Articles by CityChook
A Playhouse Coop for Kathryn
Kathryn is a friend of mine and our children attend grade school together. In May 2009, she adopted three of the chicks from the annual Kindergarten egg hatching experiment, much to the delight of her children. All summer they grew and grew, free-ranging in her...
A Coop Story
Construction began in June, 2008 and took 4 months to complete. That's right - all summer, baby. Neither my husband or I had ever built anything before. But hey, no one died, we're still married and I am happy with the results.
CityChook's Coop Details
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Adventures in City Chooks
a diary of sorts
We live in Minneapolis and are allowed 5 hens, no roosters. We have 3 young daughters so we chose Buff Orps for their calm dispositions and winter hardiness. After several delays, the chicks arrived on May 21, 2008.
Coop construction began in June...