Wow! This is great work! I wish I had seen your posts before I started on my own hen house project! That said, I am coming to understand that half the fun of having chickens is undertaking various projects to accommodate them - again and again!
Looks great! Thanks for posting. I'm in the middle of a similar coop build with a similar reason (flock bigger than expected, purchased coop not nearly big enough) and am happy to see your pictures - validates what I am doing myself.
Thank you! I guess she is Miss Personality!
What do you think about Myrtle? Do you think she's really Moe? (she is dead center in the picture of the whole flock)
I've got nine 12-week old chickens (3 RIRs, 3 Barre Rocks and 3 "Americaunus" (that's what they were sold as)). We are newbie chicken parents. We didn't buy "sexed" chicks but were hopeful that, out of nine, we'd get at least six hens. Up until last night (when I started poking around on this...
Love this website! We got 9 newly hatched chicks about a week ago and are enjoying them a lot. They are fun to watch! One little chick, initially the "bully" of the group, has started to languish a bit over the past few days (lethargic, sleeps/lays down a lot and, notably, stopped bullying...