Has anyone ever commited homicide while building their coop?

[joebryant]

"Has anyone ever commited homicide while building their coop?"

No, but I'm building one now and am considering suicide.

 

[spoonie]

I had the good fortune to have my younger brother help me last week and I managed to complete all of my 6x8 coop in 2.5 days. This weekend though, my husband is helping me do the pen, and it's only 2pm on Saturday and I am quitting for the weekend due to needing to rip my hair out. He's so unhandy it's pathetic. XD

So far, no homicide or suicide, but come next weekend when we try again.. I dunno.

I did nearly lose a toe though, when my brother dropped the tar paper roll on my foot. It's REALLY nasty this weekend. X/

 

[kelliepulido]

This has been such an excellent thread to read.My husband and I train dogs together and we have gotten in some huge fights over that swearing at each other pulling our hair out and the dogs standing their with their ears back and a puzzled look on their faces.But neither of us is handy and we know our limitations so I hire out.I make the plans and hire a guy to do it.He has done all my dog runs and boxes in the garage.This summer he built the chicken coop just how I wanted it in my barn little ramps in and out doors into the runs,predator and dog proof gate to the barn so the door can be open for ventalation but no dogs or animals in to eat chickens,nest boxes,roosts etc.it all took about 6hrs.cost alot but looks great no fights and exactly how I wanted the chickens love it.And big ..but I already know what I want added on. HEE hee

 

[FloridaChickenChick]

I was SO reassured by reading most of this thread.

When we started "my" coop it was great fun and I even made a post to the effect of what a saint my hubby is for being so supportive.

Yeah. Well, the next weekend we ended up having a HUGE argument because I was trying to do something MY way (not necessarily the most efficient way even though it always eventually works) and he got frustrated with me which made me frustrated with him and he ended up driving off who knows where -- which he has NEVER done before! So you know it was a serious argument!! As a rule, we don't argue and certainly not to the point of stomping off in frustration, so this was scary.

Not to worry...we've reconciled ourselves to the fact that sometimes I do things the wrong way.

But the joy of building this coop has disappeared and I can't get motivated again.

In the meantime, I have these dozen five to six week old chicks living in a run that's too small while their luxe coop stands with a partial roof and no door. I think I FINALLY have all the lumber I need but I'm still going to need hardware.

Hubby, by the way, continues on his supportive track. He's going to help me fence a small chicken yard later today so the girls can get outside to play. I swear, the more freedom they have, the bigger they grow.

 

[can you hear me now?]

mom'sfolly :

I think instead of premarital counseling, couples should have to do a building project together. If they have gotten through it with less than 5 runs to Home Depot, less than three major arguments and without saying anything unforgivable to their partner and afterwards can forgive and laugh; then they are qualified to marry. Every project takes more than you anticipate, both in HD runs and in patience. Our mantra was "it's only a chicken coop, we don't have to live in it".

We had scored a free "playhouse" from Academy; it had been assembled, put on display and then vandalized. We brought it home in 4 sections; roof, semi-intact walls and roof. The construction was tongue and groove, held together with glue and 1x2s, then screwed together. After being kicked apart and transported much of the tongue and groove was sprung, and the screws had pulled out. Reassembling our "free" coop and putting a roof back on it was a stone b@$$t, but it did only cost about $65. I nearly called my DH an idiot, only had a few fights, and we can laugh about it now. And the girls have a fine place to sleep.

If me and my DW had done that we would be hit or miss on whether we got married. There are times we do things for projects so well together. Then there are times we are wanting to kill each other. She is pretty handy and independent, which translates to, "Why don't we do this this way in stead of the way you are doing it?"Also I am pretty sure I do the same thing to her if it is one of her projects. Either way I still love her to death.​