- Jan 9, 2010
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Morning with the henleys - and what the coop looks like after the new has worn off
7:30 a.m. - fed the horses, down to the hens
The girls are always happy to see me. The coop is open to the run. They have a covered sandbox in the run, and a raised waterer.
We left the run on the natural slope, so no draining issues, and because we sit on solid granite, we don't seem to have an issue with
anything digging under the coop - only about 2" of soil, then solid rock.
Happier once I open the door and they are off
The morning run to take care of hen business
The main roosting area and a night's droppings accumulation
This was their original favorite roost, and I still have four that spend the night here. That's a nipple waterer hanging on the right.
This winter, I'll be replacing it with a heated galvanized steel waterer to keep a fresh and unfrozen supply in the coop, but I have
to run LOOOOOONG extension cords - no power in the coop
Mostly they ignore the big roost I built them, and only use it to launch to the higher roosts. Under the roost is their feeder,
and to the right is a metal storage can for their feed, and the container for the Stall Dry and DE mix I use in the coop
The cleaning routine is pretty fast - probably not more than 5-6 minutes to scrape the droppings boards and dispose -
I spend a lot of time with the hens in the coop, so I clean it every day. You can see their viewing windows, a lower roost
in case they want to look out, and a bin of grit which I don't need anymore but can't throw away!
I sprinkle the boards with a mix of Stall Dry and DE for bug and smell control
The nest boxes, which the hens ignore. On top is the push on light I use to check head count at night if they go to bed
before me, and the container I collect droppings in.
The nest they built themselves UNDER the nest boxes
Back up to the house, but one last look
7:30 a.m. - fed the horses, down to the hens
The girls are always happy to see me. The coop is open to the run. They have a covered sandbox in the run, and a raised waterer.
We left the run on the natural slope, so no draining issues, and because we sit on solid granite, we don't seem to have an issue with
anything digging under the coop - only about 2" of soil, then solid rock.
Happier once I open the door and they are off
The morning run to take care of hen business
The main roosting area and a night's droppings accumulation
This was their original favorite roost, and I still have four that spend the night here. That's a nipple waterer hanging on the right.
This winter, I'll be replacing it with a heated galvanized steel waterer to keep a fresh and unfrozen supply in the coop, but I have
to run LOOOOOONG extension cords - no power in the coop
Mostly they ignore the big roost I built them, and only use it to launch to the higher roosts. Under the roost is their feeder,
and to the right is a metal storage can for their feed, and the container for the Stall Dry and DE mix I use in the coop
The cleaning routine is pretty fast - probably not more than 5-6 minutes to scrape the droppings boards and dispose -
I spend a lot of time with the hens in the coop, so I clean it every day. You can see their viewing windows, a lower roost
in case they want to look out, and a bin of grit which I don't need anymore but can't throw away!
I sprinkle the boards with a mix of Stall Dry and DE for bug and smell control
The nest boxes, which the hens ignore. On top is the push on light I use to check head count at night if they go to bed
before me, and the container I collect droppings in.
The nest they built themselves UNDER the nest boxes
Back up to the house, but one last look
