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Our first attempt at chicken owning was in Alaska.
Chuck and Charley finished the coop just as winter hit.
Without insulation and heating lamps, chickens don't generally fair well in Alaska during winter.
We didn't want to invest in these things, so our chicken dreams were put on hold.
When we left town the coop was hauled off by a friend to use in his own chicken yard.
Fast forward to present day, Virginia...
Chuck is determined to get Charley the chickens she so deeply desires.
$5.00 Oops paint from the Lowes mistake shelf!
Chuck's so proud of his coop.
Yes I know, using a quilt as a drop cloth in a sin, but it was falling apart.
You just can't see the damage here.
This sucker's solid.
I know because I had to help Chuck lift it off the porch and into the back of his truck.
He's always putting me up to these tasks that are physically impossible.
It ended up being being a shove and drag and affair.
Chuck built this little ramp for them too.
I can just imagine them walking their fat little chicken bodies up it.
Cracks me up.
He went with plastic roofing since it the coop is so low the ground.
Don't want any head severing incidents.
I swear, that aluminum roofing should be outlawed.
Once, there was this incident where Chuck's leg met a sheet of aluminum.
He bled so profusely that his blood congealed in the floor of the truck while on the way to the ER.
A story for another time perhaps?
The pallet fence was my bright idea.
Yep. That was me.
Chuck initially was against it.
mmmm hmmm
But when he got all fastened in place, he was pleased with the result.
I had hoped to get the pallets for free, but NO, NO.
Nobody wants to simply give pallets away these days.
Not around these parts anyway.
$2 a pallet.
But not too bad for a fence.
It's surprisingly solid too.
Chuck has recently added some chicken wire to the sides and netting to the top
to keep those fat chickens in and the critters out.
This weekend we'll be going to Gloucester Tractor Supply to pick out 3 or 4.
Charley wants one of those with lots a feathers on its head.
Ha!
I can't wait.
Oh and we're in it for the eggs, not the meat.
Looks awesome and Charlie looks tickled to death to be painting it!! Our little chickies will arrive in May as part of Ashlyn's 4-H project...25, gulp, needless to say we will sell off a few when they are pullets. Now we gotta get busy building our coop and fencing (will show Eric pics, LOL)...So glad to see all of you looking happy and settling into Virgina life (Thank heavens we don't still have FEET and FEET of snow on the ground, huh?)
ReplyDeletei am so excited for you! the pallet fence looks fantastic. have fun with them!
ReplyDeleteThat is one well made FANTASTIC chicken coop Hayley. I remember in first grade our teacher brought in eggs from her farm. We marked all of the eggs in different colors to show which one was ours. She put them under a heating lamp, and then we waited several weeks for the chicks to hatch. After they were born, each kid got to name their chick. I named mine "Chicky" and watched her grow up throughout the year through pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt was so special. I never forgot it. I know Charley will enjoy her chickens. :)
I found your pallet fence on pinterest. How has it worked? Did you use chicken wire as well?
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