Chick-Inn Coop Progress- Part 2

Stats: 6 Chicks here.  We are adding a few Copper Maran chicks to the bunch this weekend, in addition to a couple laying marans to give us some eggs until the chicks start laying (in about 6 months).  The chicks are currently living in our dining room while we work on the coop and while they grow their feathers and get big enough to move into their coop.  But we've been in "finish mode" with the coop this past week since the laying hens we're borrowing won't be able to live in our dining room.
Here's our progress:

 The Laird installed plywood onto the roof, in addition to cutting the southern window out.  Unfortunately we had a few days of rain, and failed to cover the roof with a tarp.  We discovered some substantial warping of the plywood when we went back to work.

Next the Laird laid felt roof underlayment on the roof, and hung the final piece of siding.  In the midst of all the work on the coop up to this point, we tore apart the pallets and pulled nails to build the coop entry door.  We finished it with a coat of tung oil- and it looks AMAZING!  I love the different wood colors, mixed together.  I absolutely LOVE making barn doors.  I will be building little pallet shutters for the 2 small Western windows, and hopefully a nice window box for the Southern window.  I am undecided about how I feel about working with pallets- it's a TON of work- pulling pallets apart without breaking the boards.  The great aspects are the unique and weathered appearance, and the fact that they are free.  They are truly perfect for the chicken coop or play house application- where you're not striving for perfect.

In addition to building the coop, the Laird decided to do a Garden expansion- which involved re-building the fence (3rd fence in 3 years!).    He expanded it upwards to include the top tier, and be right along the raspberry row.  He also expanded it on the Southern side towards the woods.  His intention for expansion is in effort to grow hard corn and sunflowers to supplement the chickens feed.

 Next up was to cut the 2 western windows.  Yesterday, I was able to paint the entire coop during nap time! Yay for good kids.  Last night the Laird built the soffits and started working on the nest box roof/ door.

The trim is drying with first coats of paint.  With the chickens arrival, we really need to hang the entry door and nest box door, hardware cloth on the windows.

More to come your way!

 We painted the coop to match our barn