After much discussion and planning, our coop is under construction.
My husband was stalling a bit on starting, but when he saw how fast those chicks were growing- he finally got going.
Its going under a tree in the corner of our yard, on a bit of a slope, so I had to do a lot of digging to level out the boards that form the base of the run as well as the base of the coop. We orginally planned to use concrete siding that matched our house, but after seeing the costs- hubby starting watching Craigslist and found some free lumber which he has now reclaimed for our coop. Its REALLY sturdy (the walls are at least 1.5 inches thick. So far we have two walls up and a frame. Two more walls, a floor and a roof would be great too- but I'll have to be patient.
It may be about 2 more weeks before its all done and ready for the girls, but I am very excited b/c they are starting to get a tad smelly. I'm also looking forward to being able to use the bathroom without four little chicks watching me intently. Not to mention that people who stop by think we are a little odd because we have chickens in our shower. (Nobody here thinks thats weird- Right?
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Its going under a tree in the corner of our yard, on a bit of a slope, so I had to do a lot of digging to level out the boards that form the base of the run as well as the base of the coop. We orginally planned to use concrete siding that matched our house, but after seeing the costs- hubby starting watching Craigslist and found some free lumber which he has now reclaimed for our coop. Its REALLY sturdy (the walls are at least 1.5 inches thick. So far we have two walls up and a frame. Two more walls, a floor and a roof would be great too- but I'll have to be patient.
It may be about 2 more weeks before its all done and ready for the girls, but I am very excited b/c they are starting to get a tad smelly. I'm also looking forward to being able to use the bathroom without four little chicks watching me intently. Not to mention that people who stop by think we are a little odd because we have chickens in our shower. (Nobody here thinks thats weird- Right?
