tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75840117257582343342024-03-13T09:49:50.153-05:00Chuồng GàChuồng Gà is Vietnamese for fowl house or hen coop, in honor of Sarah's heritage.G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-89508988901512557042011-07-21T21:40:00.002-05:002011-07-21T21:45:59.217-05:00Some free-range fun from last night.Only three eggs today. I sure hope this heat subsides soon. It was more than 100º in the coop today.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdRnNnlHjw03unPIAsniPoiWL8XbXH1j1lA2XBqNPZkKWGDi7QNJilNXYm5EQKylTYa1qGi2_gAVZmgJaTig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSAHY7zi7DB-g0uX9Gm-nBN_9-nQMUi-6lQcDkNCzaYaEd4mozPmUGDzuJlhEXafqm16foep2U8GLA6V30eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-89391557479402669212011-07-20T16:40:00.004-05:002011-07-20T16:48:46.139-05:00A five-egg day.Found four eggs around lunch time today and one more after I got home from work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgvRLYy9ZK4hRdtHpIJCHycctGLhLSqc3ar4svb8DgaMNNN6JNAYUnNa1czq4izOGD0a6S1_A0YhFgAXAyeE7AiCl7VqAhUDtDYG-qy2jRsZRXQwJbzcUwgUkumaKcZQSMJAegdNsE1V7/s1600/Photo0405.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgvRLYy9ZK4hRdtHpIJCHycctGLhLSqc3ar4svb8DgaMNNN6JNAYUnNa1czq4izOGD0a6S1_A0YhFgAXAyeE7AiCl7VqAhUDtDYG-qy2jRsZRXQwJbzcUwgUkumaKcZQSMJAegdNsE1V7/s400/Photo0405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631552938528093186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The five eggs from today. Three of them, including the baby egg were in the nest boxes, one was on the floor in front of the roosts and one was in the usual spot on the floor behind the feeder.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIWhhxiXrj1ixjoB1ddjJTZP0_08idWiv_Y4pNZn2LnoOptDMa3gqRh5O6LWtAcDXooFzMNSRzJV-YIgqbEmMs7eC6m_gFIiVxvSEJzz1D9TkT77YFshJhmUws_cx07ErHz4Nz7zrd49x/s1600/Photo0406.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIWhhxiXrj1ixjoB1ddjJTZP0_08idWiv_Y4pNZn2LnoOptDMa3gqRh5O6LWtAcDXooFzMNSRzJV-YIgqbEmMs7eC6m_gFIiVxvSEJzz1D9TkT77YFshJhmUws_cx07ErHz4Nz7zrd49x/s400/Photo0406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631553456030753282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Today's eggs with a quarter and a store-bought medium egg for size comparison.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-48356370634098287282011-07-19T19:55:00.003-05:002011-07-19T20:18:49.486-05:00A little egg update and some new videos.We gotten a total of 15 eggs so far, with yesterday's total of 3 being the most in a day so far. I'm sure the heat isn't helping the others start with their egg production. Despite it still being 95º this evening, Sarah and I spent a little time outside with the chickens as they free-ranged. Oh, and I got a screen door added to the coop on Sunday so I can give the coop a little more ventilation during the day, since 100º is in the forecast this week.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HlJ6Yj682UagZDC2Fys8VXrIorArDUO368QdR_xItISbSd5G34Kng6ttNuZJhzsw7d5HLCRwVXd8Jd6_nHhiUoGvDlhBVRdyxMYuyA_XzegCcWXui6BjX4i5Coaa7FGI4sjfk-UD8yEK/s1600/Photo0404.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HlJ6Yj682UagZDC2Fys8VXrIorArDUO368QdR_xItISbSd5G34Kng6ttNuZJhzsw7d5HLCRwVXd8Jd6_nHhiUoGvDlhBVRdyxMYuyA_XzegCcWXui6BjX4i5Coaa7FGI4sjfk-UD8yEK/s400/Photo0404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631234779289465490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEhDOC7KmDKL6OH8nR6uESDQHm2yeKLC5T9tZD3px-iw8NhzRQJP4IgMNPXxcQWhq33PNZ2z_kBU-nwiT96Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Mr. Cogburn thinks he's the King Cock.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxd8yOZM_XS0qDSAe40m6COsE4zwmvcul1jGITb_edUsqUoxnv5MRxCW1gkj7w9KFEfyw23EKzqkx8umvWTJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sarah taking it easy as the chickens feed around her.