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Thanks all!! I can't even tell you how relieved I am that it's finished. With them getting so much bigger, I hated having them in that prefab (even though it was a "3-4 chicken coop". Bollocks. I'd come home and they'd be chomping at the bit to get out. And I look forward to having my weekends back. I still have some painting to do, just cosmetic stuff though to go with the Chicks of Hazzard theme. My neighbor was disappointed we covered up the mural with the aluminum cloth. But needs must. It'll be unveiled again in the fall.
So, LadyKD, I know what you mean about things taking longer than you expect. I swear for weeks (if not months) I've been saying, "we don't have much more to do, we're getting close). Even with pushing this weekend, we worked sun up until after dark Friday through Sunday, then from 6-1 today to finish. And on Friday I thought we'd be finished. Again Saturday... Sunday. You get the idea. Everything takes longer than you'd think. The coop looks great though!! Lots of creative ideas.
Notinoz, I was thinking of you when I said the spiral staircase. That made me laugh. Rosco and Boss Hogg did figure it out though and went up to roost tonight, so we were really happy about that. They are just sitting right in the doorway of the roost though, half in half out. Kind of weird. But they seem really content, they're very quiet. So I'm just letting them do their thing. I also LOVE your coop! It's cool that you have the wings like that, I bet that'll be great for when you have chicks and stuff. Very cool!!
And Madd Baggins, I actually repeated your "my dog eats chicken poop like I eat chocolate" today, LOL. I mentioned to my husband that you had a poop loving dog too. Nibbler used to be excited to see the chickens. Until she learned that their butts produce tasty magic drops. Now she gets so excited to go eat poop. She hardly even looks at the chickens except to scoot them out of the way if they are standing on poop.
So, LadyKD, I know what you mean about things taking longer than you expect. I swear for weeks (if not months) I've been saying, "we don't have much more to do, we're getting close). Even with pushing this weekend, we worked sun up until after dark Friday through Sunday, then from 6-1 today to finish. And on Friday I thought we'd be finished. Again Saturday... Sunday. You get the idea. Everything takes longer than you'd think. The coop looks great though!! Lots of creative ideas.
Notinoz, I was thinking of you when I said the spiral staircase. That made me laugh. Rosco and Boss Hogg did figure it out though and went up to roost tonight, so we were really happy about that. They are just sitting right in the doorway of the roost though, half in half out. Kind of weird. But they seem really content, they're very quiet. So I'm just letting them do their thing. I also LOVE your coop! It's cool that you have the wings like that, I bet that'll be great for when you have chicks and stuff. Very cool!!
And Madd Baggins, I actually repeated your "my dog eats chicken poop like I eat chocolate" today, LOL. I mentioned to my husband that you had a poop loving dog too. Nibbler used to be excited to see the chickens. Until she learned that their butts produce tasty magic drops. Now she gets so excited to go eat poop. She hardly even looks at the chickens except to scoot them out of the way if they are standing on poop.
