Cozy Winter Coop...
Click on photo to enlarge -© 2008 jim otterstromSome of our hens and the recently rechristened Boris Major, a bantam Golden Lace Cochin Rooster, enjoy the chicken yard before the approaching storm hits.
This is predicted to be a major winter storm so I decided to clean out the coop yesterday, laying down fresh alfalfa litter, and refilling the nest boxes with wood chips.
I also consolidated our three stacks of firewood into two, covered them with tarps, cleaned out the raingutters and generally straightened up the yard.
HENSPECTION!
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One of our Black Australorp hens carefully inspects the nest boxes after I freshened them up.
Everything Seems To Be In Order
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The Black Australorp is soon joined by a Light Brahma and a Barred Rock who all seem to approve of the housekeeping efforts.
Food (check), water (check), edible litter (check), comfy nests (check), perches intact (check), OK, let's go back outside while we can!
ME FIRST!!
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The storm was supposed to hit last night but it was still clear and relatively warm when Peggy & I took our walk at 7 this morning.
It's clouded up now though and getting quite cold so it shouldn't be long now. Let's hope we do get some substantial precipitation, whether rain, or snow.
The chickens are ready...
Labels: animals, chickens, food production, self-reliance, simple living, snow, weather, winter
posted by Jim at 11:50 AM
2 Comments:
That is a beautiful hen house!
The hen house is a thing of beauty--your flock is lucky to have you watching over them! Some good-looking hens, too.
--Linda
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