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[hennible]

Willing to bet snoop dog and willie have a lot in common....

 

[vehve]

@hennible Disturbing news from your parliament house. Hopefully no one has been hurt too badly and they catch the madman.

 

[hennible]

Huh?

 

[hennible]

Oh I see it crazy...

 

[Peep_Show]

Been back out working on the coop. Sad to discover that nobody in the Albuquerque area carries wood siding shingles, so having to make my own. The downside to having so many windows and coop openings is the odd-sized shingles that get wedged between sills and the corner aspects of windows. Needless to say, this has been a learning experience and taking far longer than I imagined....hope I get my chicks out of the back bedroom before they lay.

Picture of coop before stain and paint and attachment of nest box.


Windows open from the outside and are predator proofed.

 

[hennible]

My goodness that is a beautiful coop

 

[Peep_Show]

Thanks! My inner Martha got a little carried away. DH is amazed....even if I do hammer like a girl.

 

[vehve]

@Peep_Show Looking good. Next time, you might want to do the paneling first and then just cut out openings for windows and whatnots. Also, making a spacer to cut the shingles against makes it quicker as you don't need to measure them individually. And if you're going to paint the window trim a different color than the shingles, take the trim off and paint it before attaching it. Saves you a heck of a lot of patience consuming work.

By the way, does anyone know why so many windows in the states are that slide open model that you can only open half the window with? I've always wondered about that. And also, why do most doors open inwards in the States?

 

[hennible]

Thanks!   My inner Martha got a little carried away.   DH is amazed....even if I do hammer like a girl.

Lol yes Martha Stewart would be proud to own that coop... Now to land scape the chicken yard accordingly

 

[Bunnylady]

I must admit, I've never really like Jimmy Buffet that much... *hides in the corner ready to be beaten by the OFH residents*

Dang, it! Who stole my walking frame? *throws a cushion at vehve*



*muttering* Some whipper-snappers just don't know good music when they hear it . . . .