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Progress can be made on the inside of the roost now the roof's on.
There are four easy lift, easy clean floor panels for catching poops.
How many floor panels?
Each one is slightly different, which means they have to be put back in the correct order. So I decided to number them.
The roof from within. Hot air will rise and vent under the corrugations of the polycarbonate.
Handy hooks under the floor joists.
Although it's winter, both perches were scalded with fresh boiled water four times in case of mites.
A flat timber perch on one side.
A branch on the other.
And the log ladder for climbing up.
Jobs that still need doing
There are four easy lift, easy clean floor panels for catching poops.
How many floor panels?
Each one is slightly different, which means they have to be put back in the correct order. So I decided to number them.
The roof from within. Hot air will rise and vent under the corrugations of the polycarbonate.
Handy hooks under the floor joists.
Although it's winter, both perches were scalded with fresh boiled water four times in case of mites.
A flat timber perch on one side.
A branch on the other.
And the log ladder for climbing up.
Jobs that still need doing
- Make a high perch for Janet
- Tidy up
- Spread sifted sand on the floor panels to prevent poops from sticking to them.
- Carry the hens (minus the red marauders) in each night until they consider it bed.
- See how Mary copes with the log pile ladder. If it's a problem for her, make a sturdy, wide traditional ramp with spaced battens, hinged to the leading floor joist for night time drawbridgery to keep any mousies from bothering the hens while they sleep.
- Carry the marauders into the little coop each night until they consider bed.
I knew they were different but realised I didn't know how, even just looking at pictures it's hard to figure out.
That's so helpful. 
