My destiny has changed ! They moved in, pic's on on 36

[MamaChic21]

Yesterday, my SI's brother came and helped me. He put the plywoods up then vinyl flooring on the roof. As he was putting up the plywood, I realized the structure, the side of the wall wasn't straight. It was leaning about 4 inches. I didn't like that and I also didn't like the vinyl flooring look on the roof. He was suppose to come today, I txt him and gotten no responce. He didn't call or txt. So after a long time thinking, thinking and more thinking, while I was driving I had a brilliant idea ! I was suppose to get 20 of 1x3 for the molding, I got 20 but not for the molding

. I made 4 tusses for the 8x8 portable coop and one by one I put the 1x3's. after 21 of them later, only 1 side was done. I painted it and I LOVED IT.

The reason why I did it on the run first is because I wanted to see how it looked and confirm my imagination. So I rushed back to homedepot and got 60 more of 1x3's. I took the vinyl and the plywood down and also one of the walls and the tusses. I re-done all the tusses and made sure that it's even and straight. Then I put only 3 of 1x3's to see if everything is nice and straight and it was. My mother called me insane and a lot of names along with it. Came outside inspecting my work and giving ideas that made no sense. She tried to help me pull and push and I simply asked her to go back inside for me to finish up cause I had no time to sit down with her and explain what I'm doing, why am I doing it for and where I'm going to put this and that.
So here are the pic's of the coop (without a roof yet) I will be doing the same kind of roof that I did on the porable run.

I can't stand the mess, I can't wait to finish this so I can clean up the backyard along with the garage.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Hmm. I must say, I would not have done that. It looks fabulous, but the problem I see, rain. It will hold snow, but water is going to go through every crack between them. Then, your wood is going to start to get soft and then rot. You used regular stud type boards? They aren't made to hold up out in the elements unless pressure treated. Also, shh, only whispering, the word is trusses. Don't want some fat-headed contractor type coming along and making fun of you

You had it close though. What you might want to try instead of taking it all down or anything too labor intensive, is put cedar shakes on that roof. You can buy them in bundles back at the end of the row by the boards and other lumber. I just saw them in our HD yesterday. They are easy to put on with nails. they will get that rain rolling off better. I use the vinyl flooring in the bottoms of my coops. In fact, my contractor friend who built the shell of my new chicken house just picked up a 12 foot by 36 foot roll of it for me to start rolling out tomorrow so I can get my pens started in there.
If you haven't had a lot of experience in building (and I have not had lots), then you will learn by trial and error. I am getting better, but even my brooder I built last week (

) has a 1/4 inch gap on the back because I made an error in my measuring. I am not saying you haven't done a great job or that it looks like a newbie project, you are doing awesome. Just thought I would offer some advice so you don't get all sorts of ticked when you get some water through.

As for kids, my son ate nothing but peanut butter for the longest time. When kids get hungry, they will eat, and even though we would love for them to eat a balance meal every time, they are kids and will eat what they eat. Some people just don't get that. Also, the amount they eat, especially at that age is sometime equivalent to a bird. I have talked to my M.D. friend who used to be our family practice doctor and she said, if they have food available and they eat something, don't worry because kids are like that. They will go in spurts and eat a lot for a while, and then seem to eat nothing. Boy, you just have everyone trying to push you around, don't you?

And, if I can make you laugh, then I have done my job. It IS the best medicine.
Take care and keep plugging away. And build a little outhouse for your mother next, then lock her in it when she starts being rude.

 

[drumstick diva]

My son didn't walk till 16 mos. old, never crawled, didn't turn over on schedule. Didn't start talking till 22 mos. old. His first word was pup - peas. I didn't realize what he was saying till I saw the two headed dragon on Sesame street= they sounded out words phonetically. It dawned on me he was saying puppies.

At 4 years old he started stuttering and saying things no one could understand which made him very frustrated and angry with us. He'd say things like "You tupid gerk." Meant " you stupid jerk> We had him to Sertoma org. that tested his hearing and speech and they referred us to school for free speech therapy. My son was in that for years. They sent us to a place for special ed, where they evaluated him and said he would need to be in a special school and live in an institution. You know a mother knows her kids and I knew they were full of crap. But listening to them you'd think he would never be able to climb stairs, form sentences , anything. I can't express all the worry and fears I had for them after talking to them and reading their evaluations.

