Evacuated the coop this morning. Chickens would probably have been fine but its getting difficult just to make it out there for feeding and such.
5 to 8 more inches of snow to come today/tonight. Yuck!
I just penned in this stall last week in anticipation of spring chicks. Should make life...
I'm using a heated dog bowl, its only 40 watts so it won't come close to heating up the cord. I also installed a GFI outlet where I have the coop plugged in. I have only been chickening for about 8 months but my unsolicited advice is GO BIG. I'm already looking at expanding or building a new...
The coop itself only took a few hours here and there over the course of a week or so. I can't really say its complete as I'm always finding something to change, add or improve. My first foray into raising chickens so it a trial and error kind of process.
Our coop and chicken yard while still under construction.
We purchased the wire and a few pieces of hardware, all the rest is recycled or left over from other projects. Running old floor joists through the table saw made for nice strait 2x2's that were much nicer to work with than the banana...