Math has always been my best subject. So why have I failed so miserably at chicken math?!
Anyways, I built a coop last summer that seemed like it took ALL summer to build and cost 4-5 times what I expected. See under my avatar for a link to my existing coop that took ALL summer to build and cost 4-5 times what I expected.
This time I am going to try to build 2 coops in one weekend. I have not cost it out. I will provide costing. Costing will be in Canadian dollars, which is about US$0.75 for each CND.
Each coop will be approximately 15 sq feet. [Everyone is now doing that chicken math that nobody seems to be able to do very well ... "I think I should be able to keep 300 or so hens in that coop!"]
The 2 chicken coops will be adjoining. So when someone complains that I cheated, I can point to the foregoing caveat.
At any rate, the objective is to create a simple plan that is fairly functional and can be built in one weekend.
I am currently working on drawings, which I will share with everyone.
Not counted in the weekend will be site prep and getting all of the supplies.
As well, I suspect it may take me a total of 3 days. I will likely have to do a bunch of runs to the local building supplies store, which is not so local, due to a lack of planning/foresight on my part. Ideally, you will not have to do these extra runs as I will forewarn you.
As well, depending on how it goes, I may or may not include painting in my 2, er 3, day challenge.
Lots of wiggle room!!! I love it! With all these caveats I should have been an attorney. Wait ... I am an attorney.
Which leads me to my next topic. I am not a builder or a carpenter. That said, I am somewhat comfortable with a hammer and saw. At any rate, the skill level should be fairly moderate.
I do not expect to start building for a month or so. I am still planning.
Anyways, I built a coop last summer that seemed like it took ALL summer to build and cost 4-5 times what I expected. See under my avatar for a link to my existing coop that took ALL summer to build and cost 4-5 times what I expected.
This time I am going to try to build 2 coops in one weekend. I have not cost it out. I will provide costing. Costing will be in Canadian dollars, which is about US$0.75 for each CND.
Each coop will be approximately 15 sq feet. [Everyone is now doing that chicken math that nobody seems to be able to do very well ... "I think I should be able to keep 300 or so hens in that coop!"]
The 2 chicken coops will be adjoining. So when someone complains that I cheated, I can point to the foregoing caveat.
At any rate, the objective is to create a simple plan that is fairly functional and can be built in one weekend.
I am currently working on drawings, which I will share with everyone.
Not counted in the weekend will be site prep and getting all of the supplies.
As well, I suspect it may take me a total of 3 days. I will likely have to do a bunch of runs to the local building supplies store, which is not so local, due to a lack of planning/foresight on my part. Ideally, you will not have to do these extra runs as I will forewarn you.
As well, depending on how it goes, I may or may not include painting in my 2, er 3, day challenge.
Lots of wiggle room!!! I love it! With all these caveats I should have been an attorney. Wait ... I am an attorney.
Which leads me to my next topic. I am not a builder or a carpenter. That said, I am somewhat comfortable with a hammer and saw. At any rate, the skill level should be fairly moderate.
I do not expect to start building for a month or so. I am still planning.
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