Sand is useful in more than just the brooder. Researching what to use in the coop and run was actually where I first came across the idea of using sand. Many people use it in the coop and/or run with a lot of success. Most people who use it love it and wouldn’t use anything … Continue reading Sand in the run too 
Here are a some more nipple waterers. They were made in very similar ways to the PVC one I’ve already posted, but obviously in buckets instead of in PVC. I consider these ones to all have been free, since I had extra nipples, and the buckets/containers were all free from either our own use … Continue reading More homemade nipple waterers 
I thought I’d post a few thoughts about our coop design so far. The chicks have been out in it for two and a half weeks now. Roost I’m mostly really pleased with our roost. Now that the chickens are actually roosting at night and outside during the day, most of their inside poop ends … Continue reading Coop Thoughts 
My dad has left, so I’m going to try to catch up on a few posts I have planned and/or started. Here is the nipple waterer I made. I did a lot of reading about various watering systems, and decided to try a nipple one because of the promise of cleaner water and less having … Continue reading Homemade PVC Nipple Waterer 
My dad is still in town, and over the last few days him and I got the chicken run functional. It’s not pretty, but it works. It still needs to be covered with some sort of wire, so it’s not hawk or climbing predator proof, but I would say it’s definitely fairly dog proof and … Continue reading Chicken run 
We pretty much haven’t stopped working on the coop since the weekend. We were hoping to have them move out then, but things kept coming up. I did most of it with a one year old on my back. She must be heavier than Meredith was at this age, as I don’t remember Meredith making … Continue reading Moving day! 
Eventually we would like to make this treadle feeder for the coop, but for now our goal is to get everything done as quickly as possible, so we have other priorities. Yesterday while Kris worked on the nest boxes and roost, I worked on a quick and cheap feeder. Materials and tools Ice … Continue reading Homemade Bucket Feeder 
Well, the coop is really coming along now. We worked most of the weekend on various things. But it seems that just when we think we’re almost done, we realize there is so much more left to do. We’re hoping to chip away at it this week though and have the older birds out in … Continue reading Coming Along 
The painting is mostly done now. We have all the roost and nest box pieces cut out and painted in the basement too, ready to put it all together. Here’s my goofy kid next to the pop door and windows. The timbers along the bottom will end up the dark brown colour. … Continue reading Painting the coop 
We’ve been taking advantage of the longer days and have done some work in the evenings after Kris is off work. We got the front and back walls done over the weekend. The holes in front are for two slider windows I got for $5 each from the thrift store. The hole above the door … Continue reading Busy Days |
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