I had the boys working on my new layers chicken coop. It isn't too fancy nor is it hi tech. I'm not looking for bells and whistles just fresh eggs. My son asked for a drawing and my husband asked for some specific needs for the chickens to be explained. Simple right? My son measured and cut and he and a friend assembled. I pointed out the advantage of measuring again, but to no avail. Luckily my husband provided engineered assembly hardware. While the errors are mathematical they are small enough to go unnoticed to the average eye...not my husband's eye, but the average eye.
"It's not plumb, it's not square...it's not right" he said with a disappointed glare.
" It is, however, a chicken coop, "I said," and therefore, perfect".
He trimmed off high edges and overlapping corners with his Skill saw,
"Don't you ever do this with a saw!" He said to the boys as he pulled back the safety guards and held the saw upright for a vertical maneuver never intended for this machine.
" He's a trained professional, "I murmured.
"Don't try this at home." The boys joined me in muttering.
The chicks should be here this week and we are all quite excited. The dog is pacing and keeping the cats away from the door 'just in case'. They will be too small for the coop to begin with, but they will grow quickly. In a way, it feels like coming home. Peace and love to you all.....
P.S. If you want to watch chickens in a backyard hen house go to:
http:// hencam.com/
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