The tester had a million toys scattered around him and then flunked him because he wouldn't pay attention to her commands and kept playing with the toys instead.
She said he was clumsy and made it seem like he couldn't walk. I think they just flunked alot of kids to get money from the state or US government. They said he was developmentally deficient in physical and mental areas.

Once my son was actually in kindergarton etc.in public school, the educators said he belonged in the "gifted" program. Go figure.
Before he could read he would go over any manuals for appliances and could tell you how they worked. He figured out the settings on the clock in the car when his grandpa couldn;t do it. He was very shy, and ackward socially till college. He loved video games and computers. In his freshman year he went to a job fair at college and was recruited by Microsoft. We were told they didn't recruit anyone till sophomore year but, they wanted him. He interned his freshman year. After they have you intern two summers then you are offered a job, so they skipped his sophomore year, and he interned again his junior year. As soon as he graduated, he signed a contract with them.

He moved out to Washington, got himself an apartment, etc. etc. - all things I wouldn't have had the guts to do. I don't say all this as bragging, I'm trying to make my point, that don't listen to what other people say about your children. You know them best. Some people just have it in them to be mean and try to rain on your parade every chance they get. Don't let them poison your beliefs. Oh I also got all the lecturing that because I was a single parent my son would wind up being in a gang, doing drugs, and being a criminal if not some serial killer - no joke. They gave me all the statistics of what happens to kids from single parent homes, dropping out of school etc. etc. They had me wondering if I lost my mind or they did. I didn't see any of that in my son's nature.












My son who was once considered mentally deficient, etc. moved out to Washington, got his own apartment, etc. etc. and is very gainfully employed.

 

[MamaChic21]

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I'll be putting a vinyl sheet underneath to no rain or snow can go in. All the other cracks will be sealed. I will weather treat the woods. I already took the roof down

. My niece will be coming shortly and I'll get back to work. Every muscle of my body is aching, badly

even my eye barrows hurt. Trial and error, I think that's whats holding this project down, or else it should of been finish by now. I'd been in NJ for almost 4 years and winters can be hursh and spring can definately be very wet. I will do everything to keep their coop nice and dry

Thank you for the advice, I don't mind, I actually want some feedbacks. Maybe I'm doing something wrong that I don't realize. Because this trial and error isn't working out for me

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Some Doctors are making such a big deal about everything. There is always food out (snacks) available to them at all times. My brother always have said "when a kid is hungry, he'll eat". I can't agree with him more.

The more I resist on people pushing me around, the more obsticales I have to face. By all means I am not quiet nor do I look for any other dramas in my life. The only drama would want is from my birds (chickens and ducks), cats, even I can't handle the drama my kids create among themselves

Just that, I have one of the worst lucks ever. What can go wrong, always goes wrong for me. My dream house would probably be where they're less people around, small village and to live in a farm.

LOL, that would be my next project, to build a small house for my parents

. When we were looking for houses in NJ, we came across few houses that had the in-law suite. But we thought whomever comes over to stay, they will be TOO comfortable and won't leave.

 

[Minniechickmama]

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Did you rename him Albert? He sounds like Einstein to me! GREAT for him and GREAT for you. If everyone else gives up on our children, it is our job to fight even harder for them. The "system" really pi**es me off more every year. I love to volunteer at school. I love to go in and work with elementary kids and help teach them. I love having the project kids and helping them succeed when others have given up on them. They have a right to be helped and so many fail because adults give up on them and say, "I have so many other children I need to teach." Well, what if it were your own kid? Shame on parents who give up even more. Diva, you did great and you are obviously proud of your son as you should be. There is no perfect way to raise a child, teach a child, discipline a child. It takes understand who they are and finding what works for them to understand. Our system is failing because it treats everyone the same and is based on some old fashioned belief that a factory type setting for the classroom is the way to teach kids. Oh, I am on a rant, aren't I? Sorry. I got a nerve struck early this morning.

