The chickens have been living in this mess for quite a while now, but they don’t seem to mind living in a chicken construction zone. Last summer, we built a 2nd chicken coop with a built in brooding area. Now, we have moved it facing the original coop, and are constructing a covered run for… Continue reading Chicken Construction Zone
Tag: Chicken coop
Fall 2023 Update
It is almost time to put the bucks and does together for breeding season. It is time for a farm update for fall 2023. Sales Update Sales have been a bit slow this year. Everyone blames the drought in southern Alberta this summer and a resultant shortage of hay. So far we have sold 2… Continue reading Fall 2023 Update
Chicken Coop Changes
Now that our barn has been delivered, we no longer need to use half of the chicken coop as our feed room. We made some changes to the chicken coop and now have two separate chicken areas. We have Big Red and all the ladies in the original section, and all the excess roosters in… Continue reading Chicken Coop Changes
Poop Boards
And Other Necessities for Your Chicken Coop When you are building a chicken coop there are some things that you NEED to make your life easier. These are some “Must Have” Chicken Coop Hacks. We all want to have a clean and healthy chicken coop, without spending all our time cleaning chicken poop. These hacks… Continue reading Poop Boards
Chicks moved into grown up Coop
Growing so fast The chicks are a month old now. They are at that awkward stage where they are no longer quite so cute and still need to finish feathering out. They have been growing so fast, and the weather is warm, so we decided to move them into the chicken coop. Besides, they were… Continue reading Chicks moved into grown up Coop
Todays Projects were “for the birds”
Bi-level Roost Bars for Chicken Coop When our chicks grow, they will need roost bars! I built them some today. We will put the roosts up on a “Droppings board” in the coop before the chicks move in. The “droppings board” or “Poop boards” will be at a comfortable height for us to clean up… Continue reading Todays Projects were “for the birds”
So Many Projects on the go… AND The Table saw always wins
SO, My daughter and son-in-law have been commenting that I can’t start any new projects until I finish the ones that are underway… Here is where I stood with my projects as of last Saturday when everything got put on hold (by table saw): Ikea Cabinetry 95% competed. This project was delayed by Ikea inventory… Continue reading So Many Projects on the go… AND The Table saw always wins