My New Barn

[Mrs MIA]

It turned out spectacular, Michelle!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Love it Michelle!

 

[ChickInDelight]

Looking fabulous! I hope the cleaning is as fun as the building.

 

[chickchicks]

woohoo !

looking amazing

still wish i had thespace
mine isnow a 6*4 shed with a 5*4 ish run they are happy now i dont let them see your barn on here - they get way to jelous and refuse the shed .
they want a barn just like yours

 

[AK Michelle]

Ok Chicks, we'll keep this our little secret

It's not finished yet and already I really love it. At 4:30 this morning I had to get up to pack some birds for shipping. They are flying out to Dillingham on the 9:00 flight but H2B has to drop them off before he heads to work yawn

I can't even describe how nice it was to take dog carriers to the barn, set them on the nice clean, dry floor. Flip on the light and be able to see EVERYTHING. I had clean shavings all ready to put in the crates, and I had plenty of room to step in the pen and pick the birds I wanted to send. No bumping into poopy roosts or stepping on chicken toes. It was so easy and convenient. No stress, it was about as good as being up at 4:30 can be.

Congrats on expanding your space. I'm sure your chickens will be very happy in it

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

All the hard work makes life a lot easier in the end. Good Work! Looks great!

 

[AK Michelle]

Today we are finishing up the interior and exterior lighting and working on the runs. The birds have been locked in for a few days and we want to keep them penned in the runs for a couple more to be sure they don't wander back to their previous coop location (aka - my backyard)

More pics coming later today

 

[AK Michelle]

Today we worked on lighting. We hung 6 2-bulb fluorescent fixtures inside for pen lighting. We already have 2 4-bulb fixtures above what will be the people area that are on a switch. The pen lights will be on a timed circuit to allow for 14 hours of light a day in the pens.

The pen lights will be timed to coincide with natural sunrise, so the roos won't start crowing while my neighbors are sleeping. Also, the interior lights will be on after dark, so the birds can be chased inside by the natural sunset before the doors close for the night. The pop doors are also on a circuit but they will be adjusted to work with the natural light outside.

Since the short days around here can be about 4 hours long, we are installing outside lights so I can see in the runs when it's dark just in case I need to.

My super-talented work crew thinks of just about everything. I have exterior outlets too so I can plug in the dog water and anything else I might need to.

And since it is dark when I"m going to and from the barn for the next 6 months, my super wonderful BIL brought me a yard light he no longer needed at his house and now my yard can be seen from space

That sucker lights up the whole 300' between the barn and the house.

 

[Tanichca]

I love it!! It's awesome!!!

 

[The Sheriff]

Just keeps getting better and better. Is that a mercury vapor light? I would love to have one of those down at the barn on a motion sensor for those nights when I need to go down there in the dark.