When we lived in Forest Home, we really enjoyed our chickens. When I asked Rosemary what she wanted for Christmas, she declared- "chickens!". So, we ordered 10 laying hens; 5 Golden Comets (my favorite year round layers) and 5 Ameracanas (lay beautiful blue and green eggs). We also ordered about 30 different bantams (miniature chickens), including White Crested Blue Polish and adorable little Silver Sebrights.
After we placed our order, we then started on the coop. After the coop was well underway, I took Rosemary up to pick the colors that we would stain it, as we were using rough sawn pine boards that had not been pressure treated and they need some protection from the elements.
She picked her favorite colors, blue and green. I don't think we have to worry about any "haints" moving into this chicken house! Here is how the coop has progressed.
Rosemary and Kevin framing the floor.
Framing out the window and door openings........
Wall framing is up, Rosemary is dying to hit something with that huge hammer.
Rosemary handing up a fiberglass panel- we used some of these instead of all metal so that the coop would be brighter inside.
Roof is all finished, cleaning up for the day- start the siding the next morning.
Siding up and we get a first look at that blue stain.... Um, wow!
Still have the green trim to finish up. Antler door pull- there is a a latch on the inside- you pull the string to raise it. I once read how Pa made one to keep out the Indians or maybe the bears out of the cabin in one of the "Little House on the Prairie" books and I always wanted one of those neat latches. I remember being quite impressed that you could be inside and pull the latch string in and nothing "bad" could get you. The girls were quite impressed that I could remember something "from such a long, long time ago" - they must think I am 100.
After we placed our order, we then started on the coop. After the coop was well underway, I took Rosemary up to pick the colors that we would stain it, as we were using rough sawn pine boards that had not been pressure treated and they need some protection from the elements.
She picked her favorite colors, blue and green. I don't think we have to worry about any "haints" moving into this chicken house! Here is how the coop has progressed.
Rosemary and Kevin framing the floor.
Framing out the window and door openings........
Wall framing is up, Rosemary is dying to hit something with that huge hammer.
Rosemary handing up a fiberglass panel- we used some of these instead of all metal so that the coop would be brighter inside.
Roof is all finished, cleaning up for the day- start the siding the next morning.
Siding up and we get a first look at that blue stain.... Um, wow!
Still have the green trim to finish up. Antler door pull- there is a a latch on the inside- you pull the string to raise it. I once read how Pa made one to keep out the Indians or maybe the bears out of the cabin in one of the "Little House on the Prairie" books and I always wanted one of those neat latches. I remember being quite impressed that you could be inside and pull the latch string in and nothing "bad" could get you. The girls were quite impressed that I could remember something "from such a long, long time ago" - they must think I am 100.
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