So. DH decided that we should use the 60% of the barn that is between our male and female alpacas and was sitting empty. There is a gate and fence into the "coop" on the East side. My DH has hung a tarp, weight with sand to cover the entire eastern side. . To the north is the large set of nesting boxes. The Western side is also fenced so DH used a this black plastic sheeting over that side. Then, the Southern side has smaller set of nesting boxes with the chicken door.
The center area has a ton of roosting and walking space. The "coop" measures about 15' x 16'. We have 48 birds. DH is just putting up some heat lamps so that when it gets really cold there's some heat available. Now, we just have to figure out the waterers. Right now we're using the 1 gallon plastic ones. There's plenty of ventilation if we need to I can close the barn doors. The alpacas love the cold and snow. The birds seem very happy. I can't wait to get the pine pellets for the floor!
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Before the plastic and tarp....
Northern and Eastern view...
Southern and Northern view (taken over Eastern fence)
After the tarp...
Eastern/Northern
Western/Northern
Hanging w/the Peeps...
The center area has a ton of roosting and walking space. The "coop" measures about 15' x 16'. We have 48 birds. DH is just putting up some heat lamps so that when it gets really cold there's some heat available. Now, we just have to figure out the waterers. Right now we're using the 1 gallon plastic ones. There's plenty of ventilation if we need to I can close the barn doors. The alpacas love the cold and snow. The birds seem very happy. I can't wait to get the pine pellets for the floor!
Click for bigger pics!
Before the plastic and tarp....
Northern and Eastern view...
Southern and Northern view (taken over Eastern fence)
After the tarp...
Eastern/Northern
Western/Northern
Hanging w/the Peeps...
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