We started building the chicken coop this weekend (finally). We were trying to get it finished before "winter returned again, but after an hour in the increasingly cold rain this morning, we decided the roof would have to wait - well, our numb dysfunctional fingers decided for us... The chicks are growing quickly - actually they are "pullets" now, which means adolescent chickens - but the farmer we got them from said they're still too small to go out in this cold spell, so we still have time to finish the coop. Here are some pictures from the building process. Not too bad considering it's the first thing Trinity or I have ever built from scratch, if I do say so myself!
We think we've decided to call the chickens the Ladies, like we used to call the goldfish the Guys. We can't really tell them apart enough to give them each names. We brought them outside for a few hours while we worked on their new home. It was a beautiful day, and they loved it. We could tell right away that they're ready to be outside instead of stuck inside. If only the weather would cooperate.
The chickens are already bringing people together. Neighbors saw us working on the coop and stopped by all day, including these girls. They stop by all the time anyway, but they were especially interested in the chickens.
I was determined to get as much done as possible this weekend, so we kept working until we could barely see anymore. I got up this morning pretty early and got a lot more done, but I haven't taken any more pictures since it started raining. All we have left to do is shingles and painting the few parts that won't be covered by shingles. We're almost done!
3 comments:
awesome. where have the little chickens been staying pre-coop?
The Ladies are sequestered from the rest of the animals, in one of those under-the-bed plastic storage boxes with chicken wire wrapped around it, in our "library." They like to read!
I'm excited to see the project. You guys looks like professionals in the pictures ;)
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