Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

I love ur coop it's so nice and the name is so funny ur chinkens are so cute.

Thank you so much. You are sweet.

 

[The crazy chinken boy]

Thank you so much. You are sweet.

Thanks ur coop is so amazing!!!!

 

[Ribh]

Added a Reading Room to the Coop

Since Lilly has decided to sit in the nesting boxes while others are laying and thereby blocking access for those that actually want to lay eggs, I added another nesting box today. We are calling it Lilly's reading room. I need to put in the magazine rack for her but otherwise I got it done in one afternoon.

I'm going to just add on the side of the existing nesting boxes. So I had to remove the wall from 1 side to start.

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Of course Hattie came by to inspect the worksite
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Here are the frame boards all cut. I like 2x2s for jobs like this.
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I put 2 walls together and had this.
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And here is the framing done.
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I then cut out a wall for between the boxes and a floor.
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I then tagged the frame onto the other boxes to figure out where to cut the whole in the coop.
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Then I removed the frame and cut the hole.
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I then attached the frame permanently.
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Removed the outer wall and the inspectors returned. Worksite safety is important and it must be built to their approval of course.
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Replaced the outer wall.
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New roof and inner wall put on.
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Add straw and eggs.
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And then the final inspections
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I hope they like the added capacity.

I don't know about your chickens, but I think that's a woazer!

 

[LozzyR]

Added a Reading Room to the Coop

Since Lilly has decided to sit in the nesting boxes while others are laying and thereby blocking access for those that actually want to lay eggs, I added another nesting box today. We are calling it Lilly's reading room. I need to put in the magazine rack for her but otherwise I got it done in one afternoon.

I'm going to just add on the side of the existing nesting boxes. So I had to remove the wall from 1 side to start.

View attachment 2098232

Of course Hattie came by to inspect the worksite
View attachment 2098254

Here are the frame boards all cut. I like 2x2s for jobs like this.
View attachment 2098227

I put 2 walls together and had this.
View attachment 2098236

And here is the framing done.
View attachment 2098238

I then cut out a wall for between the boxes and a floor.
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I then tagged the frame onto the other boxes to figure out where to cut the whole in the coop.
View attachment 2098245

Then I removed the frame and cut the hole.
View attachment 2098247

I then attached the frame permanently.
View attachment 2098253

Removed the outer wall and the inspectors returned. Worksite safety is important and it must be built to their approval of course.
View attachment 2098271

Replaced the outer wall.
View attachment 2098273

New roof and inner wall put on.
View attachment 2098276
View attachment 2098278

Add straw and eggs.
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And then the final inspections
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I hope they like the added capacity.

Nice one! I love a bit of carpentry, me!

 

[Shadrach]

Oh dear. I didn’t think it could harm them.
I treat myself to Thai food once every couple of weeks and we share (they get the rice and I get the curry) so they have been having it regularly for over a year with no ill effects. Now you have me worried.
Mind you, this was first thing this morning and they were fine all day supervising my Chicken Palace chores and enjoying a sunny day lounging around and touching up their tans.
But I will break it up more next time. Thank you for warning me.

I wouldn't worry. I feed the lot here rice a couple of times a week. I refrigerate the rice as quickly as I can after cooking and I chop it into pieces before I give it to them.
It is not a bad idea to chop up anything you give to the chickens. I even chop melon and salad into fairly small pieces.
I will write this though and it would seem to apply to quite a few; the quantity of treat foods I see being given is far too much. That block of rice I would give to 20 chickens as a treat.

 

[Shadrach]

Added a Reading Room to the Coop

Since Lilly has decided to sit in the nesting boxes while others are laying and thereby blocking access for those that actually want to lay eggs, I added another nesting box today. We are calling it Lilly's reading room. I need to put in the magazine rack for her but otherwise I got it done in one afternoon.

I'm going to just add on the side of the existing nesting boxes. So I had to remove the wall from 1 side to start.

View attachment 2098232

Of course Hattie came by to inspect the worksite
View attachment 2098254

Here are the frame boards all cut. I like 2x2s for jobs like this.
View attachment 2098227

I put 2 walls together and had this.
View attachment 2098236

And here is the framing done.
View attachment 2098238

I then cut out a wall for between the boxes and a floor.
View attachment 2098242
View attachment 2098243

I then tagged the frame onto the other boxes to figure out where to cut the whole in the coop.
View attachment 2098245

Then I removed the frame and cut the hole.
View attachment 2098247

I then attached the frame permanently.
View attachment 2098253

Removed the outer wall and the inspectors returned. Worksite safety is important and it must be built to their approval of course.
View attachment 2098271

Replaced the outer wall.
View attachment 2098273

New roof and inner wall put on.
View attachment 2098276
View attachment 2098278

Add straw and eggs.
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And then the final inspections
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I hope they like the added capacity.

The pictures are not showing for me until I go to reply Bob.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

That's my girl lurking. I hope she is leaving Alice alone during this time.

Alice is looking a little better. I'm starting to feel like all those feathers are going to pop at the same time.

Today's progress pic.

You were right Bob! Except for her head and tail they are all starting to open up!

 

[MaryJanet]

Added a Reading Room to the Coop

Since Lilly has decided to sit in the nesting boxes while others are laying and thereby blocking access for those that actually want to lay eggs, I added another nesting box today. We are calling it Lilly's reading room. I need to put in the magazine rack for her but otherwise I got it done in one afternoon.

I'm going to just add on the side of the existing nesting boxes. So I had to remove the wall from 1 side to start.

View attachment 2098232

Of course Hattie came by to inspect the worksite
View attachment 2098254

Here are the frame boards all cut. I like 2x2s for jobs like this.
View attachment 2098227

I put 2 walls together and had this.
View attachment 2098236

And here is the framing done.
View attachment 2098238

I then cut out a wall for between the boxes and a floor.
View attachment 2098242
View attachment 2098243

I then tagged the frame onto the other boxes to figure out where to cut the whole in the coop.
View attachment 2098245

Then I removed the frame and cut the hole.
View attachment 2098247

I then attached the frame permanently.
View attachment 2098253

Removed the outer wall and the inspectors returned. Worksite safety is important and it must be built to their approval of course.
View attachment 2098271

Replaced the outer wall.
View attachment 2098273

New roof and inner wall put on.
View attachment 2098276
View attachment 2098278

Add straw and eggs.
View attachment 2098280

And then the final inspections
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View attachment 2098284

I hope they like the added capacity.

"reading room"

Turned out great!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Knock.
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Lovely photos Shad. The flower is in just the right place. Is it a cow slip?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Extraordinary eyes.

I really admire the liquid brown or black eyes that some of my chook friends chooks have. All my girls seem to have red or orange eyes.

I suppose I ended up with all the demon chickens!