Working on the Coop

Gary and Carole led the building crew, pulling together all of the supplies needed to create the perfect coop!

These are some of our hardworking builders. They put in many hours building our Poultry Palace. THANK YOU TO: Sally, Samantha, Tracey, Grace, Sheelagh, Lisa S., Bill, Tyler, Mitch, David and whomever I may have missed. You are all awesome!

Everyone who participated had a great time!

Helpers of all ages stopped by to offer their experience or to learn a new skill.

Finished Chicken Coop2

Well, Here it is. At long last, we've got a working coop. Carole was out yesterday to add a bit of trim and decoration, and we plan to add a few pieces of wood across the sides of the rooster's play yard -- Bam Bam, Pebbles, Rambo, Rocky, Annie, and Arnold like to rub up against the chicken wire, so to add some strength and stability, we'll add the cross bars. Thanks to everyone who participated in this fun endeavor.

Cheryl and I went into Russell Crow's pen yesterday and Cheryl managed to pick him up and settle him into his roosting box. He squawked and scratched at the box until he found his way out into the wired play area. He seemed quite content, crowing and eating in his new space.

We've also received a new chicken, who is absolutely adorable! She's quite friendly and acts more as if she was someone's pet. She's a little shy around the other chickens, but we're hoping that she feels at home soon. So, all that's left is for the chickens to start using their new digs! We expect it will take a week or so for them to get used to the coop and feel comfortable walking up and down the attached ramp.

Stop by and take a look at this great new addition to keep our chickens safe and healthy!

Finished chicken coop

It's been a month since my last post -- sorry about that. We've had several soggy weekends, so our chicken coop has taken a bit longer than we first planned. But, it is a FABULOUS coop! We had lots of help and with Gary and Carole leading the pack and putting in many hours of labor, our chickens now have a home of their own. We had great fun and lots of help stopped by to put in some time cutting wood, hammering nails, and providing some loving encouragement. Bam Bam and Arnold were our building inspectors, although they spent more time inspecting the helpers!