our new chicken palace...
It is tucked in behind my studio - sharing a wall (hopefully this will be mutually beneficial) and is made from recycled corrugated iron (from the old dairy), timber scraps (milled on the farm) and a sheet of marine ply (for the internal laying boxes and walkway)
the new coop is raised to allow good air flow underneath and in very wet weather the water can flow through which should keep the housing drier... it has a small opening facing east (for warmth and comfort - chickens like a private safe place to lay)...
AND....
a hinged back door which allows us to access the laying boxes
without even entering the pen!
today farmer phil brought home 12 new locally-raised girls...
they join our older girls: stephie and speckle and sparkle
the new girls are about 15 weeks old
(they are ISA Browns and came from the same breeder who raised speckle and sparkle)
they've quickly made themselves at home in the expansive new pen...
They are lovely and quiet
(I couldn't resist giving them a pat in between taking pics!)
mmmmmm road travel is thirsty work!
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Chickens are wonderful creatures, have fun with your new flock Ronnie. The chook house looks great! I guess you'll be cooking a lot of omelette and pavlova in the near future :-)
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, I was just imagining little chook flaps in the adjoining wall where you could just reach in and pilfer newly laid eggs :)
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