1. We cleared the intended coop space with the help of a metric measuring tape. Ten inches? Not exactly :) The big chickens were delighted with the neighborhood construction--it turned up lots of spring worms for their consumption.
2. Time to dig the trenches!
3. Gabby fine-tuning the depths before the wood frame goes in.
4. We found lots of scrap wood from our deck to build the below-ground wooden frame which gets cemented in. Our hopes are that this will keep predatory critters from digging under and the chickens from dust-bathing an opening under their secure enclosure.
5. Quickcrete! My favorite :) I ended up pouring the water, so you don't get a picture of that step.
6. Backfill and let dry . . . your new neighbors are moving in soon, big chickens!
7. Same day examples of how big the "little" chickens have grown. The gray and brown ones are taller than the food and water stations! Not so cute right now, but they'll improve :)
8. Another warm and sunny day! More scrap wood to saw to form the wooden base for the coop.
9. Maybe a quick break in between tasks ;)
10. Drilling the frame into the cemented wood below
11. Our first resident? No, silly :) Graysen was fixing up the ramps and such we removed for easier carrying (still not easy, that thing is awkward and HEAVY).
12. Someone celebrating a job well done :)
13. Pretty fancy digs for the new neighbors! I sure hope they get along with the scrap wood chickens :)
14. And . . . the guinea pig hutch full of chicks is now in the garage. Temps are keeping around 60 degrees, they have two more weeks of baby food, and then out they go! The garage is very confusing to them, so B provided some comfort while he was cleaning their cage :)
15. My laundry room feels HUGE with no animals (except the dog's and their dishes) in it! I should take a picture, but I'm not going to, I'm going to post this instead :)
1 comment:
New digs look pretty fancy.
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