Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

[Bens-Hens]

Couple of Phone pics as the sun went down.

We have straw!

Made the wide ramp too, just need to enclose the run part and trim the roof edge

And I just saw these two pics from today. My lovely wife caught her first Blue Tongued lizard!

 

[Bens-Hens]

It's about 24 hours since I saw Rosie not looking her best and was happy to find her in high spirits this morning, running around fighting for the sun flower seeds in the morning scratch. I checked her crop and it was nice and firm with no squishiness like yesterday. Clean backside. I did find some runny droppings under one spot on the roost which I can only assume was her so she is still on a watch list.

I am taking today off from work so I can finish off the cubby coop and start to remove the old coop to get it ready for the school. I think if I pull enough bits off it I can get it through the gate, either way it won't be easy to remove.

Then it will get washed down, paint touched up and ready to deliver.

More pics to share tonight.

 

[ozexpat]

It's about 24 hours since I saw Rosie not looking her best and was happy to find her in high spirits this morning, running around fighting for the sun flower seeds in the morning scratch. I checked her crop and it was nice and firm with no squishiness like yesterday. Clean backside. I did find some runny droppings under one spot on the roost which I can only assume was her so she is still on a watch list.

I am taking today off from work so I can finish off the cubby coop and start to remove the old coop to get it ready for the school. I think if I pull enough bits off it I can get it through the gate, either way it won't be easy to remove.

Then it will get washed down, paint touched up and ready to deliver.

More pics to share tonight.

busy busy

are you going to join the easter hatch along?

lol

 

[Bens-Hens]

I always want to hatch lol, but I don't think we will hatch again until Sav is up to the job.

If we wait a bit longer until we have a broody too my jobs would be much less, although I don't mind the hand on approach to incubators and brooders.

Bit longer yet for us.

 

[ozexpat]

just planting the seed of temptation


your shirt has made it to sydney

it just has to cross the nullabor

 

[Bens-Hens]

Sweet!

Thanks again. Going to have to post some pics of my mug in it!

 

[satay]

Couple of Phone pics as the sun went down.

We have straw!

Made the wide ramp too, just need to enclose the run part and trim the roof edge

And I just saw these two pics from today. My lovely wife caught her first Blue Tongued lizard!

great photos ben. I love blue tongues

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Couple of Phone pics as the sun went down.

We have straw!


Made the wide ramp too, just need to enclose the run part and trim the roof edge


And I just saw these two pics from today. My lovely wife caught her first Blue Tongued lizard!

I love your nest boxes Ben!
What will your wife do with the lizard, I think it's very handsome lol!

 

[Bens-Hens]

Thanks toast and Jelly! We set the lizard free just around the corner. My wife does gardening work so she is bound to see it again soon.

As I posted this morning, took the day to try get the flock into the new coop. I was short on materials so I had to make do with a temporary solution for the connecting run. Just used a couple of shorter length timbers and joined two pieces of chicken wire. Not exactly pretty but functional for now. Will get a pic tomorrow.

It was much harder to coax them into the new coop at dusk. I spent the afternoon removing and cleaning the old coop so the girls were a bit out of sorts when they could not find their beds! Managed to herd them all in and everyone found a roost and is settled in.

Fingers crossed the girls figure it out and we get eggs in the new nest boxes soon.

 

[henless]

I'm still following your thread and enjoying all your adventures. I really love your nesting boxes. They look so pretty! I hope you get eggs today!

I finally have my coop almost finished. I put in exterior nesting boxes also, but they don't look near as nice as yours. I'm happy with them though. Can't wait to try them out in about 6 months, lol.







Here are my babies I picked up yesterday. I have 15 total. So far!!

I do have a question for you on painting the interior of your coop. Do you use interior or exterior paint? I've been trying to find some "oops" paint at the stores, but all they usually have is interior paint. I know your summers are hot like ours, so was wondering if it mattered which one I got?