How it Started:
How it’s going:
I went out and took a picture of it again this morning. We put the roof on in the dark last night because the wind finally died down. It’s supposed to be windy all week. Womp. Womp.
Our coop is really coming along! We found a ton of reclaimed barn wood on Facebook Marketplace. When we contacted the seller, it was still on the barn. Scott got the base and the frame done on Friday/Saturday. Sunday, after church, we got started on putting the siding on. We had 20-30 MPH winds yesterday with stronger gusts. That made everything extra challenging. We had to hold pieces up to see if they fit. Some had to be cut down to cut out large holes. On the back wall, you can see big gaps and rough pieces of wood. The inside of the back wall will be completely covered by another wall. We are going to make this thing weasel tight. We are also going to reinforce the corners, so you won’t see any of those rough edges or holes. I’m so excited at how it is looking so far.
Scott wrote up these plans himself, and I’m so proud of him. I plan to do a full blog post on the coop plans, size, and costs. If you have looked at the price of lumber recently, you know that it is SO expensive, and the cost continues to rise. We’ve actually watched prices rise as we have priced things over the past month. It’s absurd. The barn wood was a huge blessing. I also would love to leave the wood as is, because it is just so neat. But, we are going to paint it to give it added protection. We put the really weathered looking pieces toward the inside, so all of those cool details can still be seen. I’m just so thankful. Every time Scott and I are outside, we just stand back and think of how blessed we are. It is so much work. There is always something to be done, but we are loving every second of it. God has blessed us so far beyond anything we deserve.