Building A Portable Chicken Coop

My husband is such a handy man!  He built this chicken coop, and I must say he did an amazing job!  He used pieces of scrap metal (from our barn that fell down a year and a half ago when a tornado came through),  wood from some random items he found in the burn pile at the school where we teach, and the wheels came from an old lawn mower. He had to buy just a few pieces of wood from the store, but using items we already had helped us save a lot of money!! Plus, check out these pictures!  He did such a great job! Ha Ha . . . Can you tell I am a proud wife right now?? :)

Beginnings . . .

 

Here are the random pieces we found in the burn pile!!

It's coming along . . .

These wheels didn't end up working . . . .who knew this thing would be so heavy!

Getting Excited! . . .

I love how Skyler used the purple wood from the burn pile to make the nest boxes!

Ah!  Look at the cute window!

Closer look at those nesting boxes.

How did I get such an attractive husband?! . . . the boxes look good too!:)

Hmmmmm . . . let's think about this handle.

Whew!  That's good for an afternoon worth of work!

There will be more to come tomorrow everyone . . . I just got it all painted last night, and Skyler put the lawn mower wheels on it.  We get our chickens today!!  I am so excited, and so nervous!!  Check back tomorrow for the final product  . . . chickens and all! :)