The Bovine Bugle

The latest scoop on the coop

Above: Son Ben and brother Steve hammer away at the frame to the rapidly rising chicken coop.

I thought I would give an update on how the building of the chicken coop for Sylvia Peltier is progressing. (See entry Mary 25, 2005) Ben, Steve, and I spent an afternoon at Sylvia's house and we made some great progress on the project. In a few hours we had the walls up, plumbed, and anchored, and we had the framework of the roof done and ready for the steel roofing material. We put the wheelchair ramp in place, too, in case Sylvia wanted to check our progress.

Sylvia, and her husband, Ron, watched our progress on the building along with Sylvia's service dog, Odie. When it was time for us to quit, Ron arrived back from town with cold drinks and cree-mees (that's what we call soft-serve ice cream in my neck of the woods) for everyone. Again, they couldn't thank us enough for doing this project for them.

Yesterday, I went down to start putting the roofing steel on, leaving a note for Ben to come along once he got home from school after morning exams. I had half of the roof on when I had to quit because of the rain. I was soaked, and I had to borrow a couple of towels from Sylvia to put on the car seat for the ride home. I met Ben on the way home, and he turned around and came back. If the weather cooperates, we'll try to do some more this week. Sylvia's chicks had gotten too big for the one box, so Ron attached a second box and made a doorway between the two.

Below: Sylvia and guide dog Odie patiently await the completion of the coop.


Jonathan, Howmars Farm
Franklin, Vermont

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Posted by Blogger Chris at June 20, 2005 02:27 PM