2nd coop attempt

[partlowfarm]

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 buckets, but she's convinced, so I do what makes Wifey happy.

Also finished the rear wall. All that's left now is roofing and a paint job. That is unless I seen go make other modifications per her direction.

 

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Forgive grammar errors. Typing on a phone does have its drawbacks

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

[Cknldy]

You are doing a grand job! Nothing's wrong with using what you can get...your coops are alot more professional looking than mine are and all I use are scraps/pallets too. I say looks are good but functional is great too. Ever get those weird looks when asking for or loading up free pallets or scrap lumber? Try jumping out at a redlight to 'help other motorists' by grabbing that piece of plywood from the middle of the lane! (Hey, it would be great for the back wall of a new coop!) ;-)