A Brand New Coop!

The guys working on the coop

 Nathan and the boys have been working on building a new coop for the chickens.  After having the chickens with us for a long time, we decided it was time to build them a proper coop.  The nights have been a little chilly, so they needed a warmer place to sleep at night.  After several months of trying to decide on what type of house we wanted to build, this is what we finally agreed upon.  We still haven't finished it completely.  We have to paint it, and finish putting the wire around their run area.  We still allow the chickens to run freely around our yard during the day, but we need a fenced area for them in case we decide to go out of town. The chickens seem to love their new coop.  It took them a couple of days to get used to it, but they adjusted quickly.
Weston was really excited about this new project!! His teacher asked us to send photos to her because he had been talking about it all of the time.  She let him share his photos with his classmates on the interactive board one day.  Weston was VERY excited about sharing!!

Weston sticking his head out of the egg boxes.

The egg boxes. Now we can collect the eggs without having to walk through the coop.

 

The hens on their roost.

The rooster walking down the ladder.

 

 A hen laying an egg in the WRONG spot. We have to train the hens to lay eggs in the egg boxes.  Chickens like to lay their eggs where there are eggs.  We have to leave eggs in the egg boxes to encourage them to lay their eggs there.

A door to their run area. We still have to put the chicken wire over it.

Our rooster