Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The Chicken Coop!!

Although we did a lot of other things while Louise and Ryan were visiting, the main project was the chicken coop. Or, I should say, Brian and Ryan's main task was the coop. One of the reasons that we moved to Iowa was so that I could raise chickens and have a big garden. We decided to buy a shed kit for the initial structure and just add a roost and nests after. Here's a chronology of the project.
First, we all tromped down to Menard's (the local building supply store) to buy the building kit. Then the boys unpacked it and took inventory...
And realized that we didn't have all that we needed to actually build a building. Turns out Menard's doesn't really know the products that they sell. Anyway, one trip back into Fort Dodge and we had everything that we needed. The constructing began...
Here's Brian nailing on the outside wall. And Ryan working on the floor.The building begins to take form! And the roof is put into place...The pups helped (as usual). And here's a group shot. I have a chicken coop!!! Brian has been working on a few final details, but I'll post some additional photos later this week.

1 comment:

jenrust said...

Nice work! :) I had no idea that chicken coops came in kits! Next step - chickens!