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Chicken coop update

I’m caring for the chickens while Kristi is out of town. I set an alarm for myself so I don’t forget. Today was the first full day in the coop for the bigger birds. The first thing I noticed is … Continue reading

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Chicken coop build, day 5 and 6 – enmeshed

Getting the hardware cloth on was a two-session process. If we’d had a whole day to spend on it, we’d have completed it in one, but we snuck in an after-work session during the week, and were able to get … Continue reading

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Chicken coop build, day 4 – various openings

Today we needed to get the plywood ends put on, as well as getting the side door framed in. An aside; it’s interesting to me how adding one tool to the shop can turn what used to be an impossible … Continue reading

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Chicken coop, day 3 – Bring me your huddled chickens

We only got an afternoon worth of work in on the coop today, because I spent the morning at Maker Faire Seattle. Fun. Much smaller than the Bay Area one. I hope they do it again next year. Back to … Continue reading

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Coop Build, day 2 – raise the roof

Our build team reverted to Kristi and I, as Cliff and Nikki headed home today after a nice Memorial Day weekend visit. I headed back to Home Depot to pick up some tar paper and roofing nails, and picked up … Continue reading

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Chicken coop in progress

After much deliberating, we finally settled on a plan for the chicken coop. It’s a pretty big structure, 4’x8′, but should handily contain our 8 birds. We picked up lumber at Home Depot last night; 4 sheets of ply, 13 … Continue reading

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