I'm not the type of carpenter who measures everything to the "nth degree" especially when building outdoor things like for the ducks. I just say to myself "more or less this is the size I want" and head out to my lumber pile and see what I can make with little to no money added to.
That said I just finished framing the house for my ducklings that will be arriving soon.
It's more or less 2' x 6 ' x 3' tall as I had planned. All I need to buy is some nails about 1.5" long to install the sides and roof.
We had a rare rainy morning today so I was unable to get any mowing done but using great care I managed to cut the wood I needed and get my frame constructed. I'll need maybe an hour to cut lumber for the sides and roof tomorrow. After that I can hammer nails in the rain and be happy, Happy, HAPPY!
I think I have enough disposable pans to keep the bairns hydrated until they're ready for a pool by which time the said pools will be on 1/2 price clearance sale!
Then I can open the yard to all ducks and later let the geese in and fence off a portion to seed for grazing and keep rotating so they have fresh greens to gobble.
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