Brrrr. Winter in maine! Hurry Spring!!

Brrrr. Winter in maine! Hurry Spring!!

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Inside view of the makeshift outdoor run. The little girls spread the bale of hay to their satisfaction.

Inside view of the makeshift outdoor run. The little girls spread the bale of hay to their satisfaction.

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Winter cam blasting in before I could secure their outdoor run... So I grabbed some pallets, screwed them together. Stuffed them with hay grabbed the canvas trap off the wood pile, and hoped winter is kind. It's not pretty but it should hold till spring.

Winter cam blasting in before I could secure their outdoor run... So I grabbed some pallets, screwed them together. Stuffed them with hay grabbed the canvas trap off the wood pile, and hoped winter is kind. It's not pretty but it should hold till spring.

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The little girls. Most have grown their feathers back, except Goldie. She is slowly gaining some but has big bald red patches. So like any good Mom would... I made her a coat. This one is made from a shrunken wool sweater. It should help keep her warm.

The little girls. Most have grown their feathers back, except Goldie. She is slowly gaining some but has big bald red patches. So like any good Mom would... I made her a coat. This one is made from a shrunken wool sweater. It should help keep her warm.

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Finally ready for the chicks (though far from finished). My granddaughter and I having a cocoa party in the coop to celebrate.

Finally ready for the chicks (though far from finished). My granddaughter and I having a cocoa party in the coop to celebrate.

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Getting closer... Lots of clean out doors

Getting closer... Lots of clean out doors

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Inside shot. The windows still have paper backing on. The three holes go to laying boxes, and the hole in the floor goes to the secure cage underneath.

Inside shot. The windows still have paper backing on. The three holes go to laying boxes, and the hole in the floor goes to the secure cage underneath.

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This is what those poor dears will see.

This is what those poor dears will see.

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I am not a carpenter, just a Grammy. But I watch, and hopefully have learned enough and I LOVE the create and use my power tools!

I am not a carpenter, just a Grammy. But I watch, and hopefully have learned enough and I LOVE the create and use my power tools!

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Securely wrapped with 1/2 inch hardware cloth. I dug down about a foot... Hindsight, I should have built it all above to accommodate the snow and overhang. I can walk under it in the summer but have to chip away at the ice to open the lower doors. Maybe next spring I can raise the whole thing....?

Securely wrapped with 1/2 inch hardware cloth. I dug down about a foot... Hindsight, I should have built it all above to accommodate the snow and overhang. I can walk under it in the summer but have to chip away at the ice to open the lower doors. Maybe next spring I can raise the whole thing....?

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I built this coop for the 4 hens I rescued. They were my granddaughter's till her Mom & Dad had to move for their jobs. The little girls seem pretty happy in their new home, and get a visit from her on school vacations.

I built this coop for the 4 hens I rescued. They were my granddaughter's till her Mom & Dad had to move for their jobs. The little girls seem pretty happy in their new home, and get a visit from her on school vacations.

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In the spring, I will add an screened outdoor pen and extend the open pen area as well. For the winter I made them a temporary shelter with pallets hay bales and an old canvas tarp. Plus there is a completely secure area under the coop.

In the spring, I will add an screened outdoor pen and extend the open pen area as well. For the winter I made them a temporary shelter with pallets hay bales and an old canvas tarp. Plus there is a completely secure area under the coop.

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That skunk slithered under the gate and chased the chickens around ... Until started yelling and chasing him. I think it was when I threw plastic cows and scrap lumber at him, that he realized I meant business. Somehow I didn't get sprayed!

That skunk slithered under the gate and chased the chickens around ... Until started yelling and chasing him. I think it was when I threw plastic cows and scrap lumber at him, that he realized I meant business. Somehow I didn't get sprayed!

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Coop in progress

Hurry! We need a home for 4 rescue hens. Time is running short ...winter is coming to Maine.
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