Remember in the FIRST Batman movie when Jack says "This town needs an enema"? Well, our school system needs an enema. Then we should get it on a good diet too.

Okay, I feel better now.

 

[Minniechickmama]

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I'll be putting a vinyl sheet underneath to no rain or snow can go in. All the other cracks will be sealed. I will weather treat the woods. I already took the roof down

. My niece will be coming shortly and I'll get back to work. Every muscle of my body is aching, badly

even my eye barrows hurt. Trial and error, I think that's whats holding this project down, or else it should of been finish by now. I'd been in NJ for almost 4 years and winters can be hursh and spring can definately be very wet. I will do everything to keep their coop nice and dry

Thank you for the advice, I don't mind, I actually want some feedbacks. Maybe I'm doing something wrong that I don't realize. Because this trial and error isn't working out for me

.

Some Doctors are making such a big deal about everything. There is always food out (snacks) available to them at all times. My brother always have said "when a kid is hungry, he'll eat". I can't agree with him more.

The more I resist on people pushing me around, the more obsticales I have to face. By all means I am not quiet nor do I look for any other dramas in my life. The only drama would want is from my birds (chickens and ducks), cats, even I can't handle the drama my kids create among themselves

Just that, I have one of the worst lucks ever. What can go wrong, always goes wrong for me. My dream house would probably be where they're less people around, small village and to live in a farm.

LOL, that would be my next project, to build a small house for my parents

. When we were looking for houses in NJ, we came across few houses that had the in-law suite. But we thought whomever comes over to stay, they will be TOO comfortable and won't leave.

Oh Sweetie, You do not want your parents living near you. At least not your mother. OMG! You WOULD have to get locked up then.

Next time you need to have a plan. You sound so much like me! You have to learn to nod your head and make others believe you are listening and then just go about your business. Arguing with them validates THEM. Listen, then go about with what you feel is right, they will eventually get the picture and leave you alone. It goes something like this: "Why are you out spending all this time with those animals. You need to be in here spending more quality time with your kids. blah blah blah..." When the stop for a breath, say, "If you are done, I would like to get back to work." Sometimes NOT arguing just makes them even madder and they have to think. Let them be angry for a change.

 

[MamaChic21]

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I would be honored to have a son like yours, what a talented kid you have. You must be very proud of him

You know I'm so sick and tired of people judging and trying to go by what the BOOK says. How much they have to weigh, height, what they should be saying and when that is concidered normal. And to top it all, they say, every kid is different ! Well if every kid is different then why are they generalizing it ? When I visit my in-laws, they would see my kid and say "isn't he skinny, why isn't he saying this or that yet, why won't he eat this, why don't you try this or that ? I'm like who asked you ??? Fat kid doesn't mean a healthy kid, that's 1, secondly what he wants to say or don't is his business and as far as eating, he'll eat what he wants. My kids are very well organized and disciplined. They go to bed at a curtain time and wake up at a curtain time. We have a regular rutine everyday. I don't see that with his family nor with my family's kids. They let them sleep 12am-1am and wake up late and no naps. What 1 yr old doesn't take a nap ? And they come and tell me how to raise my kids, the nerve !

Like every mother, I think my kids are intellegent too, but if they were not, would I love them any less ? NO ! The public has this category that kids have to be in a curtain way, no they don't. Indivitual means indivitual, not all are same. People love to jump out and judge right away. That's not the right example I want to set up for my kids. I want them to be whomever they want and whatever they chose, whomever they grow up to be, I want them to know their parents will be proud of them.

Your son turned out to be a very intellegent young man. I wonder what those people who evaluated would say if they saw him now ?

 

[Minniechickmama]

DD, doesn't it make you just want to go and find all those people and rub their nose in your son's successes?

 

[MamaChic21]

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They are always mad at me for one reason another lol. Lately, I'd been doing that with mom and it pisses her off. I will try to do some more like that to others though.

 

[MamaChic21]

I take it back, my niece is not coming. I have to wait until my little guy takes his afternoon nap. And then I'll only have 1-2 hours to work on the coop

. Well it's better then nothing.