this past thursday night chris and i taught another backyard chicken workshop.
the second part of the workshop was today where people came to our backyard to see our little operation.
yesterday chris put up a few yew branches for the hens to roost on.
they love to get up onto things.
the flat roof of the hen-house is a nice landing place for them. however they also poop all over it and it looks a bit gross.
i would have loved to put a living roof on top but they would have destroyed it. especially since most nights they like to sleep up there.
i had chris make a little lip all around the top so we could fill it with straw.
now they have a nice place to rest and it looks a lot nicer.
until we can replace that window on the shed i am going to try to fill the openings with plants, similar to a living pallet wall.
i also made another hanging planter for right outside the coop.
those planters are a bit addictive.
i have a few pieces of pottery set aside to turn into more planters today.
i would love one in my bathroom, above the kitchen sink and my front porch i think is in need of a little cluster of them.
in other news it is raining!! yippee!
it is supposed to rain all day into tomorrow.
i can hear my garden singing for joy.
i have been waiting for a cozy rainy day.
curried lentil soup is on the stove, a batch of granola is in the oven and there will be roasted chicken for dinner.
happy sunday friends! xo
Dawn Suzette says
Neat to see the yew branches used for them to roost. We are just in the process of raising our baby chicks and giving the old shed outback (that was a coop over 50 years ago) a makeover to house chickens once again. Such a fun little adventure we are starting!
Thanks for sharing.
denise says
Hi Amy – how old are your chickens? their coop is lovely.
admin says
hi denise, the girls are a year old.