After doing a quick bit of counting, I realized there are four and a half months until the Spring Fling contest deadline. I had planned to work on both the contest kit and the Heritage so my blog wouldn’t go silent, but this realization sent me into a bit of a panic. There are a lot of things I want to do for this build, so I have to get to it…and there may be some days of radio silence.
While the build will be secret as a whole, there are things I am building along the way that I can share without giving any clue as to what the total project is. The first of which is a little scratch built henhouse. Trust me when I say this really gives very little away about my project.
I saw one of these at the Bishop show made by Terry Harville and instantly knew I needed one.
If there’s one thing I have, it’s leftover scrap wood, especially from the Heritage build. I’ve been throwing all my scraps and punched out pieces into a plastic bin that I can rummage through as projects come up. The henhouse was made using only scrap items from this bin.
Since this is inspired by someone else’s work, I’m not posting a full tutorial of the construction. But, you can probably see how it is made as it is a very straightforward design. I have it all assembled except for the roof board, which I still need to shingle. I thought it would be easier to keep that piece separate so I can press it flat if need be.
Update: The henhouse is not easily seen in the overall build because of the tower, but I’m glad I included it. The breed of hens I’ve made are Faverolles, a French hen suggested by Teddi. I have a standing hen not yet completed.
I’ve used a few of the eggs I made, too.
