We are trying to get a few of our many, many ongoing projects done (or at least closer to done!) this weekend. Haba is busy working on the growbeds in the greenhouse. Thank goodness it is breezy and cool today! It gets really hard to work for long outdoors when it's in the 90+ degree range.
Drew and I started working on the "winter quarters" for the hens (and rooster). The young hens we got this past June seem to not waste any time running out of the coop in the morning and head straight for the barn. So, we decided that we will create a winter coop for them in the barn. Still have some work to do but we still have a little time before winter...right?
We don't know if the three "queen" hens will go in the barn with them though. They are rather set in their ways. Guess they are entitled to their old coop but I hope they will winter in the barn too.
We are still building our nesting boxes for the young hens. We decided to use plastic pails that can be washed out easily. We mounted three of them to an old workbench and we will have to go to the bakery to get some more pails to complete the "Egg Factory". We'll keep you posted on our progress! Meantime, here are some pictures!
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| Drew's sign for the hens |
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| The Egg Factory! |
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| The hens checking out the construction site. |
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| They love free ranging! |
Happy Labor Day! I'm betting those hens will love those new digs! Drew looks so proud and like is really enjoying himself!
ReplyDeleteYou bet he's proud Kc! The sign was his idea and creation.
DeleteLove the hoop house. I assume it's for the chickens when they come back from free-ranging? Does it move? We had one for several years that my husband dragged all over the front lawn. Chickens got fresh grass and bugs. Lawn got fertilized.
ReplyDeleteYes! The little hoop house is my husband's design on a "chicken tractor". They really love it when we "park" it under the apple trees!
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