Awllll what a wonderful project! Best ever Grandpa
They are so pretty.
The girls are just lovely. I really love Brownie's almost complete hackle marking. Points it out to my girls....this.....this is what you were supposed to do.
I love the green sheen. I have it on my Anconas. Purple is my favorite.
What a wonderful place, I want to live there!Maybe @RoyalChick could loan you Eli & Babs???They would teach your chooks how to properly utilize those tree branches!
My girls LOVE it.
@TX Chick Noob
Here are a few pictures of it: (Please excuse it's current condition - I've had for about 5 years now, and probably should be replacing the 'bag' and cleaning it up a bit!View attachment 3408882View attachment 3408883
And all it cost me was the screws to add the rails, roosts, and bottom board (not visible) to give the leggs a bit more support.
I also repurposed a free curio cabinet that someone was giving away because the curved glass in th e door broke. I removed all other glass (kept mirrors), replaced glass shelf with scrap plywood cut to size & added a roost, drilled holes and added some eye bolts to hang treats and such - again, except for hardware (eye bolts, screws) all was free/scraps. My dustbath (a mortar tub that had been built into a raised water table for kids) I got at Habitat for Humanity for $5, and attached some roosts off of it. My chickens love and utilize all 3 things regularly!
Curio cabinet: (dust bath in background)
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Dust bath with added branch roosts:View attachment 3408887
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Edited to add: @TX Chick Noob : If you look closely at the right lower side of the curio cabinet - you will see one of the plant extended hooks I suggested earlier - that is one of the many I use to hang apples, cabbage, etc. Some grocery stores have 'getting close to need to be used' area for veggies & fruit. i am able to snag a bag of apples once every few weeks - usually at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost - to hang for them. (I go through pretty much 1 full plastic bag per 'hanging' given the # of chooks I have. However, the apples are usually still in good enough shape you could use some to make bakes apples for you and hubby as a desert. (when I make mine, I core the apples, fill the core-hole with raisins or dried cranberries, sprinkle with cinnamon, and bake until tender. YUMMMMMY ( and, while does have a lot of carbs, is definitely a healthier desert than most.) That way you could use a bag of apples - between you & the chooks - before they go bad.
The dust bath has pretty high walls, good for keeping the dirt in, but it’s easy enough to get in and out? They jump onto the roost bars? Little ones get in that way?
I like the dust bath and the furniture inspired me to make something for my chooks. which made me sore lol.What a wonderful place, I want to live there!
