Hi Megan,My boyfriend, Johnny, and I spent Saturday through today building a chicken coop! We also picked up our new Marraduna Basque chickens yesterday from an amazing BYC member (ronott1)! Talk about a busy 4 days!! It was hard to be off BYC for that long! I haven't had a chance to catch up on the thread but wanted to post the pictures of our coop and our 8-week old new friends while I have a minute.
The coop is 8x4 and tall enough for us to walk in. We built the coop using reclaimed wood, chicken wire, elbow grease and a lot of guess work! I don't think it was the best idea to begin building with no blueprint or construction knowledge but I think it came out fabulous! The roof still needs asphalt paper and shingles, and the inside still needs permanent roosts and nest boxes (hence the tarp over the wood slats on top.)
Johnny working hard with our dog Wilson watching:
Coop Pics:
Me in the coop with the Basque's
The ladies on their temporary roosts looking at our little roo:
Getting to know eachother
Note to self: Leave off all shiny jewelry when taking care of the chickens. I had a pearl ring on that they all went nuts over and they kept pecking until I took it off. Notice how my toes are curled? I thought they were going to see my toe ring and peck at my toes!
Great Job! They will be very happy there and I am so glad they got to go to a good home. The little Roo is so friendly. He is the second best out of the 5. My little Seiji likes to cuddle. First chicken of mine to do that.
This is what they started out looking like:
I can't wait to see what they look like at a year old.
Ron
The little roo is very friendly. I was scared of them at first (you have to admit, chickens are kind of scary for a first time chicken owner!) but once I got in there and started petting, I couldn't stop. I am so lucky to have them!!
