Marigold said:
Your first post was on September 7th last year, Castara - it's been a long journey to those chooks, getting on for a year. Did you think it would take so long to make that coop and run? If you had known, would you still do it the same way, or just go out and buy one and get some hens the next weekend?
An interesting thought , I've taken a few days to ponder it
19 and Yes I think I would do it the same. Its an instant gratification world, press a button and click, it arrives via courier, then it breaks , we bin it , buy another , and probably missed the whole point in an instant, Doing it this way, My brain has been stretched ,My skills improved and broadened, my 8 year old girl has learnt some carpentry skills, my 4 year old tells her teachers why chickens eat stones and their built like a dinasor , they've learnt patience and enjoyed suspence , gone to bed dreaming of chickens and when we finaly got them, they were ... so happy
. As a family we've worked together And I've got 'SOME' professional respect from the old man :lol: (only took 30 years
07 ) ,I don't think much of most of the coops I've seen for sale off the peg as it were, When I first thought of doing this I was looking at those little chinese jobs on Ebay , (holds 15birds, etc :roll: ) but I've seen some in the flesh
06 and I'm glad i didnt part with my money , I think you have to spend quite a bit to get something decent . Making stuff is fun, especially for yourself , and to your own spec. It does feel good when it comes together, and if your like me , then usually theirs something wrong with the way any body else does something lol
As for the time , Well Its part of the fun in a way , I work to other peoples deadlines all the time so it was nice not to have to rush / work in the cold, etc , and the working with my Dad was ........Good
07 and actual hours spent on the coop and run wernt to bad , it was the excessive paint job
07 that chewd up the time, Also I do like a bit of research :ugeek: And its given me time to read a lot, and take part and learn from informative Forums like this one (which coincidentally, after road testing a few is by far the best
08 ) Originally I wanted 3 Silver Laced Wyandotte bantams , I thought 'Hybrid' meant over bred weird thing . , but were a big familly , need eggs /robust/reasonably priced/friendly birds . So Hybrids it was And Jolly pleased I am with them too . sorry but ya' ll can keep yer naked necks :lol:
Whow their great arn't they 
Small very round only membrain at the top and RUBBERY :shock: 
