Chicken Coop

This was a major project and most ambitious one yet. I adopted some chickens and am building a coop as they get old enough to live outside. Materials are sourced from our fence that blew over from El Nino. Good news, insurance covers the fence. Lots of raw material to make plenty of mistakes.

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Making a box
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That box has a floor halfway between. Vinyl flooring for easier cleaning
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Closing off the top story and chicken wire on the bottom.
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Moved it to its location and added secondary box with ramp downstairs and where the roosting will be
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Inside the main coop living area.
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Some paint, looking good!
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Close, pretty much finished

Woodworking Icechest

El Nino blew over our fence! No worries, insurance is paying for it. What to do with all this wood and being unemployed? Project #1 begins:

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Had a large nice chest and started building around it with long legs and an enclosure. My first woodworking project.
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Finished and painted
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Open chest
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Apologies for black and white, my phone’s accident. Here it is finished with bottle opener on side, catch for bottle caps, and a drain.