September 11, 2012

Chicken Coop, Still to Do

  • Finish arranging gutter downspout.
  • Screw in hooks into eaves (to hang flowerpots).
  • Staple tar paper to roof (need to sweep roof clean of leaves first).
  • Nail asphalt shingles to roof.
  • Cut linoleum to fit (coop and nesting boxes) and glue down.
  • More sand (for run), straw (for nesting boxes), and wood chips (for coop).
  • Put a spring on the coop door to keep it from slamming open.
  • Put something on run door so we can prop it open?
  • Add grille to windows, cut and staple hardware cloth to outside (to protect window against breaking). Caulk around window glass.
  • Build shelf over nesting boxes
  • Weatherstripping to windows and coop door.
  • Trim upper fitted piece so it fits; cut ventilation holes in the piece.
  • Build waterer and feeder. Hang from brackets.
  • Trim and sand edges and corners of the coop, then re-paint/seal as necessary.
  • Caulk around window glass