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-54978246032122077332011-07-11T20:59:00.005-05:002011-07-11T21:30:00.710-05:00The first eggs have arrived!I've been keeping an eye on the nest boxes in the morning, but don't always peak around the corner where the feeder and waterer are hanging. I went back there this evening to shake the feeder and voilà, there were two brown eggs in the back of the coop. They should be from the Golden Comets, which they say can start laying around 18 weeks. Today is exactly 18 weeks since the chicks were shipped. Being the first ones, they're kind of small, but should get to be large eggs in time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4MMLiM7aPdZNdKKykUI2TwiFL6UvN6ny8BzJTKFdj4xi_ZSXHY7GfLhiZg8uBkB1Zt3k_5F8nPEVeF5iERoxhmgJhoZex93zwEKtcPgsMOMYua1_5ecnyxubnqfYHnzyl_HQ39Wtdhcs/s1600/Photo0381.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4MMLiM7aPdZNdKKykUI2TwiFL6UvN6ny8BzJTKFdj4xi_ZSXHY7GfLhiZg8uBkB1Zt3k_5F8nPEVeF5iERoxhmgJhoZex93zwEKtcPgsMOMYua1_5ecnyxubnqfYHnzyl_HQ39Wtdhcs/s400/Photo0381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628283279253268258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The spot on the floor where I found them.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU9aUFjgCX0pi7behD9_T7QYr1nkn4FPsyA82g4Lpbxf9AqVvmIxO9DlaoKHUI2rxGXMlAiT6_YN7UryI_LlXM-tnxVMyzu44vffdxwd61sf1_BZT9MiZs0XNJth2DYq5rdbUaxPXJDvF/s1600/Photo0382.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU9aUFjgCX0pi7behD9_T7QYr1nkn4FPsyA82g4Lpbxf9AqVvmIxO9DlaoKHUI2rxGXMlAiT6_YN7UryI_LlXM-tnxVMyzu44vffdxwd61sf1_BZT9MiZs0XNJth2DYq5rdbUaxPXJDvF/s400/Photo0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628282766816163474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsWeSh0P0sMclmwFqCUT6Pv1hE7VQBuS67S9MLeJUH_oVHva8K_AQfaRvkBYphIfj_Hlg_eRgwQ12fkngtTtfxnvW7PNd8dQxMQsiq8e8RXpnuB4H6rkagpH2NsJe5RkYrSdAoFbWJVaY/s1600/DSC_2604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsWeSh0P0sMclmwFqCUT6Pv1hE7VQBuS67S9MLeJUH_oVHva8K_AQfaRvkBYphIfj_Hlg_eRgwQ12fkngtTtfxnvW7PNd8dQxMQsiq8e8RXpnuB4H6rkagpH2NsJe5RkYrSdAoFbWJVaY/s400/DSC_2604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628282453238241842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Compared to a large white egg we had in the fridge.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbaLqzPU0pK2OMnpO2tKdAFNo-kSWjcBxqvrt3TbNUZtQnkPT-1tiiVs3WtTLZsXwWVA0sUbw4w8LSREtUXi-seb7UocyEmG6CxhQ3sMd73Qt0Jgf1Mv_oLkiXodVG8xaYdK9_lPrrema/s1600/DSC_2605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbaLqzPU0pK2OMnpO2tKdAFNo-kSWjcBxqvrt3TbNUZtQnkPT-1tiiVs3WtTLZsXwWVA0sUbw4w8LSREtUXi-seb7UocyEmG6CxhQ3sMd73Qt0Jgf1Mv_oLkiXodVG8xaYdK9_lPrrema/s400/DSC_2605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628282457731669938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Next to a few large white eggs.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-56679051439640106242011-07-05T22:48:00.002-05:002011-07-05T22:53:51.787-05:00Lost one of the Brown Leghorns tonight.I always let the dogs out and bring them in prior to letting the chickens free-range in the evening. When I let them out tonight, I didn't know two leghorns had flown over the run. When I let the dogs back in, I noticed some feathers in the water bowl after Jack, our Lhasa Apso mix, got a drink. Yep, found one of the leghorns in the backyard by the corner of the deck. Another had flown over the yard fence to escape. She stuck close to the coop after coming back in. Only 3 white egg layers now.G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-35280586248570762882011-06-26T20:21:00.003-05:002011-06-26T20:59:45.602-05:00Perch added to nest boxes.I added the perch to the front of the nest boxes today to make it easier to get in and out of the boxes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNgDq-BLp0KXbnLqIVzpbI05a1vrBI4JD-Cv7k0hVRJgdY0FtlFZtOktz-UkhQeosEYltUGBpMJ6C_-FXsB8XGMRyRvoAd9nDJ8DMGHerKezZX4nX0q2K4Exmg4S5YWfEvwJTHa-QSP-/s1600/Photo0368.