by Susan | Sep 10, 2011 | Chickens
At long last my mudroom is empty of all livestock! Today we finished the bantam chicken coop we started last weekend. Clover, Pepper, Salt, and Shadow have checked into the Banty B & B (click here to see the coop going together). I imagine they’re a little...
by Susan | Sep 5, 2011 | On My Mind
The three day weekend gave us lots of time to work on home projects. It’s a bit scary that summer will soon be over!
by Susan | Aug 27, 2011 | Chickens
With the news of hurricane Irene racing up the coast and headed for New England, Paul and I did some storm preparation today. By the time hurricanes get to Downeast Maine they’ve typically lost a lot of strength with the cold waters up here. Still, we can expect...
by Susan | Aug 16, 2011 | Chickens
A rainy day gave Paul the chance to finish “fine-tuning” his plans for the chicken coop. We’re happy to offer these plans to you for free. Click here to view and download the free chicken coop plans. You can also right-click on the link and choose...
by Susan | Jun 25, 2011 | Chickens
Thursday was a dry day. We haven’t had many of those lately and Paul said that he was going to work on the chicken coop doors. I inquired about how he was going to do this. He said that he was going to use the siding the he’d cut out for the door opening...
by Susan | Jun 19, 2011 | Chickens, On My Mind
Today we finished the sheathing of the chicken coop. We’re pooped! Paul has to build the doors windows (and cut the holes out for the windows), the nesting box. Then comes the steel roof (left over from the house project) and painting. We’ve got just over...
by Susan | Jun 11, 2011 | Critter Care and Housing
Paul spent a good bit of this last week pre-building the walls for the chicken coop. He did this in the garage where he could be out of the elements, had a flat surface and was close to his tools. We took advantage of the beautiful day and started putting things...
by Susan | Jun 3, 2011 | Critter Care and Housing
Since the introduction of our chicken coop design last week we made a trip to Home Depot. Said trip inspired us to make a few modifications (cost saving measures) to the coop plan. 1) Rather than purchasing shingles we’re going to use green steel roofing left...
by Susan | May 28, 2011 | Chickens
Paul and I have finally settled on a chicken coop design and layout. This resolution did not come without a bit of frustration. We each had our own idea of how it ought to be built and where it should go. Turns out that we were pretty much on the same page all along,...
