a mini work party. My folks and a stonemason/carpenter friend came over, my sweetheart manned the galley, and we got it roofed! Having recently experienced an atypical, record snowfall...

Here we are! Got out today and fixed the coop rafters. Now you can see the whole overly complicated outline.

That's good to know, @Chad Oftedal. It certainly speaks well of the company. (Also, hello up in Woodinville!). At this point I may cave to the cables and get a corded circular saw, because I'm just asking too much of the battery powered ones, but I'm still going to upgrade other battery tools...

@jthornton Now, THAT is good to know! Moves DeWalt right up the list for me, for sure. I have Porter Cable tools and experienced what @aart did -- batteries give out, and the company no longer makes batteries that fit. Dad said that of all the battery tools he's had, Hitachi is the one that...

Thank you! :) I almost chickened out (heh) on the end detail when it started to rain and I was still struggling with bum tools, but I stubborned it out, and I'm glad I did! When I was a kid I was in charge of designing our rabbit hutch -- it's the project dad taught me basic drafting on -- and...

@jthornton Have you noticed whether DeWalt changes their battery configuration or keeps it the same, over time? I'm trying to decide whether to replace batteries or replace tools, and now my only option for batteries is third party manufacture. I do REALLY like having all one brand and all one...

Last weekend I cut and installed the rafters over the run section, which is extra important because we're well into the rains now and I needed something that would actually support a water-laden tarp. It was also exciting because I've never done rafters before, and I chose to cut birdsmouths...

Thanks, @aart!

I'd turn this thread into my progress thread, but it doesn't look like we can change post titles after the fact? So I'll likely start a new one to document my glacial progress.

Went with toenailing as it made sense to me for later wire attachment. Could only work two afternoons, but it's starting to look like it might one day be a real structure. My 2 yo nephew has trouble with 'k' sounds and calls it "Auntie Sarah's Poop."

It's my demon. I mentioned dad helping me on some previous projects -- one of the biggest ways he helped (besides, y'know, teaching me all the construction skills I have) was telling me to stop thinking and just DO THE THING. @jthornton I swear there was a reason I planned to use the...

I finished my coop 'foundation' and I'm getting ready to frame! (the untreated scabs holding the long sides together are temporary, and I will be adding a wire apron later). I'm planning to build my coop and run so that the hardware cloth is sandwiched between two 2x4s (like the Wichita cabin...