New Coop

 With all the things going on these days

we are a little worried about 

being able to source chicken at an

affordable price in the future.

So.... Kyle and I were thinking about

getting some cornish cross chicks

and raising our own meat chickens.

We did it once before, years ago,

but I was working 2 jobs and just

didn't have enough time for

that particular project again.

We have been considering putting

the chickens in a "tractor"

basically a moveable coop that

you put out in the pasture and

move every day.

Brock had his chickens in tractors

for a couple of years when Kyle

worked over there and you could

really SEE the difference in his

pastures. Where the coop was

recently, the grass was bright green

and vibrant.

So.....

Kyle built us a new coop!

We had a lot of metal roof material

the neighbor gave us a couple of

years ago - its just been sitting in

the back pasture.

Glad to finally find a use for it!

The top part is the nest box and perches

so the girls can be up off the ground at

night and when it rains.

The front has a lid that lifts so we can

put the feed and water in each day.

It has big rings on the front so we

can hook up a chain and drag it with

the 4-wheeler.

We have enough material to build 2.

I think we will put some of our hens

out there to start and make sure we like

it and tweak anything that needs tweaking.

And then we will order some chicks!

Because we don't have enough going on.