With new Chickens comes a new hen house, or at least an addition

Pat thought the chicken door needed some art; so she painted a chicken on the door!
Redesigned nesting boxes with drop down cleaning door

We started on building the hen house addition on June 18th, 2020. Due to the very hot and sticky weather it took over a month to complete the final coup. We included new lighting, power outlets, an exhaust fan, sliding interior door, sliding exterior door, a door on the storage area and a new (old) interior camera.  There are also new,  removable for cleaning, perches with a new design using some old hardware. I redesigned the nesting boxes to make them more water resistant and a drop down door for easy cleaning and nesting material replacement.

 

Chicken Update

Today is Sunday August 23, 2020.

Over the last several days we have seen eggs from the first batch of 3 hens.  They will not be twenty weeks until August 28, so that’s good news.  The next group turns 20 weeks on September 11th. and the final group of Americans on September 25th.

More photo —->s