Hi all!
Been a while since I posted, although I read the posts most days. We completed the new coop and run for the girls and moved them into their new home this morning. It went really well, since the younger pullets have been mingling with the big girls for a couple weeks in the gazebo.
Okay, first pics: hubby started to level/smooth the area for the platform he was building. I asked him if he was concerned about the pvc water lines and he said no. Uh huh, guess what?
Now we can get going, right?
Shed box had 2 left front corners, no right front. Phone call solved that and piece arrived via FedEx in a couple days. Lifetime has good customer service.
I really like this shed.
Sweet PDZ and a layer of sand on the floor, PDZ in the poop trays. Hubby built nest box and roosts. Good hubby. The blue tote
is where the youngsters have slept, so I put it in just as a security thing if they don't roost. Eggs are hard boiled and just a clue for the big girls to lay their eggs there. We will find out tomorrow.
Picture below is just after we brought in the roosts and nest box. You can see the dog door down on the left. No flap, just the opening.
Girls and their new home.
I locked them in the coop for about 3 hours and then opened the door to the run. They went right out and started scratching in the leaves. Easy transition.
But.....I just went out to check and all 4 of the Columbian Wyadottes are perched on the outdoor roost, 2 of the younger pullets are sleeping in the corner inside the coop and I managed to reach the other 2 and put them on a roost. I also put a "night light" in there for tonight. Tomorrow I guess I'll have to shoo them inside and close the door. rats
Been a while since I posted, although I read the posts most days. We completed the new coop and run for the girls and moved them into their new home this morning. It went really well, since the younger pullets have been mingling with the big girls for a couple weeks in the gazebo.
Okay, first pics: hubby started to level/smooth the area for the platform he was building. I asked him if he was concerned about the pvc water lines and he said no. Uh huh, guess what?
Now we can get going, right?
Shed box had 2 left front corners, no right front. Phone call solved that and piece arrived via FedEx in a couple days. Lifetime has good customer service.
I really like this shed.
Sweet PDZ and a layer of sand on the floor, PDZ in the poop trays. Hubby built nest box and roosts. Good hubby. The blue tote
is where the youngsters have slept, so I put it in just as a security thing if they don't roost. Eggs are hard boiled and just a clue for the big girls to lay their eggs there. We will find out tomorrow.
Picture below is just after we brought in the roosts and nest box. You can see the dog door down on the left. No flap, just the opening.
Girls and their new home.
I locked them in the coop for about 3 hours and then opened the door to the run. They went right out and started scratching in the leaves. Easy transition.
But.....I just went out to check and all 4 of the Columbian Wyadottes are perched on the outdoor roost, 2 of the younger pullets are sleeping in the corner inside the coop and I managed to reach the other 2 and put them on a roost. I also put a "night light" in there for tonight. Tomorrow I guess I'll have to shoo them inside and close the door. rats
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Hubby is designing screen doors to install inside the shed entrance doors so I can open it up . Also, I have a small swamp cooler that works well in cooling a small area, so that will be another thing to keep the girls comfortable in the heat. Good idea for the chicken wire around the lower part of the fence. Thanks
