Crooked Coop

We recently moved into our new digs, but it hasn’t quite felt like home without clucking in the backyard. This weekend the chickens made the move to the new homestead too – finally!

In a few weeks the chickens will have a nice, permanent chicken coop. But until construction is complete, we needed to construct a temporary home for them using the materials from their coop at our former homestead. It took a full day to dismantle their coop and move to our new place. I had visions of the Beverly Hillbillies running through my head as we pulled the truck into our new neighborhood.

 

We found a nice corner of our new garden that was partially enclosed already with the side of the house and some existing fencing. It’s also shaded from afternoon sun, which is great for keeping the girls cool in the summer. It just needed to be retrofitted with additional fencing and a hen house.

Jay did all the hard work putting it all together. We both had a great laugh at how insanely crooked everything turned out.

He very readily admits he can’t nail two boards together and I love him for it. Thank goodness the neighbors can’t see over the fence that clearly…

The most important thing about poultry housing is that it keeps them safe. Safe from overheating and safe from predators. They won’t care it boards aren’t straight. Just give them fresh greens, sunshine, clean water and food. They are happy as can be in the their new, temporary digs.