Portage River Farm

On Sunday afternoon we finally turned our attention back to the much neglected coop project. The partially constructed building has been standing untouched for many weeks as we put our efforts into other projects such as gardening, mowing, organizing the basement and getting the tractor stuck in big mud holes. Janet, Sean and I put aside those entertainments for a while to move the project closer to completion.

In truth, Sean and I have been building roof trusses between other tasks for the past few weeks. They had been leaning up against the shed awaiting the next step. We finally managed to mount them on the roof and square them up. The rest of the day was devoted to cutting and installing plywood on the exterior of the building.

The photo shows how it looks at the moment. The chickens inspected every aspect of our work and seem to approve with the exception of one rooster who kept nipping at my hands whenever I passed by. I can take criticism as well as the next construction worker but I should confess that I made a mental note to pick up some chicken leg bands on the way home from work. In the interest of unanimity I plan to make sure that rooster is the first one in line for the cooking pot!