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The Bantys Have Checked In to the Banty B & B

The bantys in their window checking out the ducks

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 … Continue reading

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Sunday Snapshots on Monday

Cat cuteness

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!

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Chicken Hurricane Preparedness

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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 … Continue reading

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Free Downeast Thunder Farm Chicken Coop Plans

free chicken coop plans from Downeast Thunder Farm

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 … Continue reading

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Paul has been busy…

Chicken Coop Doors

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 … Continue reading

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Chicken Coop Progress

Chicken door cut out of the sheathing

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) … Continue reading

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Chicken Coop Construction is Underway

chicken coop framing

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. … Continue reading

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Chicken Coop Redesign

Chicken Coop Revised

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 … Continue reading

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Chicken Coop Dilemma

chicken coop colors

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 … Continue reading

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