*City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment:
http://www.seattle.gov/environment/food.htm
(My friend's lovely child and the final product)
In short, I’ve abandoned my dream of construction due to a fear of band saws and impatience with calculated measurements and geometry. I did, however, quite enjoy my role digging, leveling, and surveying. And, the final result is nothing short of AWESOME. It’s official; my friend’s an artist and a bit of a genius. Erected from nothing more than her sketches and vision, it’s made entirely from repurposed doors (screen and otherwise), hardware cloth, plywood and plastic. These are shots of the various stages of coop, from start to finish.
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a. Leveling is no joke! It took the better part of an incredibly hot afternoon. Also, digging a trench around the outside of the coop was critical to eventually predator-proof the sucker.
b. Frame. Clearly, I was a HUGE help here, what with my superior knowledge of power tools and engineering. Oh, wait... No.
c. A third of the coop has plastic roofing to allow in light. It also looks beautiful, obvi. My, what lucky (and arguably oblivious) chickens.
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