Form should always follow function. I don't have any evergreens for screening on the perimeter of the property in back so I need to rebuild one coop in a more attractive design. It was a quick build that was only supposed to last a year or 2. That was 5 years ago and worked great till mink arrived for the first time ever.Alaskan - don't let them pick on you!They don't understand us northern "rural" folk. Function is far more of a priority to us than form. Primarily because no body can see it under the snow most of the year anyway!!!
You can attach one end to the wall and use another piece as a leg for the other end. I have one short building with several roosts on legs about 30" high....
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I am havng to piece wood together for the perch....I have NO MORE wood that is long enough (7.5 feet).
But...close, close, very close!
Another option is to hang the roosts from the roof.
I'm up and down with the chickens.
I usually get up between 3 and 5 but my phone alarm is set for 5:45. On Thursday's another alarm goes off at 6:50 to remind me to get the trash and recycle bin out before the trucks get here at 7.
Another daily alarm around dusk to make sure I double check all the coop doors, set traps and trail cams.
Back when I worked 7/12s and had to switch shifts each week, I had the same fantasy.I fantasize about being able to sleep for two days straight.
There are Baptists in Alabama? Who knew?
Woo Hoo!!
It's starting to get dry here now. A couple weeks without rain but prior to that was a week with about 5"
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