Yall...I gotta tell somebody before I explode from anger and sadness at
myself!
i have noone to
blame but myself!
My OCD was killing me looking at the
level coop i convinced my husband to get my son-in-law to build. Is it perfect, no, does it work? YES!
This was
after i had convinced my husband the silkies needed some sort of a run to go with the pre-fab coop joke i had gotten myself into cuz as the article says...I'm always learning as i go
. So in an effort of
compromise my husband got me this metal structure 10'x20'. Most people would have been
thrilled at somesomething so nice...not me - immediately i thought "i can make it work".
long story short is I've spent the last few gorgeous days we had here
before all this heavy rain trying to jack up this unleveled run to be even with the new coop.
why?! Why didnt i just spend those gorgeous days with my babies!?!
I have to be the most stubborn person in the world!!!
i put the tarps back on in preparation for the rain coming. I wake up this morning immediately thinking of ways to keep the water from coming into the front of the run. And thankful I got the 25' trench started with daughter's help.
I look out the window to find the tarps pooling in the center of the run with water bending the metal structure.
Wait...it gets worse.
i told my husband to go onto work that I would figure something out. He said i should be able to prop longer pieces of wood in under it to give it support til i get the water off.
I get inside the run and see the hardware cloth has separated in the center where it was joined with ultra strong zip ties and only the tarp is holding up gallons of water ready to pour into my dry run.
So I took a long piece of wood and as soon as I went to try and prop it up under the metal bars it all gave way.
It didn't completely come down on me...I'm ok. I had to crawl out from inside the back of the run.
I had no choice but to puncture a hole in the tarp and start draining the water...at first I was so upset and frustrated I just watched as the water poured into the dry run. Then stubborn me grabbed a 6 gallon bucket and it immediately filled up while it was still going everywhere including the bucket. I emptied that thing atleast 6 or 7 times.
I stand back as the rain is quickly turning to ice and temps dropping into low 30s to see this disastrous mess I once thought I could keep making better and
make do with.
The story if my life
never being content! Never really appreciating what I have until it is gone! Why my husband continues to put up with me after 31 years I will never know.
I'll be fortunate if I have anything else but this nice coop now. The babies are all stuck inside - dry - but unable to do anything but stare at 4 walls.
I am
beyond thankful Mango, Milli and Vanilli were NOT here! They could have been crushed and hurt badly!
oh Lord why am i like this!?!
Thank yall for listening as always...I really dread my husband seeing it like this!
If only I had appreciated THIS
What began as an empty nester's Mothers Day gift from my three adult children has turned into the most expensive yet peaceful time I've had since coming to know God!
While the cute little pre-fab coops seemed perfect for a small backyard and had all of the cuts and measurements already done...
I don't have a kitchen (doing renos) so have been using portable stove.
(aka Texas)
I'm actually comparing portable indoor propane heaters right now, placing my order! I can use it here or when camping, so its a double plus!
with a few drops of heavy rain power is out.
(well that the power is back - not the colder temps and the sleet 
)
