Coop is done, I think. Well pretty much.

Lots of photos, I know. When I get time I'll learn more about how to post them with captions. I wanted to show you what we accomplished yesterday. Lots of sore muscles and sunburn but we're proud of a job well done. The girlies go in and out of the hatch door and seem really happy with their new digs. It was hard getting them in last night but they were like sleepy toddlers, overstimulated by exploring and falling asleep in the grass, so I picked them each up and put them inside for the night. This morning I went out at about 7 and opened their door and they're having fun exploring again. They make the cutest little sounds to each other, a cross between a coo and clucking. So sweet to hear. Come visit, friends!

More coop progress

The weather has been terrible this week and we've been so busy. So our progress is painfully slow for my poor big chicks. They are in their coop but have to stay in the kennel cage during the day so I can leave the doors open. The run isn't ready and they have no hatch door yet.

Sorry, I'm not really good at formatting this blog. I've figured out how to load pictures, but not how to put them where I want them. But the pictures show that some things are happening. One side of the run has chicken wire. That's our big garden and outbuilding in the background. Jessie and Parker and I picked out paint colors for the coop...Parker hates what we chose cuz he got voted against 2 to 1. The shade names are lettuce alone (kind of a light pale green like iceberg lettuce) and sunbeam (a buttery pale yellow). The yellow is for the trim.

It's 90 degrees today so we have to get the run done tonight. They can't be cooped up, literally, much longer!