Monday, April 15, 2013

Nesting

You can take the boy out of Oklahoma, but apparently a bit of Oklahoma tags along for the journey when leaving. Lately, Liz and I have been talking about where in Durham we want to grow roots and buy a house. Often the conversations lead to what the smaller house in the back yard looks like as well. As we plan for a house, we find ourselves discussing the possibility of having chickens, which are allowed within Durham city limits. The house in the back is where “the ladies” might live. Admittedly, their names have already been chosen. Ella (Fitzgerald), Nina (Simone) and Billie (Holiday).  

After comparing and pricing chicken coops I realized that many of them were designed with function in mind. Functionality in a coop is great, don’t get me wrong, however I found myself looking for a solution that paid a little more attention to the aesthetics of the coop. That is to say, this big box is going to be sitting in a back yard (in a Durham neighborhood in this scenario). At minimum, I would hope that it would not be an eye sore.

Considering the location of our house is to be determined, I thought I would give building a chicken coop a shot in the mean time. Practice for the future. So, I scratched down some less than technical plans and bought some wood. Here is to hoping it takes shape.