Little Red Chicken Coop

Maybe I have yard bird on the brain because we just ordered 25 more. Chickens … the most addictive substance known to man. Everyone should have a chicken (in the backyard not the pot). This is how you create world peas people!

Wendy Lou Hoo

Chicken Tractor, or Portable Chicken Coop?

On July 14th, 2009, I posted : <here>:   ”…The chicken tractor is a 3′x4′x6′ box with integrated 2 bay nesting area.  There is no floor, and I built it with detachable wheels so it can be moved around as needed…”
By request, here are some of  the original sketches:
Front nesting areas…

Exotics or just chickens?

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New Chick In Town

So today we had quite a surprise.  We opened the box this morning to find a baby chick!  We let a broody hen sit on eggs for a few weeks but really didn’t think any of them would hatch.   We moved mama, baby, and the remaining 7 eggs, to a private suite in the barn for [...]

Eggs…Glorious Eggs

Easter has come and gone yet again and my pictures are only two weeks late!  This year the azaleas were in full bloom, the sun was shining and it was warm.  That’s what Easter is all about.