A roof over their heads

My husband and I planned to make an "eco" chicken coop out of completely salvaged or recycled materials we found at our local resource yard, so easy, no problem.  We wanted to keep costs low and the environmental impact to a minimum.

We searched in a few books and on the Web for the perfect coop plan for us. Turns out we would have to create our own, a few ideas from here, a few from here and voila! Home sweet home! If you are planning on building your own coop be sure to read these tips before you get started.  We really had to keep tip #1 in mind!

        Most of our materials actually came from cleaning out our friend's garage.  This garage was the Jackpot! Where else could you find heaps of power tools, a roll of chicken wire,multiple 4x6s, a plethora of 2x4s, tar paper, wooden pallets, and a metal rooster? We also found an eager helper, full of ideas, who made house calls! We were on our way, this will just take a weekend, we can work while the baby naps.....

Lance and his ideas on a house call!

City slickers. Ears covered for nail gun!

My sister and her kids were coming to town for their spring break.  I was excited for the opportunity to expose these city slickers to power tools, fresh air and baby chicks. Little did I know, a classic Colorado, freak, 2 foot, spring snow storm was also in store for them! Chicken coop completion set back #1.  What progress we had made with Lance the weekend before, came to a screeching halt when the snow rolled in!