Cheryl's Hen House...

[aart]

Little Thanksgiving morning project. Finally got around to making the swing. I saved a chunk of wood from a limb that broke off a tree earlier in the year. Drilled a coupla holes, bit of rope and it's a swing.

Will be interesting to see if/how the weight of that hefty log offsets the long ropes for swing arc and speed.
Should help it be more stable, not to mention a larger surface for their feet.

 

[TerryH]

Will be interesting to see if/how the weight of that hefty log offsets the long ropes for swing arc and speed.
Should help it be more stable, not to mention a larger surface for their feet.

My thoughts exactly. The wood chunk is pretty hefty. Might be a while before we know. They are still terrified of it.

 

[aart]

Quote: Haha!! Put some treats up there.

 

[TerryH]

I have a large brooder in my shop with hammering and grinding and sparks flying everywhere , the whole 9 yards and haven't lost a one !! After a couple days the young ones don't even flench! I think chickens are a lot tougher than they credit for ...

Oh they don't bat an eye at the lawn mower, weed eater, hammering, sawing, even the chain saw. Pretty much whatever they are used to is no issue but something new, especially if it's over their head like the swing is, and they go bananas.

 

[Molpet]

ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH I have a 11 wk old that is afraid of the plastic on the N end of the coop.. his 6 hatch mates and the other birds are not.. go figure.

 

[TerryH]

ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH I have a 11 wk old that is afraid of the plastic on the N end of the coop.. his 6 hatch mates and the other birds are not.. go figure.

I was quite surprised that ours had no problem what so ever with the plastic winter curtains when I put them up. No way to tell what's going to freak them out and what is not.

 

[TerryH]

On a side note, I have been very pleased with how well the low winter sun shines into the run. The chickens seem to love it. Bound to be a plus when it really gets cold.

 

[irfxr]

What is the brick " fire pit" for ?

 

[TerryH]

What is the brick " fire pit" for ?

Those are actually cast concrete tree rings that I stacked up to make a dust bath. It has dirt, sand , ashes etc.. in it.

 

[aart]

Quote: It does kinda look like a 'fire pit'.
Do they dust bathe in there?
I've never had much luck 'designating' where they will dust bathe.