New Coop

Kevin took off yesterday to build a new chicken coop for our rapidly growing chicks. They aren't really chicks anymore. They are big!

It isn't quite done yet, but it is close. You can see the design is triangular.  The covered portion will provide protection when the rain is coming down.  We will hang their food and water in that area as well.  This coop doesn't have a floor so will be set on grass...when the grass gets eaten and thoroughly trampled, we'll move the coop to a new area so they'll have fresh grass to eat and bugs to hunt for.

I'm very proud of my amazing husband. He is so talented with his hands ... and his head!

Here are the young chickens at their favorite activity, bellying up to the food bar.  We got them 3 weeks ago and I think they are ten times the size they were as baby chicks!  They are growing feathers.  And they have big feet.  I guess all chickens do, but somehow I really notice their big feet!

In 5 or 6 weeks, they'll be off to the butcher. Depending on the weather, we'll move them out into their new coop in the next week or 2.