First off, today the ladies got there first experience of being outdoors with open sky! To this point they have been in the brooder or in the high tunnel garden, so they have always had a roof over their heads. Even so, they seemed to be more interested, of course, in what was below their feet, in the dirt and in the grass.
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| BLUE SKIES ABOVE, well gray really, for the first time. |
Phase 2 of the coop was completed yesterday, almost. This was the addition of the fencing that goes around the coop.
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| New fence |
The post will get some kind of treatment. There will be hardware clothe behind the wood and deer fencing above it all to keep the predators at bay.
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| The Chickens have their own barrel hoop on their fence! |
The fencing, and the coop can all be moved if needed but we are hoping that this area is just the default space for them and that they will be out in the greater yard most of the time. (sans the food gardens)
It almost seems like to small a space but I am sure it will work out. the coop itself will keep the area underneath it dry and I will be adding a little bit more cover from rain and snow. We are also thinking of using a spare picnic umbrella as a suns shade for them. It could mount on the post and has a crank handle to raise and lower it.
We have to decide if we are going to paint the fence and make it a white picket fence. That is almost too cute.
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