Happy Harvest Blog
Coop infiltration continued
One hen, the mom of two, had three chicks under her (sleepover!). The other (less intelligent) six were huddled in the box where their mom had taken to sleeping. No mom.
Itty bitty bantam eggs
I notice that they shift some nesting material and the plastic eggs from box to box; H.W. reiterates wish for a night-vision chicken cam. “What do they DO in there when no-one’s looking?”
Happy shady chickens
They have nearly zero impact on their surroundings, being so small. They hardly eat any feed when they eat veg all day. Low cost. Very low maintenance. And low compensation. So they better be low cost, the little freeloaders.
Shady chickens
They are still in the first, big coop, but we moved them to the edge of the field to give them more shade. It's working. They are spending more of the day outside.
Mini Coop’r
I’d been holding out for getting some steel to put a roof on the mini coop because I really wanted to make the roof/access significantly lighter. But then, Arthur came through, and the first coop endured the storm without a hint of difficulty or damage.
Chicken Journal
These chickens are adorable. Fluffy, cute, very sweet, gentle and quiet chickens, slow, in more ways than one. They border very closely on lazy.
Coop II, the Mini Coop’r
I added a chicken-spying window so we can peek in at them without lifting the lid. I put one on the original coop too. HW loves it. “Hey in there! Whatcha doing? Roosting? That’s right, I see you!”
Chicken arrival
All ready to release the birds into their new home! Excited, we carried the box of birds up from the car and put it on the floor inside the coop. Reached in to open the flaps, waiting for the heads to pop up, and... nothing.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
Bite size.
