Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Are you going to paint it peach/Salmon?

How do you paint a chicken coop with a fruit, or a fish? I have never tried it. I usually use a paint brush or a roller! (Just asking)

 

[featherhead007]

How do you paint a chicken coop with a fruit, or a fish? I have never tried it. I usually use a paint brush or a roller! (Just asking)

 

[Chicken poppy]

The Cluckle Hut

Ladies and gentlemen the Cluckle Hut is nearly ready for occupancy.

I went with an existing ramp I had for access. It allows the maximum space in the run.
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I finally got the side doors to mesh.
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I doubled down on security adding push latches on the inside and clip latches on the outside of the flop door.
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The roost might be a little high but I wanted them to have walking space underneath it without banging their heads. If I need to lower I can.

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And the water and food dispensers are ready to be filled. I'm going to put in some straw and tomorrow I will move them out.

Still left to do, purchase and install the automated door. Finalize how the main window will be permanently attached. It also needs painted.

Thats so beautiful! The cluckle hut is awesome!

 

[Chicken poppy]

How do you paint a chicken coop with a fruit, or a fish? I have never tried it. I usually use a paint brush or a roller! (Just asking)

aha, i think they mean the color salmon Using salmon to paint a chicken coop would be very hard! And slippery, if you do make sure its not underbaked!

 

[BY Bob]

Are you going to paint it peach/Salmon?

I think so. Mrs BY Bob needs to confirm.

 

[BY Bob]

I have completely lost faith in the large so-called ‘animal welfare’ charities. I now support smaller ones.

Me as well. Some of yours in fact.

 

[BY Bob]

Thats so beautiful! The cluckle hut is awesome!

Thank you.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

There are a lot if pine tree logs at the park and I'm not strong enough to get them here they would make fab charcoal for my girls bedding.

OK this brings to mind a difference between softwoods and hardwoods - softwoods don't make very good charcoal, or any, really - it's so porous (full of water when green) it burns fast and hot and burns pretty much to nothing. Hardwoods will burn hot and slowly and become charcoal before that burns away too. At least that's how it looks in a fireplace or woodstove. Cherry for instance is a great wood to burn overnight because you will still have embers from charcoal bits to get the fire going in the morning.

 

[BY Bob]

Window is Fixed in Place

I cut a notch into a 2x2, predrilled it so it would not split and screwed it into place. The window is now locked into place.

I then devised a temporary way to keep the front door open until the automated door comes.

I then put fresh straw in the coop. Well that drew a crowd of hens wanting into the straw to eat the good stuff. I placed Hattie into the bew coop. She was having so much fun that Aurora figured out how to get in using the porch and ramp to join her. No one else made it in.

 

[RoyalChick]

Window is Fixed in Place

I cut a notch into a 2x2, predrilled it so it would not split and screwed it into place. The window is now locked into place.
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I then devised a temporary way to keep the front door open until the automated door comes.

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I then put fresh straw in the coop. Well that drew a crowd of hens wanting into the straw to eat the good stuff. I placed Hattie into the bew coop. She was having so much fun that Aurora figured out how to get in using the porch and ramp to join her. No one else made it in.

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Clever work!