The coop now has trim around the roof and door frames. We are getting closer to having it dried in. Still need the doors and roof. Exciting!
If all goes well, we are a little over a month until the arrival of the chicks. I’ve been collecting bits an bobs here and there. Once the coop is dried in, I can start setting up inside.
The weather has been amazing and I was able to get out and get two coats of paint on the coop! Yay! I’m loving the red barn look! We will be adding more white trim as we continue to work on it.
FYI, if you are roll painting siding, the brick and mortar roller covers with the heavy nap work great. They are a pain to clean out, but they really get into the cracks and crevices well. I have to admit that I didn’t wash it after the second coat, just stuck it in the trash bag. I spent 20 minutes rinsing it after the first coat and ended up soaked. It is kinda fun to use the sprayer on “jet” and make the roller spin, but I was glad I was rinsing it out in the yard. What a mess.
It has been rather warm here for the last few days (We hit 80 degrees!). As unlike the arctic freeze my friends and family experienced up north last week as you can get. We have day lilies peeking up through the mulch and the gnats and other bugs are resurfacing. The good and the bad of warm weather.
I took advantage of the warmth to caulk in the seams and screws on the siding on the coop.
The caulk I used can’t be painted for a week, though, so it is probably good that winter is rearing its head again later in the week.
It was so nice and warm I had company as I worked. Sophie, the outside cat, curled up and nearly disappeared under a tree in a pile of leaves. I think grey calico is probably one of the best camouflage colors for cats.
And Izzy, our inside cat, enjoyed time in her hammock in her catio. As much as she would love to roam free, she did not grow up in these woods, and I have heard there are cat-killer dogs in the neighborhood. So she has a small outside area that she accesses through a window.
Our dog was out keeping an eye on me too. No picture for him today, too wiggly.
And now I will return you to our regularly scheduled winter program.
Critters and Craft 