Articles by Just wingin' it
It is finished, at long last. And what a fine coop it is too. My husband who does all things well, truly outdid himself on this undertaking. Look at his fine functional craftmanship!
Note the doors facing us, closed for the chooks bedtime.
View from the inside, upstairs nesting loft. The...
Spring is finally here and with it comes a very new addition to our happy home. Chickie babies!!
Look at these cute fuzzballs!
As Ethan and I pursue a more sustainable way of life chickens just made sense. We love and eat eggs daily, enjoy animals and can use their waste for our compost...
As our girls grow faster and faster we in turn work harder and harder, rushing to get their coop done. They are still angels, nestling on the side of their box quite content to simply watch the happenings around them. If one of them accidentally loses her footing ending up on the bathroom floor...
So three weeks already and our little chickie babies look more and more like petite little hens.
They already have very distinct personalities and as you can see are curious, funny and still darn cute!
They perch on the side of their box never leaving their area; such good little girls...
Meet our girls. In order from left to right: Sophie, Brigitta, Nona and Marguerite.
Sophie is my sweet one, always gentle and ready for a pat. Brigitta is endlessly curious and very brave; the first to embark upon anything and a bit cheeky. Nona was the cutest chick of them all and is still a...
Moving day at long last. Out of the bathtub...
...and into a custom built home.
One at a time I coaxed them into their new digs.
Reticent at first, Brigitta, my brave, led the way.
I put Sophie in the other entrance to teach the girls up top how to come down their ramp.
It took a bit but...
SO when I wake up in them morning and greet my girls, this is usually the first thing I see. Funny little chickie faces peeping out of their box.
They are growing so fast already. Its only been a few days and yet they have changed so much. Yesterday was a big day for them as they learned they...
So the coop construction continues!
Each day I take the out to their outdoor temporary pen.chooks
I put Sam in charge of "babysitting" to make sure they stay in their area.
He faithfully minds them as E and I continue the coop .construction
Today I put Sophie in to try it out and see...