I finally decided on a place to build the chicken coop. This space already has some scrubby trees, much enjoyed by sparrows and other birds with very old metal fencing around which, into and through the trees have grown over years. This must have been the pen for some sort of small animal(s) many years ago. (Maybe pigs? The metal sections of fence are deep into the ground. I don’t know.)
This spot is also about 30 feet from a well pump, so that will be handy. I have a lot of lumber and siding salvaged from the barn demo, but the the wood and timbers are massive, hard for one man to work with, and major overkill for the framing of a small 8′ x 8′ coop.
So, having used most of the salvaged 2 x 4’s on converting the pergola into a roofed barn swallow house and human shelter, I bought new wood for the coop. (2×4’s are almost $5 each! A lot more than they were just a court of years ago.)
I was able to reuse several concrete blocks salvaged from the barn to raise the floor off the ground.
So that’s some progress.
I don’t know what I’m doing. But so far, so good.
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