Gate installed

All that is left is trim, touch up paint, and chicken wire over the run to keep the hawks out.



The chickens spent their first night without a heat lamp. Nobody froze to death. The coop light is on a timer that turns it off before dusk to give them a chance to settle down before dark. It seems to be working.

They got their first chance in the yard last weekend. They did not exactly run out given the opportunity. Once the came out, they figured out they could scratch up bugs and that grass sprouts are quite tasty.

Fence Finished

It still needs a door and the posts need to be cut down to size. I ran out of nails in the middle of the last 2 sections, so yet another trip to Home Depot. Luckily the kids were available, so I picked them up on the way. They so love the Home Depot. :) They got dinner out of the trip.

Fence Started

I got two sides of the fence up. Another 16ft section for the front and a 4ft section for the remaining side to go.



The chickens moved into their chateau today. It took the first one 3.5 seconds to poop on the new bedding and another 2 seconds to find the food and start eating.