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  1. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    It's looking so good!! Exciting!
  2. CIHomestead

    Ended Official BYC Lottery Contest!

    6 - I can't see anyone under that number.
  3. CIHomestead

    Ended Official BYC Lottery Contest!

    Some that you said are taken still aren't showing when I check the spreadsheet, sorry! I did check before I guessed 😊 Maybe there's a delay.
  4. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    Isn't it gorgeous? I just love it here 🥰
  5. CIHomestead

    Hello from the Western UP of Michigan

    Still covered in snow here! But we have new layer chicks growing inside and the grow light shelves are filled with little sprouts ready for the garden 🌱🌱 We are finalizing our plans to build a stationary coop for the chickens instead of the tractors we used last year as well as plans for an...
  6. CIHomestead

    New open air coop build

    This is a fabulous build! How did it fare this winter? Any spring updates?
  7. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    You nailed it 😉 - Keweenaw. Our chickens went out in the snow quite a bit this year, but I had to shovel them out. It was a LOT sometimes 😂
  8. CIHomestead

    Hello from the Western UP of Michigan

    Hey there, neighbor! 👋
  9. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    One other note: we have had 322 inches of snowfall so far this season and we probably aren’t done yet. 300 inches is average. I'm trying to do this in a way that makes things easier in the winter as we age. I welcome and appreciate any advice that helps us design this wisely!
  10. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    Well, my husband is still working on the plans, but our thoughts on that would be to have stairs for us and a ramp for the chickens. My husband will build in a drop down door for shoving the deep bedding out in the Spring. :)
  11. CIHomestead

    Hello from the Western UP of Michigan

    Hello all! Thanks for letting me join :) I have a 14 hens and a rooster. A mixture of Americaunas, Cuckoo Maran, Wyandotte, Blue Sapphire Plymouth, Brahma, Buffs, etc. We got our first couple two years ago, so I'm still a relative newbie :) Looking forward learning! Thanks again.
  12. CIHomestead

    Woods Fresh-Air coop build

    Hey there! 👋 We are in the UP and doing the same thing this year! We plan to build ours about 4 feet off the ground because that's a pretty normal level of on-ground snow where we are for most of the winter. Easier to get into during the winter and a nice shady place for them to dust bathe in...
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