So, this is the latest project 'round our neck of the woods. Chickens. I had been thinking about it for a while, off and on for several years, but I didn't think my beloved would go for it. After all, this wouldn't just be my project alone. I would need his help to build a coop. I'm a little handy, but not that handy. Anyway, I had never mentioned this idea, notion, scheme until this past December. I don't really know what finally made me spill the scheme to my beloved, but I finally did. Anyway, his very first reaction was, "CHICKENS? Why in the WORLD would you want CHICKENS?!?!" I explained (feeling a little like Lucy Ricardo) what a great idea it was, what with the fresh eggs and all. He walked away, shaking his head. Then a while later, he came back and said, "Why not?!?!" So, the seed was planted and it began to take root. Or a plan began to hatch. Sorry . . .
Now when my beloved does something, he doesn't do it halfway. Everything he has ever built can withstand a hurricane. He studied on this scheme and took off with it. We had an 8' x 8' concrete slab that my beloved had poured for our girl to practice throwing discus. Our girl never used it much and she was a senior in high school in her last season of track, so . . . what to do with the cement pad . . .hmmm . . . what to do . . .? Why, build a chicken coop on it, of course! Or a chicken mansion, as it turned out. My beloved worked so hard on this project.
I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. My beloved did all of the design, construction and painting. I did the Texas flag on the back. It is still a work in progress. I hope to add some vintage signs and paint a few fun signs. My beloved just built the nesting boxes (no pic yet) and has plans for some storage.
More about the ladies in my next post.
