When we were up the farm last time our friends from the coast came up to help with a few jobs and we decided that it would be a good time to put together our chicken coop that we had previously purchased.
So we dragged all the flat packed boxes up to the big new chicken yard and the men set to work.
They unpacked each box searching for the detailed instructions on how to put this little hen house together but alas the instructions were very minimal and nothing was numbered or lettered.
So they laid everything out and hubby just started working his way through by looking at the photo of the finished product and got it started.Bit by bit they managed to work it out.
It was frustrating work, but it finally started coming together, by lunch time the hard working men decided that they had earned themselves a beer.
The Old Blue Girl kept a close watch on proceedings and stayed close in case the men made a mistake or needed an extra set of hands(or paws).
They then attached the laying box( I have always wanted a cute coop like this with external access to the eggs in the nests.)This coop has three nest spaces in the box.
Next the roof and the slide out cleaning shelf was added, with the help of their blue assistant.
And then Quality Control stepped in to inspect the coop in the form of our beautiful 15 month old granddaughter who also was visiting us that day.Firstly the door, then the ramp.
After a few important phone calls on Nannies mobile and helping her Pop with a few last drilling jobs, we all sat back and admired our beautiful new coop.
We are really happy with the final product, I think it is just the cutest chicken coop and can hardly wait until we move and get our poultry. We are going to build a second coop in the orchard and are seriously thinking of purchasing another of these.( now hubby knows how it goes together the next one will be a breeze ) .
We still have to create a few barriers to turn any water run off away from the coop.
So until we meet again,
Take care everyone,
Cheers,
Jane.
Sorry I have been a bad blogger this year, and have missed visiting your blog regularly. My life seems to be extra busy this year, feels like there are not enough hours in a day :)
ReplyDeleteThat is one nifty little chook house, it is so cute and so is your little apprentice :)
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Thanks Tania, I too am guilty of being a bad blogger, life has just been way too full on, maybe things will slow down a bit next year after we have moved to the farm.Will have to make time to sit and check a few pages out that I have neglected too. We had a ball putting up the chook house and we always welcome visits from the little apprentice,she is a little sweetheart.
DeleteCheers,
Jane :-) :-)
Hi. I saw your blog listed on someone's blog list and had to come for a visit. Very nice chicken coop! And I love, love, love the series with your granddaughter. Gave me today's first smile!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, and I'm glad I made you smile. We all need to smile much more.
I don't get on here enough, but I will try to catch up a bit more often, life just seems to get in the way to often.
Hopefully catch you again one day,
Cheers,
Jane.
We have the exact same coop but it is still in its box 2 years after we bought it! I'm afraid we are just too busy for chooks at the moment.
ReplyDeleteWe are on 2.5 acres just out of a small town in SA but being business owners, time does not allow for chookies. One day....
Hi Joolz, we had ours in boxes for quite a while too, and even though it is up, it still might be a while before it has residents.
DeleteWe too have had a crazy schedule that didn't allow time for chooks, but things are slowing down and we may be permanently living there soon and we will get organized to get some feathered friends, I can hardly wait.
Cheers
Jane.