Behold the new and improved chicken coop. Note that the nesting boxes have access to the outside. This is important because no poop needs to be stepped on to gather eggs.
Oops! Excuse me. Did you notice her reading a copy of Us Weekly?
The color is very, uh, red.
Here is the first egg:
The nesting boxes from the inside:
Here is where the old gals roost. It can be raised up to sweep the bits of chicken goodness out by my valiant son.
See how big the babies are getting? This is the brooder, which is inside the chicken house, but separated from the rest of the chickens.
This is my compost pile. These are the only helpers I could get to move compost into the garden.
Great pictures. Did you ever read Betty McDonald's THE EGG AND I? I suspect you feel the same way about poultry as Betty did.
ReplyDeleteBetty McDonald of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle fame?
ReplyDeleteYes, but I never read the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books. THE EGG AND I is about living on a chicken ranch near Port Townsend in the 1920s. Highly recommended (the book, not living on a chicken ranch).
ReplyDeleteI just put it on my holds list at the library...
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