Our Chicken Coop

Mike built an awesome coop and run for the chickens. I thankful he is so talented so we don't have a junk pile of wood for a coop on the side yard. Here are some pics of the process and finished product

Walls about to be nailed together.

Kylee helping mike caulk... by the way, this is the picture of Mike showing me how to caulk. I caulked that WHOLE thing!! Not that fun!

I did a lot of research for the best litter methods and where the roosts should be and how big the nesting boxes should be. I told Mike all the info and then he created. Behind the boards on the right are three nesting boxes. We didn't want to have them dirty for nothing since they wont be laying for a couple more months.

Our big helper during this project.

Then coop all painted and run enclosed.

Mike made one side with a storage shelf on top,

access to the nesting boxes/eggs in the middle,

and a storage drawer on bottom.

The ladies enjoying the coop.

Laying in the shade.

Thank you Mike for your hard work. I am so lucky to have you and your talents in our home!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sisters & Best Friends

Kylee and Payton have really become the best of friends. Payton will do anything Kylee does and therefore Kylee is happy!

Feeding the Chickens with Daddy

Mike made a little mix to feed the chickens out of our hands and Payton loved it. Kylee took like an hour to finally get the guts to let the chickens eat out of her hands and the camera was put away so no pics of her. I was proud of her for at least trying it. Here are some cute pics of Payton and Daddy.

Chickens: 7 Weeks

Growing Growing Growing

The ladies settling in for the night!

Big Red Chicken almost all filled out.


Flower and Coco Sizing each other up.

Coco may be bigger but Flower has the spunk.

Matilda

Lucy still a little awkward in the face area


Gossiping around the water cooler!

more words

These last two days Payton added a couple more words to her vocabulary... "deet you" which is thank you and she sings "ee i ee i o" with the Einstein Mac Donald dvd. I am trying to get it on my phone video but she says it then starts to whine to get my phone. You don't need to see that sass. I love watching my children grow and learn. Kylee says the funniest stuff all the time... mostly cause she is talks ALL THE TIME. Her new thing is to tell me she "can handle it" when ever she is doing something she normally doesn't do. Love my girls!