This is the new 4'X6' chicken coop that the chickens are going to call home this winter. In the photo above, you can see that it has a row of nesting boxes that are accessible from the outside. On one end there is a window and a door for the chickens to enter and exit (with a ramp). On the opposite sides are the door that I can enter through and as you can see in the photo below (left), a vent for warm weather.
I've placed their water on a crate and hung their food from one of the rafters to keep the bedding from getting kicked into them. I may get a heated water dispenser for the cold -- but I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience with those?
The interior has a couple of roosts and plenty of room for the chickens to run around. It has 6 nesting boxes -- many more than 7 chickens actually need. Here, the chickens are excited about the pile of treats I gave them this weekend (apple slices and the last of the garden squash). I call the chickens a "Quiche Factory". They are putting out a couple of eggs a day -- brown, fresh, and so tasty!
This is Ruby. She is my most aggressive chicken at this point. She comes right up to me to try to grab any treats I might have in my hands -- and she often ends up chomping on my fingers instead. She is at the top of the pecking order from what I can tell. She is a pretty chicken though and as long as she lays eggs and doesn't hurt the other ladies she can stick around.
4 comments:
What a georgeous coop. My ladies would think they are on vacation.
So beautiful! I wish I had some chickens. I buy so many eggs its crazy! To have chickens of our own would be spectacular! Beautiful birds!
That is one, fantabulous chicken palace. It is also not a stretch to expect that these "uptown girls" would eat their treats from a plate. I love, love, love their new home.
Candace -- thank you. Perhaps I should start a chicken resort... luxury chicken boarding?
Cat -- Come on over and cook something amazing for me and I will give you all the eggs you want! I'll tell the ladies you complimented them. ; )
Starlighthill -- LOL!!! The girls were eating from a paper plate because I couldn't carry all those treats outside in my hands -- I had to pile them onto a plate. Yes, they are spoiled -- but they aren't eating off of china yet. : )
Thanks all for your comments! Always appreciated!
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