Grandma Moses once said, “If I hadn’t started painting, I would have raised chickens.” I don’t see why she couldn’t have done both…I do. And, to start off the new year, my chickens flew off of a new roost.
Joel enclosed part of my daddy’s old ‘bus shed’ so that my chickens could have new quarters.
Although this pen is smaller than the other one, it is much better. It’s also closer to the house. As a matter of fact, I can see the chickens from the porch.
After Joel finished putting up the wire, I built a gate
and made a latch
that you can drop a pin into. I also built a roost with a place to catch all the droppings
so they can be collected and added to compost.
Joel put in a water faucet, which is quite convenient. We hung a feeder
in hopes that less feed will be wasted. Then,
I installed their old nesting boxes.
Ever since the chickens moved in, Gypsy has been hanging out down there. Sometimes she climbs up into the oak tree and just watches. Yesterday I let her in the pen,
but when a couple of the girls gave her the evil eye, she couldn’t get out quick enough.
I have more things that I want to add to the new ‘poultry palace’, so give me a few days to do a little construction and I’ll get back to ya.
Sweetheart, you are a genius–and clever also!! Your girls now have a wonderful new place to be. I bet even Martha Stewart’s hens do not have better quarters than Susan’s girls. Well, her hens probably have starched linens to catch the drippings, and a maid to change the cloth. But who needs that much Marth-ism??Have a Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your family. See you soon. Marie Lemoine
I’ve been called a lot of things, but this is the first time I’ve been called a genius. So, you’re the sweetheart!
A chicken palace, great photography, and a room devider. What will you come up next? I enjoy each one of your choronicles.
Time will tell.
I think you need to come to my house and get to work with all your creative ideas!
Sure. You got any welding equipment?