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Building Project

January 17, 2018 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

Mr. Diligence decided about a month ago that he wanted to build a chicken coop for our new place. We didn’t know yet where we were going to move, or if we would need a coop, but I encouraged him to do it anyway. We figured that if we got a place that already had a coop, he could sell it. We had a lot of boards that Esther’s employer gave us when they remodeled their house, so this project didn’t cost anything except a few nails.

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He decided to build in a curtain for times when we have tiny chicks that need protection from drafts. It is normally kept rolled up.

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The builders, pleased with the results of their labor.

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Simon’s boss wanted to help us move, but can’t the weekend we plan to move, because of family circumstances, so he came over to get a couple of loads during the two weeks Simon had off over Christmas/New Year’s. He used his large car transporter to haul buildings for us. The chicken coop was the first to go. It was a challenge to figure out how to get it on the trailer!

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Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Boys, Canterbury, Cheviot, Miller Street house

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  1. tnrunruh says

    January 23, 2018 at 5:24 pm

    Nice coop! Great job, James! -R

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