Note to self: DO NOT talk to hubby

[Cass]

My SO built his first wife a HOUSE....2 stories, full porch out front, deck out back. Someone poured the foundation for him and he put on the sill and built it up from there. He said it had 23 internal angles....something he will NEVER do again, cuz *everything* had to be cut at a 45 degree angle, every piece of flooring, every piece of molding, etc....

All *I* want is an 8x8 foot chicken coop, 4 - 6 nest boxes and LOTS of roost space with poop board beneath it. Is that too much to ask? I don't think so.

So, I ask you, how did my coop GROW by 4 feet in length and now have "storage space" built in, accessable from the OUTSIDE only? Hmmm? You think the lawn tools that he can never find in the shop or barn (that is full of his stuff, btw) might find themselves stored in my "enhanced" chicken coop?


But on a better note, he and I work wonderfully together. Rarely a disagreement, rarely a mistake that needs to be fixed later. Gotta love THAT.

 

[Momagain1]

we have four walls up now..wohooo...

tomorrow the floor, the door and the windows.. and he said the roof - shingles...

taking bets now..

 

[MamaChic21]

that is why I'm building 16x28 run and 4x16 coop while he's at a business trip across the country

 

[Momagain1]

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he he..well I homeschool the 13 yr old..make sure everyone gets to wherever they need to go (taekwondo, church, youth group, prayer group, church drama practice, pre-k functions doc appts etc) AND run my home
based biz...soooo the least he can do is make my coop lol..and he is...

if you look at my byc page it'll show what progress he made so far..without todays progress shown...

so I'm patient...but yeah...if I could..I'd have built it while he wasnt here lol..good for you!

 

[MamaChic21]

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he he..well I homeschool the 13 yr old..make sure everyone gets to wherever they need to go (taekwondo, church, youth group, prayer group, church drama practice, pre-k functions doc appts etc) AND run my home
based biz...soooo the least he can do is make my coop lol..and he is...

if you look at my byc page it'll show what progress he made so far..without todays progress shown...

so I'm patient...but yeah...if I could..I'd have built it while he wasnt here lol..good for you!

I give you credit, it is not easy being a mom. I have 2 boys almost 3 and 8 yr olds and I run like a headless chicken during the day/night too. But you are lucky your hubby can build, my hubby thinks a knife can fix anything

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I've been following your progress and your coop looks great already. Good luck tomorrow

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Nothing funny about that post !!!!!!!

I drew the blueprints ( talked to my wife as to special features that she would like) and have built SIX ( that is 6) homes for us by myself ( the last one was a two story 3019 sq ft. with 1000 sq. ft deck on the 2nd floor, and the 24 x 24 clear span family room with 18' high vaulted ceilings and stone fireplace). When she requested some changes, more often than not I had to explain to her how it wasn't stucturally sound, impractical, not to code, and/ or too expensive to modify.

When I was building a chicken coop, my wife comes up with all kinds of things that she thinks she wants in the structure and thinks would be cute, then when I start to make the modifications, she changes her mind again,which would be a total waste of materials, impractical, cost too much to build, then be more labor intensive to work on a daily basis.

My wife is a great wife, mother, cook, and best friend,

but when it comes to real world construction she is clueless.

IDK, that sounds... um... like not much fun.

I guess DH and I are odd because we both know a LOT about construction and he loves to brag to people that we fight over the hammer. (BTW he's being sweet when he says this cause he does must of the heavy stuff these days). It does take a long time to get things finished but the poor guy works overtime at work and still gives up a weekend once in a while for pet projects. I think most of us are just kidding with silly complaints. But now we probably feel silly for complaining at all. 6 homes?!! Seriously?!! I don't know what to say to that.

 

[drumstick diva]

WOW Dogfish, you did all that - that ungrateful wench - just kidding. I probably would have said "I never see you, you're either at work or working on the house." Duh!! Yes, yes, women can be a problem too. No matter what you do, they have some complaint. Beautiful job tho and it sounds like you two are both STILL married - so all's good.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Same here!

And he made me build my last coop mostly by myself (he helped with stuff I couldn't do by myself) so I would know it's not just *poof* here's a chicken coop.

 

[Wisher1000]

Let me start by saying -- I love my husband! He is great at fixing things like electronics, small engines, the software on the computer, the washer/dryer, flat tires (including fixing the hole in the tire.) He is a whiz at laundry and does almost all of it! He cooks and cuts grass and feeds the animals for me (they are all mine.) Do we always get along? No. Do we get on each others nerves sometimes? Yes. Has it taken us nearly 13 years to learn to get along most of the time? YES! ...and is he good at carpentry? Not so much...

I have found that I can build what I want (although it takes a while) and that when I need help, all I have to do is ask. I will not ask if I can do it by myself because both my DH an DB will try to take over and do it the fastest way. I will go as far as deconstructing if I find that I did something wrong or that it will work better another way. They will say, "oh well, that will work" and leave it!

When I built onto my covered run, I really needed help with the roof and happened on a fellow at Lowes that I paid to help me. It worked out well because he did exactly as I wanted! My DH would come out to the coop when he got home from work and ask if there was anything he could do to help. Usually there was one or two things that I had waited to do because I needed another pair of hands and he would help with that then leave me to it. He is so smart! A couple of times he would ask me if I had talked to my DB and I said that I didn't want to because he would want to come and do it FOR me and I wanted to do it myself! He understood and just helped me when I asked.

One day in particular stands out in my mind, I was having alot of trouble with one little thing that I had done then re done three times before I was satisfied. I was extremely frustrated. My DH came out to help me and I looked at him and said with clenched teeth, "I love you, I am having a hard time today and am ill, I appreciate your wanting to help and will need your help when I calm down, but right now I can't be nice. I need for you to leave me alone so I can calm down." He turned around and went back to the house. He did exactly what I needed him to do and I appreciated it. If he had tried to help at that point or even asked what was wrong, I would have lost it, no matter how "right" his motives would have been! I worked it out and when I was feeling peaceful again, I went inside. He had cooked supper and gave me a big hug. All he asked was "Feel better?" I smiled and said yes. Did I mention that I love my DH?

I fully understand both sides of this issue. One wants it more than the other, that person should be the one in charge. The other should help when asked and otherwise stay out of the way! If that is not possible then maybe have two coops - his and hers, each done to that person's liking.

 

[Momagain1]

the wind gusts are AMAZING today; especially when coming directly off the unplanted field across the street...sooo...
the shingles on the roof project was scrapped!! The soffits are scrapped...
so today is the door and Lord willing the windows/vents..

however; I see many ppl putting in window framings BEFORE putting their siding up..nope..not my lovely hubby..
he's gonna cut them out lol then pop them in..he wants to make them removable so that when our high humidity
summer gets here, he can pop them out and all thats left is the hardware cloth...

great concept..i get it..so I'm hoping it works right for him!

annnddd he's thrilled..my gramma; the kids Great gramma AKA: G.G. is stopping by early afternoon..he's THRILLED about that
cause that means he has to stop..and visit..but we only see her a couple times a yr!! She happens to be about an hr away on
any given day to her house..but she is gonna be in our neck of the woods today..

guess I'll make apie and coffee...maybe that'll make him happy???

BUT TONIGHT IS OUR NIGHT...he WILL stop about 5-6 have dinner w/the fam..and the kiddos in bed by 815 and its our night to sit
on couch and veg together..he starts his workweek tomorrow night so he wont be doing ANY work on the coop/run this wk at all..
77 hrs in one wk does not leave time for it..heck..it doesnt even leave time for me or kids...