The old goat cabin will be cleaned out and refinished for a transformation into kid clubhouse. Paint it to match the color theme of our house exterior adding better curb appeal. But what about the chicks which are due for delivery February 8? Oh, by the way...we ordered more chicks...
Since The Captain and I have decided staying together and counseling is much better then separating, Our adventures continue on this little plot of land. We have Americaunas (easter egg color laying hens), more Deleware hens with 1 rooster, and Silver laced Wyandotte hens to make up the new homestead ladies. Not all will be kept. No more then 15 chickens will stay. (I say that now..) But where are we going to house them?
So The Captain and I made a trip to the library after court and found a book on various chicken coop housing styles. The cordwood/earth berm fit in our unusual style and we have the perfect hill side for it. This is covered in snow at the moment, but you can see the great sized slope. The dogwood which is dying will be removed from the space. The hill top is north side and the coop will be facing out towards the south. A roof top will rise above hill level by 1 foot and have its own "gutters" to guide water into as rain barrel.
The interior we hope for a 6X8 space. A cement slab floor and cement brick back wall and lower sides which will be covered with hill sides. This is the cordwood coop which is gave us the "crazy" idea:
Drawing of the pic we found in the book:
Minus the front porch they have added, their coop door will be on the west side for entry into their run.
Now the search is on for seasoned/dry firewood cords. I will be "doing my homework and that thing I do", as the Captain likes to say, calling around for either old telephone poles or other logs that will be drastically less then buying cords of firewood. In our area, they average $165 a cord. The plan, as always, is cheap or free for the project. We will see if my resourcefullness will bring one of those to the table.
The run will go out to one side and up onto the hill side behind the hen house.. I am hoping to preserve the pink lily of the valley which grows in the spot we want to build. I wish to plant them on the rooftop of this project for a more enviromently pleasing view and earth friendly building.
We will be placing a few wood fence panels blocking the view from the road and a gate for entry. Another curb appeal aspect but the cordwood coop would have its appeal as a kids playhouse once cleaned out and the old goat cabin could be an actual tool shed for the future buyer.
See? Its not crazy. It's called seeing the possibilty and versatility in what you do to fit your lifestyle and future inhabitants.
Construction starts as soon as the ground thaws enough to start digging. If your in the area and would like to help or just come check it out, let me know. An extra hand is always welcome. Not to mention, how often do you see a cordwood chicken coop?
Sweeter dreams,
~Tammie
Since The Captain and I have decided staying together and counseling is much better then separating, Our adventures continue on this little plot of land. We have Americaunas (easter egg color laying hens), more Deleware hens with 1 rooster, and Silver laced Wyandotte hens to make up the new homestead ladies. Not all will be kept. No more then 15 chickens will stay. (I say that now..) But where are we going to house them?
So The Captain and I made a trip to the library after court and found a book on various chicken coop housing styles. The cordwood/earth berm fit in our unusual style and we have the perfect hill side for it. This is covered in snow at the moment, but you can see the great sized slope. The dogwood which is dying will be removed from the space. The hill top is north side and the coop will be facing out towards the south. A roof top will rise above hill level by 1 foot and have its own "gutters" to guide water into as rain barrel.
The interior we hope for a 6X8 space. A cement slab floor and cement brick back wall and lower sides which will be covered with hill sides. This is the cordwood coop which is gave us the "crazy" idea:
Drawing of the pic we found in the book:
Minus the front porch they have added, their coop door will be on the west side for entry into their run.Now the search is on for seasoned/dry firewood cords. I will be "doing my homework and that thing I do", as the Captain likes to say, calling around for either old telephone poles or other logs that will be drastically less then buying cords of firewood. In our area, they average $165 a cord. The plan, as always, is cheap or free for the project. We will see if my resourcefullness will bring one of those to the table.
The run will go out to one side and up onto the hill side behind the hen house.. I am hoping to preserve the pink lily of the valley which grows in the spot we want to build. I wish to plant them on the rooftop of this project for a more enviromently pleasing view and earth friendly building.
We will be placing a few wood fence panels blocking the view from the road and a gate for entry. Another curb appeal aspect but the cordwood coop would have its appeal as a kids playhouse once cleaned out and the old goat cabin could be an actual tool shed for the future buyer.
See? Its not crazy. It's called seeing the possibilty and versatility in what you do to fit your lifestyle and future inhabitants.
Construction starts as soon as the ground thaws enough to start digging. If your in the area and would like to help or just come check it out, let me know. An extra hand is always welcome. Not to mention, how often do you see a cordwood chicken coop?
Sweeter dreams,
~Tammie
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