Conned Again

[snooker1]

We have had chickens for years now, I think we currently have 21 egg layers. The end of last year my wife says she would like to get a couple more to add to our flock. I said no because our coop and nesting boxes were about maxed out with what we currently have. She gave me the please look, next thing I know I am standing out in the chicken yard coming up with dimensions for a new coop. She had a couple of requests;
1. A walk in house
2. Large enough to double what we currently have
3. Windows for ventilation
4, Running water and electricity

One week later and I was placing an order for 85 (80 pound) bags of concrete, and it started from there. Well, it is done now. 24 feet long 12 feet wide. It currently has 12 nesting boxes in it and I have 8 more that can go in it. We have 25 new chicks arriving this week.

 

[gobbleinwoods]

Those will be some expensive eggs to pay for that very nice set up.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Man, that's nice I could live in that thing

 

[Tight Lines]

We have had chickens for years now, I think we currently have 21 egg layers. The end of last year my wife says she would like to get a couple more to add to our flock. I said no because our coop and nesting boxes were about maxed out with what we currently have. She gave me the please look, next thing I know I am standing out in the chicken yard coming up with dimensions for a new coop. She had a couple of requests;
1. A walk in house
2. Large enough to double what we currently have
3. Windows for ventilation
4, Running water and electricity

One week later and I was placing an order for 85 (80 pound) bags of concrete, and it started from there. Well, it is done now. 24 feet long 12 feet wide. It currently has 12 nesting boxes in it and I have 8 more that can go in it. We have 25 new chicks arriving this week.

Awesome!

 

[snooker1]

Those will be some expensive eggs to pay for that very nice set up.

Yes, I have a tendency to overdo things when I get started.

 

[Nicodemus]

At one time we had 41 active laying hens. Through attrition, foxes (both colors), hawks, great horned owls, and old age, we`re down to 12. We also got 10 new biddies the other day to add to our flock.

 

[Tight Lines]

Yes, I have a tendency to overdo things when I get started.

You think? That's thing is nicer than my college basement bedroom!

 

[snooker1]

At one time we had 41 active laying hens. Through attrition, foxes (both colors), hawks, great horned owls, and old age, we`re down to 12. We also got 10 new biddies the other day to add to our flock.

We started with 8 I think, not sure how I ended up with what I got.

 

[crackerdave]

Eggs are very expensive in the stores.Do you sell yours?

 

[oldfella1962]

Man, that's nice I could live in that thing

You could rent out that coop as is for about 10K a month in NYC or LA!

 

[Yelpu1]

Nice work ! She must have that please look down pat !

 

[snooker1]

Eggs are very expensive in the stores.Do you sell yours?

No she gives them away. She keeps the family loaded up with eggs, and there are other people she gives them to.

 

[snooker1]

Nice work ! She must have that please look down pat !

20 years and I still can't tell her no.

 

[ucfireman]

New nickname, Bob the builder.
That is a great looking coop.
Did you urethane the floor or just put some speckles on the concrete.

 

[fflintlock]

My oldest son has built three, each one gets bigger and more elaborate. They probably have about 50 hens now. I'm not sure what kind any of them are, but there's a lot of different and weird look'n chickens.

 

[snooker1]

New nickname, Bob the builder.
That is a great looking coop.
Did you urethane the floor or just put some speckles on the concrete.

2 part epoxy. I was looking for something that would clean up easy.

 

[Toliver]

I would like to request, no DEMAND, the mods delete this thread. As soon as I opened it my wife sensed a disturbance in the force and asked what I was looking at....she was in another room. I can't afford for this person to be giving my wife expensive ideas since I, too, haven't the will power to tell her or my daughter no when they really want something. Or mildly want something. If she actually sees this, she will really really want it and I'll be forced into a second mortgage.

K thanks.

 

[naildrvr]

Nice work, I'm looking for some help

 

[snooker1]

I would like to request, no DEMAND, the mods delete this thread. As soon as I opened it my sensed a disturbance in the force and asked what I was looking at....she was in another room. I can't afford for this person to be giving my wife expensive ideas since I, too, haven't the will power to tell her or my daughter no whe they really want something. Or mildly want something. If she actually sees this, she will really really want it and I'll be forced into a second mortgage.

K thanks.

I am pretty sure my granddaughters are going to ask me for a new coop, and there is no way I could tell them no.

 

[Toliver]

Well they'll be lucky to have you as grandpa and get a nice place like that for their chickens. I might be able to build one if it comes in a box from Ikea and the instructions are in English.