Getzlaf, Ducks captain, builds chicken coop in backyard during pause

Ryan Getzlaf's wife, Paige, wanted some fresh eggs, so she ordered chickens.

The chickens were going to need a home, so Getzlaf, the Anaheim Ducks captain, had to build a chicken coop.
"I spent the last three days building a chicken coop in the backyard," Getzlaf said Friday during a video call arranged by the NHL. "The wife wanted [eggs] the other day and we had no eggs, so we borrowed eggs from a neighbor who had chickens, and then all of a sudden we were having them, so she just ordered six of them."
Getzlaf has some free time to utilize his handyman skills while the NHL season is paused due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. The 34-year-old center's ability to build a chicken coop impressed the other participants on the video call: Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar, San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture, and Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
"We've got to see a picture of this," Kopitar said. "We have to."
Getzlaf followed through, picking up the camera and bringing everyone on a field trip through his home and into the backyard.
"Can you see it?" Getzlaf asked.
"That's a coop and a half," Kopitar replied.
"That looks good," Fleury said. "Good job."
Those on the call also caught a glimpse of Getzlaf's four children playing on a golf cart.

During the pause, Getzlaf has remained at his house in Anaheim with Paige, sons Ryder, Gavin and Mac, daughter Willa, and their two dogs. With schools closed, Ryan and Paige have had their hands full keeping their children and the dogs occupied. That includes home-schooling the three eldest children.
"We're doing all kinds of stuff," Getzlaf said. "Basically, we just try to go outside whenever the sun's shining. Like I said, I was building a chicken coop, so I did that the last few days. We spend a lot of time hitting baseballs, and stuff like that. The kids are into ball right now."
At one point, Getzlaf appeared agitated when one of his dogs began to bark. Then he was distressed for another reason.
"Oh, boy, I just saw our 9-year-old [Ryder] driving our golf cart," Getzlaf said. "That's not ideal at the moment. It will be fine, right?"
Kopitar replied, "What's the worst that can happen?"
Getzlaf seemed to take it mostly in stride as part of life in a full house. And there will be more to do when the chickens arrive.
Getzlaf credited Paige with carrying the load.
"Mom's working harder than she's ever worked too," he said. "My wife is just grinding right now. She's got a full school set up upstairs. They're doing some of the stuff online now, but, yeah, she's got to run the whole thing."