Finally finished "The Pullet Pallet Palace"

[aart]

Thanks all. Well, perhaps my gals are a bit younger than I thought. I've never owned chickens before, but I've seen some really small fluff balls this year, so I thought they were older. At least that's what the store told me.

As for putting the effort into the big coop, well, that gets a bit tricky... The big coop is really the BF's project, and he has all sorts of ideas in his head about it. While the pallet coop looks pretty good... I don't measure everything precisely. I think I measured the frame itself, but most of it is somewhat eyeballed. I'm sure I could be precise on everything, but it just didn't seem all that important. Nothing so crooked or off that it couldn't be sawed off, sanded down, or have some other piece of wood put in as a space filler. I also think I'm not working on the big coop because The BF probably didn't have that much faith in my building skills. He was very suprised the first day he came home from work, I had told him I was building a coop out of pallets, but his response was something along the lines of "wow, that actually looks really good. Not at all what I was imagining you building." He's gotten other reactions from his friends like "She actually built this all by herself? You didn't help her at all?" I mean, I know I don't know the names of many of the tools, but I know how to use them. So I guess I just don't seem like the handy type?

Hopefully we will start back up on the big coop tomorrow. Aside from the roofing frame, I think the hardest part is done, which is all the framing. I don't mind having done the work on the little coop. I can have a "chicken village". I have a place to put younger chicks if I decide to ever get more. I can use it as a small place to confine a sick or injured bird if needed too.

Relationships work in mysterious ways.... But I think this was the right way to go. And now... The BF needs to make the big coop full of awesomeness to outdo the little pallet palace. ;-)

You're smart and talented woman. Go Girl!

 

[JanetS]

Love your coop! You did a great job! If your BF doesn't finish the big coop, you should. Please keep us posted.

 

[Branumdragon]

THOSE AREN"T 2 WEEKS OLD. MAYBE 2 DAYS.
(CAPS LOCK KEY STUCK)

 

[Snowkitten714]

Well you've definitely raised the bar (or 'roost', if you will). He's got a little catching up to do. Congratulations! That is an AWESOME looking pallet palace! And the way you attached the ramp- Wow! I've been using power tools since I was like 7, and I would have never thought of that clever little concept. Great Job!!!

I have to give credit where due. This was actually the BFs idea. I was at work and he decided to help attach the ramp since I hadn't done it yet. I couldn't have asked for better, and it works great. He also did the access door on the back underside of the coop. Not how I would have attached the chicken wire, but I can't fault the door idea. Don't want to hurt his feelings, and it works, so I left it.

He's off working another side job today, but maybe when he gets home I can get him to put up a wall or two on the big coop. I need to start thinking of a name too.

And as to the age of my chicks, it's good to know they are younger than I thought, that makes them 2 1/2 months now, but it was actually pretty easy taking care of them thinking they were older, since I thought they were past the scarey stages of poopy butt or possibly losing them that young. My gals never had a single trouble, they're troopers. Love it! Makes first time ownership easier.