Helpful hints for building coops

[jvls1942]

it doesn't take much of a slant to shed water.
with asphalt shingles you need more slope, but with ribbed steel panels, it would actually be difficult to get it level enough to have standing water.
we are expecting snow this afternoon. the forecast went from 3" to 6" down to 1" to 3". either way we will probably get 3"..
I just don't appreciate the cold day after it snows.
that makes plowing less enjoyable..
My dentist appointment got rescheduled, and then cancelled for today.. due to both techs' children being ill..
I got all cleaned up for nothing.

 

[CapricornFarm]

So the whole coop is slanted enough to shed rain?!

Most of them are, but I leveled this one up. I guess I need to lift up the front!
Today I started the run for that coop. Got one pallet put up, and started a frame for where the door will be.

 

[aart]

Most of them are, but I leveled this one up. I guess I need to lift up the front!
Today I started the run for that coop. Got one pallet put up, and started a frame for where the door will be.

Well, at least they'd all be tilted downhill for runoff.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Couldn't work on the run today, it rained on and off all day so I went shopping.

 

[jvls1942]

I baked dinner rolls. I tried an experiment.
I spread the dough all across the inside bottom of a cake pan. let it rise for a half an hour ant then cut it into segments with a pizza cutter wheel..
let them rise a little more while the oven heated up and baked them. they tear apart OK. lots less work than rolling each one..
yesterday I went to dentist for deep cleaning in preparation for my upcoming surgery. next week I go in to have the other side of my mouth cleaned. a little sore today.
no temperature this morning. they weatherman said it was O ..
.....jiminwisc....

 

[CapricornFarm]

I built two , 6x8 frame sections for the run on the new coop. Got one painted, but I was afraid it was too late to paint the other since it might not dry before it snows tomorrow. We will see.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Wet all day yesterday. Today was sunny but too cold to do more than chores. Perhaps tomorrow will be warmer.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Got the two panels up for the run!

Only one side left to go.

 

[jvls1942]

Cappy, how many more coops will you need ?

Today it is 43F. I took Ollie and pushed some snow banks back in preparation for our spring snowfalls. Can actually see bare ground in places. and standing water..

.......jiminwisc......

 

[aart]

50+ here, snow is melting fast...more coming next week tho.