Building an "Old Style" henhouse.....move in day!....... (pics)

[65browneyes]

Dear Santa,

Yeah, what MissP said, 'cept we have deer, antelope, elk, AND cookies and milk.........

LOL



This is a wonderful project, Steve! Thanks for all the detailed building info. This way, when you go around the country building it for all the rest of us, you won't have to take your plans with you. They're all right here on this thread!

Seriously though, this is fantastic!

 

[Steve]

I'm beginning to think I should just build them here and ship em out to all you who are "bribing" me.

Big game hunts, cookies, milk, a week long stay at M P's.....don't get any better than that!

 

[MissPrissy]

You'd have the comforts of a fine feather bed and quilts to sleep under, 3 meals a day and 2-3 snacks, a 'sip' of my elixer before bed ...

 

[FrChuckW]

Hey Steve you can always dye the beard, and it looks like Miss P is in the lead so far as bribes. Come on ya'll let's start upping the antes! I've heard rumors about Miss P's elixir, it's wicked cool!

 

[Kansas Chicken Mama]

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Wait till he goes to bed and sneak on around 2 a.m.


M.P. and Anny:

I could be Santa......I got the beard and belly for it...just the beard ain't as white, and the belly not so round. Cookies and milk......

Steve, did you see the time on the first post?

 

[Steve]

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Wait till he goes to bed and sneak on around 2 a.m.


M.P. and Anny:

I could be Santa......I got the beard and belly for it...just the beard ain't as white, and the belly not so round. Cookies and milk......

Steve, did you see the time on the first post?

I must have missed that.

 

[Steve]

Okay, today it warmed up for about 3 hours so I put on as much siding as I could in that amount of time. I think you can begin to see my color vision coming together with the black roof, white trim and bright red siding. My wife's decision on the vinyl siding, and as she pulled up the driveway she told me it looked Beautiful.....you know what they say, "Happy wife, Happy life"

I need to get the white f-channel, soffit & facia installed before I can finish the siding below the eave edge. Here is a view from the front quarter of the henhouse.

As you can tell the hens are always around their new digs.

And then I moved around to the other end and started installing vinyl siding there. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer, so with any luck all but the entry door side should be done in vinyl.

Like I always say, stay tuned................

 

[Buster]

Looking good Steve. Have you entered into the spring coop contest?

 

[Steve]

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No, not sure I would.

It might be summer by the time I get completely done.

 

[chickflick]

Wow! It looks so pretty. Great job. PM me to make an appt. to start mine. Manicotti will be waiting.