Work in Progress....

There are some people in my life that I feel so blessed to know and one of them is my Brother in Law, Frankie!!! He ROCKS!!

He is one hell of a builder and he is also very patient with idiots that like to build but don't have the patience to do it correctly....that would be ME!! LOL....

We have our chicks as you all know and they are getting big...They need a coop!! After doing some searching on the web for small movable coops I found a plan that had enough detail to build it and I also liked the layout of it...I asked Frankie if he would help, he said yes...I bought the supplies and today we put it together....Heck Frankie did most of it but I did try to help, lol...It would probably help if I wasn't afraid of the darn Skil saw...Ekk...

I love the new Coop...it is so sweet!! I am so excited to get it finished and put the chicks in it...I had chickens years and years ago...and I built the coop for them and it was NOT something you'd want to show off, lol...it was a bit crooked and skewed...it was functional but I sometimes wondered how it stayed standing, lol...

This little darl'in below is Beautiful!!

I promised Michael he could help paint it so we didn't finish painting it until this evening...Below are photos I took this afternoon after Frankie left! I also put all the latches, hooks, roof vent/cap, etc. on it this evening...Tomorrow I do the chicken wire and it should be done, YEA!!

This is small enough and can be moved around the yard, which I love...The side flap is up so you can see the interior...I love the side flap as it will be easy to clean...

I put dowel rods in the top for the chickens to roost...

There is a trap door so they can come in our out...This can be shut at night to keep the critters from getting in!

A side view with the flap open and a view of the ramp leading upstairs...The chicken wire will wrap around the bottom legs and the chickens will be contained in the area under the coop, this will also give them some shade...Once they get older and used to the yard I will let them free range...(maybe, that is if there are no critters on the loose)!

Tomorrow I'll post some photos of it completely finished...Thank you so much Frankie....I appreciate it!! You did a FANTASTIC job!!