Last Summer's Project

 Added some more room for some more chickens. Another coop and run plus 6 more feet for each coop. So now we have 24 chickens to deal with. Eight are older , the rest are now about 17 weeks. The pictures you will see are the building process.

Start of the additional runs. Six feet for each coop.

Had some help on the coop putting up the rafters. Needed four hands for this job.

The roof was done by the kids. Would take me forever, they finished in about 3 hours

Coop complete. Has electric so we can go down at night to check on them. Lights also in coop so they can find the roost poles. On a time clock so they don't stay on all night.

Inside painted to try to keep it clean. Doesn't stay clean too long though.

 

Had a 4x4 brooder we made to keep them in the shed till they feathered out. Took about 8 weeks.

   The girls are enjoying the new coop. A little crowded in the brooder. So now we get to wait for the eggs to start coming in. Should be some where around Christmas. All in all in was an interesting project.

   Special thanks goes out to Fenton, Mark, Jason, Erin, Jim, Jenny, Michael, and especially Margaret for putting up with this all summer. Her trips for supplies and to buy the chicks was appreciated.

Planting Season

    June already. Trying hard to get plants in the ground but the rain has put a damper on that. So far I've had a few days without rain and put some plants in. Forget to plant summer squashes so had to buy a few plants. In between trying to get the new coop ready and plant flowers around the house. My neighbor has let me take control of his garden so this year a big corn patch I hope. Soil is in poor condition so I need to add much organic matter to it. See how it goes and if anything comes up. Never can tell around here. Seeds may rot with all the wet weather.

Corn field I hope. Silver Queen planted.

Cucumbers and yellow squash.

Peppers down to 75 plants this year. Hate to see them go to waste. Chickens will benefit.

Tomato plants, Quite a few between mine and Jenny's.

 

Coop extension being built between the rain and planting. Thanks to Mark and Fenton for giving me a hand when needed. Hoping to finish real soon.

Time Flies

   Where does the time go. Already March and I only have one flat of peppers started. Trying to do too many things at one time. Need to finish a project before I start another. Weather doesn't cooperate though.

   Always make time Monday morning to give the ladies a clean coop though. If I don't they bitch at me till I do. Cold one today so put a few extra shavings on the floor to keep the chill out. Cleaned out the waterers and refilled with fresh water and added some feed to the existing feeder. Gave them a jar of sunflower seeds to kick around. Their version of kick the can, but they get a treat. Enjoy a few photos of them.