End of March

We installed the back cleaning doors before April. They stick pretty badly, but I don't consider it such a bad thing as it keeps them shut pretty tight. We tried sanding a decent amount which helped, but ultimately they still stuck - I guess that's what happens when there are no straight lines lol.

My man trying to help them fit a little better.

The doors installed. I tried attaching some handles I had laying around the garage. They were old plastic so split during attachment, but we used them for a few weeks just as a way of getting a good grip on the doors. They got replaced with nicer handles down the line.

Paneling!!

Here's more of my hodge-podge frankenstein paneling for the coop. I used everything from old shelf to baseboards - one woman's trash is another woman's chicken coop! All the lumber/wood for this entire project I found for free so I was determined to be thrifty and use what I had. As you can see, during the install things looked a little meh, but after a few coats of paint my pretty little bird house was coming together!

This is the side facing the run, where the chickens have their entry to the coop.

Another side of the coop. I tried scraping off that white paint but it was hanging on for dear life.

Here is the egg-door side after a coat of paint - all better!

For comparison, here is that side before it was painted!