Building the Coop Days 1 & 2

Day 1

My husband and uncle got the floor and three sides done.

I put primer on it, and then 15 minutes later, it started storming, complete with hail.

Day 2

The guys worked hard and now the coop has all four sides and a roof. They used a pallet for the roof. Right now it has a tarp over it, but my uncle is going to come back later this week to finish it.

Tomorrow and Tuesday are supposed to be nice and rain free. While my son is napping, I plan on finishing the primer and get started on the painting. I found a lovely red at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

Slowly...

We are going to use wood from a shed kit that was never assembled for the chicken coop. Some of the pieces have been used for other things. I helped my husband pull the pieces down from the barn loft yesterday. It looks like we'll be able to make it work. I am only building a 4ft x 4ft coop.

My sister-in-law is taking our 2 year old for the day on Saturday so we can work on it. He's at that age where he's into everything and it would not be safe to have him outside with us while we're working on it.

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We have a small farmette, just under 7 acres in Northwest IN. We've lived here for almost 5 years. My husband just gave the ok for chickens last night, so this blog will be about that adventure, my Etsy store and more.

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