Building more to do less. Block foundation, power, etc (LOTS OF PICTURES)

Once all the elements of the foundation were completed, it was time to start framing. This meant a bill of materials (which ended up being short, oh well) and a trip to Lowe's to buy materials. I ended up purchasing "stud" boards which are 93" and cut square because they were cheaper than standard 96" 2x4s, which is not normally true. It made framing walls easier because there were a lot of cuts that I didn't have to make when I was laying out and fabricating the walls. I used tapcon anchors to secure the sill plate to the foundation on the cells that I had previously filled with concrete. I made a convenient mistake by miscutting the header for my 50" door frame at exactly 50" instead of 53" to sit on the jack studs. I used this 50" header to make a 47" opening to have external access to the nesting boxes which makes it much easier to ask a friend or neighbor to come collect eggs while were are out of town. I made all the cuts and laid out the walls and rafters at the top of the hill with the miter saw before carrying them down and assembling the walls on the foundation in a strategic manner so that they were in the order that I would be standing them up in. A friend of mine with more experience framing came over and helped me stand up the walls and frame the roof. Having everything laid out and cut accurately made the roof a breeze.