I have my three girls that finally have a coop now. They are LOVING it, but one thing is bugging me. We have a roost ladder for them (being in cold weather I wanted something so they could cover their toes in the winter) with two levels on it. We did two levels planning on future chicken...
Okay, after a few weeks of doing little things here and there we finally got a day to work on the coop! We have all the walls up, insulation installed, electrical conduit run, and most of the inner walls done at this point. It is really starting to come together. Not a moment too soon either...
For some reason since I've taken them outside more they have started eating everything under the sun. Their favorite right now is dandelion leaves and rose petals from our wild rose bush. They still don't like corn on the cob though.
Here is the beginning of our coop building thread. I wasn't planning on a materials list until the end because it seems we head to the hardware store three times a day during this project! Here are some pictures. We are progressing pretty smoothly. Dimension of the coop are 4x4 and the run is...
Well I will post some more pics in two weeks. If nothing else our local chicken club has a chicken relocation program so maybe I can find a good home for it. And maybe I'll go pic up two Barred Rocks because I don't think just two hens will warm each other enough through winter.