New coop or new garage...which would you do if you had to choose one

[flowerchild59]

We are in the process of building a new coop that is (I hate to say it) big enough for a two car garage. It has a peaked metal roof and half of it will be house/coop and half will be covered run. As it is being built I realized I could've had the garage that I always wanted but never could justify the cost to build one, but somehow I rationalized the cost to build a huge coop large enough for 50 birds. (I plan to supply my children, grandkids and friends with eggs and maybe sell a few to others). I told my DH that cost is not too much of an issue because I wanted it to be nice and look like the other barns on our farm so for once things will be pretty and uniform.
What would you do??? Am I crazy to do this for my birds but not our vehicles that are sitting out in the weather day in and day out?
Help me with my rationales please.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Your birds will feed you and your family. Cars are made of metal and can be replaced. How's that for rationalizations? Easy for me to say though, I have 6 coops and no garage...

 

[joletabey]

There is NO choice for a chicken lover- your coop sounds fantastic.

 

[easttxchick]

Quote:
x2-you came to the wrong forum to ask that question-coop of course!

Garage, who needs a garage?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote:
x2-you came to the wrong forum to ask that question-coop of course!

Garage, who needs a garage?

Well, it might be nice for feed storage! LOL

 

[easttxchick]

Quote:
x2-you came to the wrong forum to ask that question-coop of course!

Garage, who needs a garage?

Well, it might be nice for feed storage! LOL

I LIKE the way you think!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

A vehicle can handle being out in the rain, snow, & sleet. Best to cover your birds.

 

[gryeyes]

That IS a tough decision. Garage, big coop & run. Big coop & run, garage. Okay, big coop and run it is.

 

[rrgrassi]

I say garage, especially if you have a 28 year old daily driver like I have. Currently I have a car port. The "Bockers" already have a coop and an 850 sq ft run area.

 

[MrChicken207]

That's a tough decision. I'd pick the coop, only because we don't have a garage either. my wife would pick the garage, because she doesn't quitle like having to get into a sauna of a car in the summer, or to have to shovel a path to the car, then around it, then clean off the car in the winter. Wait? I do that for her, what's she complaining about? COOP, COOP,COOP!!