Chickens were not on the agenda for this year, that is until my friend Shauna called 3 weeks ago and said she needed a new home for her overcrowded city girls. So, thanks to the Spier Family, and especially Maya who probably misses them most, we have added 8 sweet hens to our Fawnwood Community.
I began planning the coop as soon as I hung up the phone. Although a mobile coop for pasturing the hens would've been the ideal, it had to be something we could put up quickly as this is a busy time for us here. I also looked at it as an opportunity to pick up some building skills since I'd wanted to learn how to use the power tools in the wood shop. Here was a chance to fool around, make mistakes and learn how to build something useful but not too overwhelming. The mantra, "hey, it's good enough for a chicken coop" was repeated many times throughout the last few weeks.All in all I feel pretty good about it. Just don't look to closely at the details...um, toe nailing...not my strong point. But it's level(mostly), squared(sort of) and sturdy enough for a chicken coop! I have to thank David and Terry for teaching and helping in so many ways but being kind enough to step back, let me make mistakes and wait for me to ask for help. They're the best!
