LOL, I know, I am often accused of "shortspeak" because even though I think I'm giving tons of detail information, I often confuse people by assuming they have already read all my posts...sorry.
Yes, we have a 6" deep bed of sand in the run, and 5" deep pine shavings in the coop. But this...
It's been quite a while since I've posted here. The coop/run are complete, and as usual the chickens never cease to amaze us. They definitely have minds of their own.
After shutting them into the coop at night a few times, they were all going in like little troopers. Then we added the last 4...
Thank you so much for your supportive replies - it has been a real labor of love for us, and yesterday was warm enough to put the whole group outside for a few hours. I tell you, they did NOT want to leave. They had never seen so much space and they got the hang of the waterers and feeders...
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Of course, feel free to use the colors - I was so happy with how it harmonized with the surroundings.
Our only problem right now is wishing these babies would hurry up and GROW! The next real heat wave we get, I'm taking them on a field trip...out to see their future home!
I tell ya, these chicks are still a month away from being in there full-time, and I love it so much, I just keep wanting them to HURRY UP! But, we haven't even had a heat wave lately.
It's finished other than minor details. The babies are still so tiny, but it will be here waiting. This week the sand is on the agenda and then it will truly feel real.
Here are the pictures...
(The address is our house number with a C for coop)
Bucket Water Holder
Waterer...
Hi (I'm the wife). Happy Mother's Day, ladies - I feel like taking the day off, but I expect the spirit will move me and I'll go paint some more walls. We had way too much of the white, so it's the inside color - wish us luck keeping it clean!! (Boring to paint white walls!)
I scanned the...