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Almost Ready

This has been one long and somewhat difficult project. If I'd have known how much time (three weeks) and thought (George designed it himself based on these plans which we did not buy and used mostly salvaged materials to build it) and trauma (the bee sting incident I suffered while moving the compost pile from the site) the coop would take, I think I would've skipped the chickens. However, now that the end of building is nigh and its almost time to pick up the hens from my friend Vicki, we're getting excited. We hope the chickens are as much fun as others have said they are! I unknowingly scooped this into the wheelbarrow when I was moving the compost pile. I guess I can see why I got swarmed and stung a few times! That was scary...
The pieces resting in the garage...We certainly have the "Cadillac of chicken coops", eh?
Preparing the site. As luck would have it, someone posted an offer of 20 cinder blocks on our area Freecycle today. We were the first to reply and we said we'd come get them tonight so she was happy to give them to us! What a divine coincidence. We would've needed to go buy patio blocks or something tonight. This saved us a lot of money. George and I are digging them in tonight. They should provide great protection against invading critters and will give the wood something to rest on and prevent wood rot. Yay Freecycle!


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rhondajean said…
wow, that chicken house is going to be great. We built ours from recycled materials too and it's been up 11 years so far. Good luck eith your girls!
1:36 AM
CoCargoRider said…
Awesome looking coop. Ours also took several weeks to finish and it is great you are using recycled materials. Our coon issues seem to be done for now, but we are dealing with a groundhog who is eating our veggies :(
8:57 AM
Jess said…
I can't wait to see what the coop looks like when George is done with it. I hope that we can make it to your place next time we are up in MN. I would love to see how you have your garden set up and then see the coop when it's up ;)
9:54 AM
Tara said…
You won't regret it! We've only had our girls for just over a week, and they're so much fun! They really are endless entertainment. And that is SOME coop!
4:08 PM
anajz said…
This is awesome.

I am so sorry to hear about the stings. DH came home with a sting from a large black super wasp on his finger. The swelling, heat and redness crept up his arm. Luckily, a couple of helpings of Benedryl put things back to normal.
12:50 AM
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