I don't know about anyone else, but building the coops is just about as addicting to me as the chickens themselves. The house we're renting had a nice big coop when we moved here, and since then I began building chicken tractors to supplement my income, and three other tractors, brooders or broody hutches for my own enjoyment and use.
There's just something so marvelous about building something with my own two hands that can then be filled with lovely little chickens and ducks! My dad is a carpenter, so I guess I just come by it naturally.
The current trouble is, my dear and wonderful, usually patient and tolerant fiance has decided that he cannot, under any circumstances, put up with any more coop-building around here. The noise is driving him out of his mind.
I totally understand his predicament. He works out of the house and sales are slow, so the stress level is high. No one who's stressed wants to hear very power tools at close range all day.
But, whether I understand or not, that leaves me with piles of wonderful free coop-building materials that I've gathered from here and there, chickens needing more space, and no opportunity to build anything for them.
Anyone have this issue? Just for the heck of it, here's the coops I've built so far before this sad work stoppage:
My first coop ever
The coop I built that was 100% free, yipee!
My big old chick brooder:
My first "professional" tractor:
My little broody hutch currently housing my blue cochin and her adorable 5 three day old mixed breed babies:
And my last build, now holding my prized Penedesencas and Silkies:
Who's addicted? Not me!!
There's just something so marvelous about building something with my own two hands that can then be filled with lovely little chickens and ducks! My dad is a carpenter, so I guess I just come by it naturally.
The current trouble is, my dear and wonderful, usually patient and tolerant fiance has decided that he cannot, under any circumstances, put up with any more coop-building around here. The noise is driving him out of his mind.
I totally understand his predicament. He works out of the house and sales are slow, so the stress level is high. No one who's stressed wants to hear very power tools at close range all day.
But, whether I understand or not, that leaves me with piles of wonderful free coop-building materials that I've gathered from here and there, chickens needing more space, and no opportunity to build anything for them.
Anyone have this issue? Just for the heck of it, here's the coops I've built so far before this sad work stoppage:
My first coop ever
The coop I built that was 100% free, yipee!
My big old chick brooder:
My first "professional" tractor:
My little broody hutch currently housing my blue cochin and her adorable 5 three day old mixed breed babies:
And my last build, now holding my prized Penedesencas and Silkies:
Who's addicted? Not me!!
