Frank Lloyd Wright Said It Best

Frank Lloyd Wright once said, "Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral".   I think he's right!  We built a coop for our chickens and had such a great time doing it.  There was a lot of planning that went into the design.  We had to consider size, space needed for chickens, functionality, and protection.  Thank you www.backyardchickens.com for all the useful information!  Then there was a lot of editing because the coop I would loved to have built was pretty much a small home, and got super pricey very quickly...even without the chandelier.  (You probably think I'm kidding) There were times when it felt like we were attempting to build a cathedral (which just might be possible with my handy man who I love and adore).  I can't gush enough about him!  This was a whopper of a "honey-do".  Here he is in action...

We were thrilled with what we ended up with!  A coop that would give our three chickens a safe, comfortable home that could be a nice addition to our back yard in the suburbs.  The kids would have easy access to the eggs through the back door on the nesting boxes and could feed and water the chickens themselves.

...and apparently a new place to hang out.