Our new and improved 'Coop De Ville' (no plans ... just our own design)... divided into two sections, the one on the left is for 'new arrivals' and / or babies being introduced to the big world ... and on the right side reside the layers and other adults. There are plenty of roosting bars, levels and other areas for birds to go under if they wish. The roof has a very nice overhang and slant so that the birds are kept sheltered from the sun and are nice and dry, even in a driving rain. The roof is insulated so even in 100 degree weather, the underside of the roof is cool to the touch. We rebuilt the original (which was okay) but part of this was to make sure there was plenty of security at night for the birds since we have a lot of predators in the area. The first day we put up the original coop (last summer), we had no sooner put it up and the birds were settling in when a bobkitty ran by the coop chasing a rabbit at a 100 mph. He slammed on his brakes when he saw the chickens. That gave the rabbit plenty of time to scram out of there. But, bobkitty also realized that he couldn't get into the coop and had lost his rabbit dinner. He just turned and looked at us and once more looked at the birds ... did an actual sigh and walked calmly and dejectedly back into the forest. We also rewired the entire exterior to ward off snakes.
- PeachesLaRue
- Apr 2, 2012
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2 1/2 month old Baby Silkie Bob ... he is the product of a pure white silkie mother named Snow White and a cinnamon Bantam frizzle named Julian. The result was this wonderful little Calico Silkie. His backside has more of the Mama's white mixed in ... he's one very busy and attentive little chicken. I love the fancy leg and feet feathers ... he has another brother and Zander (egg laid a day later) with the exact same coloring. Zander also has the leg feathers, but not as prominent as Bob's. Although ... I am a relatively newbie to breeding these birdies and Bob may actually be a Babs.
- PeachesLaRue
- Apr 2, 2012
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