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Hubby offered me his hard hat with a face shield. It is bad enough putting the cpap mask on. Yeah, it will get better. Boring though sitting around doing nothing.
 
Great ideas folks! I’d only add that you can use a cut-to-size pond liner instead of linoleum. We used it under the sand to cover the plywood floor and the poop decks. It’s always a plus to have two people doors, one of which should allow you egress even if the other is accidentally locked. Storage inside the coop is always a plus as are plenty of hooks for hanging rakes, pooper scoopers, and your coat. Dedicated power and water are a plus, a deep sink is a luxury. And finally, always build it twice as big as you think you’ll need!
 
no rain here yesterday or today.
with my little bit of help, Annie got a lot of things put away outside.. yesterday I carried a lot of items and rearranged the new shed. then this morning woke up with the back ache that I expected,,, plus vertigo.. that happens once in awhile when my back is whacked..
we did manage to clear a nice spot in the shed large enough to put one of the mopeds in. now I can remove the carb and clean it good..
went for a fish fry. it was excellent.
......jiminwisc.....
 
Farmgirl1878 said:
Great ideas folks! I’d only add that you can use a cut-to-size pond liner instead of linoleum. We used it under the sand to cover the plywood floor and the poop decks. It’s always a plus to have two people doors, one of which should allow you egress even if the other is accidentally locked. Storage inside the coop is always a plus as are plenty of hooks for hanging rakes, pooper scoopers, and your coat. Dedicated power and water are a plus, a deep sink is a luxury. And finally, always build it twice as big as you think you’ll need!
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Yes, it would be nice to just build a big barn and get it over with!
 
jvls1942 said:
no rain here yesterday or today.
with my little bit of help, Annie got a lot of things put away outside.. yesterday I carried a lot of items and rearranged the new shed. then this morning woke up with the back ache that I expected,,, plus vertigo.. that happens once in awhile when my back is whacked..
we did manage to clear a nice spot in the shed large enough to put one of the mopeds in. now I can remove the carb and clean it good..
went for a fish fry. it was excellent.
......jiminwisc.....
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Nice to get things done, but not so nice a backache and vertigo. Hope you get well soon!
 
shouldn't you be in bed by now ?
It was a slow evening on the internet all around.
I spent the past couple of hours watching you tube videos.. I start out looking up one thing, and it sort of spills over into other subjects and I just keep following along .
almost 1 AM, I better get to bed, too..
.......jiminwisc.....
 
jvls1942 said:
shouldn't you be in bed by now ?
It was a slow evening on the internet all around.
I spent the past couple of hours watching you tube videos.. I start out looking up one thing, and it sort of spills over into other subjects and I just keep following along .
almost 1 AM, I better get to bed, too..
.......jiminwisc.....
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I am a night owl, plus i already slept a lot yesterday. Stuff to do today.
 

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