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNgDq-BLp0KXbnLqIVzpbI05a1vrBI4JD-Cv7k0hVRJgdY0FtlFZtOktz-UkhQeosEYltUGBpMJ6C_-FXsB8XGMRyRvoAd9nDJ8DMGHerKezZX4nX0q2K4Exmg4S5YWfEvwJTHa-QSP-/s400/Photo0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622713063901641954" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-1643454324356668882011-06-25T19:19:00.003-05:002011-06-25T19:48:27.594-05:00The nest boxes are in. Let the egg laying begin.The chickens will be 16-weeks-old tomorrow, so I figured I better get some nest boxes in before they start laying and get in the habit of laying them on the floor. Although, if they feel like laying on the floor, the boxes won't matter. Chickens have a mind of their own. I think they turned out pretty good, but I just about screwed up and couldn't get the assembled unit into the part of the coop where I installed it. One of those "Oh Sh#&" moments.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8ILZndxSXH6GTxo_gBfNuwTQjWTiUzTRcplRvmzhd405Hy0E7iO-274FQ4maN4c82HGdALaX_vHCHD5I-07NGzG9-7aH5J-n8S1unG-ZhKHMccBc3zv0jaw_0Fo3-Vn-aGoCaqYLBsBP/s1600/Photo0357.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8ILZndxSXH6GTxo_gBfNuwTQjWTiUzTRcplRvmzhd405Hy0E7iO-274FQ4maN4c82HGdALaX_vHCHD5I-07NGzG9-7aH5J-n8S1unG-ZhKHMccBc3zv0jaw_0Fo3-Vn-aGoCaqYLBsBP/s400/Photo0357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317819434770610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">It was threatening rain today, so I worked on the covered front porch.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXw9UfMnA2dP4dQsOjFddadgy1axjjsDZqOcXnKC0G6bj0YZesirmLhG-UAmWOgUitHq2CSzB0mczj0ExX5ZGD_oCk8JsNjOEfgcYov1nm7pRb5It_FdlrK71TM4ZOt02G3HLtyDzdfXL/s1600/Photo0358.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXw9UfMnA2dP4dQsOjFddadgy1axjjsDZqOcXnKC0G6bj0YZesirmLhG-UAmWOgUitHq2CSzB0mczj0ExX5ZGD_oCk8JsNjOEfgcYov1nm7pRb5It_FdlrK71TM4ZOt02G3HLtyDzdfXL/s400/Photo0358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317654985269474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I used 1/2-inch plywood for the bottom, sides and back.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VmSMslfW4GGSRU_wPB8i-63t3KINggcgd-HPme1RSmy2I4WmS1o0Qq-91JltDWwu01QqewP5n9lhmIwb2bpCFUqWniAC9Y-UKDO5f2gzYiWjSjpyzv5XKVjtNH-OkPh5QenRYqDvtWsq/s1600/Photo0359.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VmSMslfW4GGSRU_wPB8i-63t3KINggcgd-HPme1RSmy2I4WmS1o0Qq-91JltDWwu01QqewP5n9lhmIwb2bpCFUqWniAC9Y-UKDO5f2gzYiWjSjpyzv5XKVjtNH-OkPh5QenRYqDvtWsq/s400/Photo0359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317649577120418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Here's the tight fit. If I hadn't been able to get it in, I could have removed a couple of the strips holding the chicken wire on, and it would have went in for sure.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrRsrbKBhiQjvjgdaV0vTekdDCqYPQfdVRmBOW4CIg3yyMNTc6lz3xrr8FyLr1RJkApYTLvmdS_YVTaUtNdBmzOtbzwIjSWfTgle7zgPuOiYvNfcPKKlSWBF4a27lvewiOSqxAPDG6rhw/s1600/Photo0360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrRsrbKBhiQjvjgdaV0vTekdDCqYPQfdVRmBOW4CIg3yyMNTc6lz3xrr8FyLr1RJkApYTLvmdS_YVTaUtNdBmzOtbzwIjSWfTgle7zgPuOiYvNfcPKKlSWBF4a27lvewiOSqxAPDG6rhw/s400/Photo0360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317642026494274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Adding the partitions to make three separate boxes. I used the same thin plywood for the partitions, the roof and the front lip, that I used on the inside walls of the coop.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPh1ZQtWrO43JOf63GQZwJ1ZxLlP33FSzRusSXFQuSn6HneqLWp0p7LFsTaaN1hjyb7vWq3T8vuUdfpe7eYaH4z-TR6AEoW9rAfcUcvvw1pQlivd-3qWaBN0MDPOmL3u6fPAmxA_axiF7/s1600/Photo0362.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPh1ZQtWrO43JOf63GQZwJ1ZxLlP33FSzRusSXFQuSn6HneqLWp0p7LFsTaaN1hjyb7vWq3T8vuUdfpe7eYaH4z-TR6AEoW9rAfcUcvvw1pQlivd-3qWaBN0MDPOmL3u6fPAmxA_axiF7/s400/Photo0362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317641665981810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Next the roof.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdejIm-QKJR4pKfYzQTPWy80XKZlZCkJT9iohnOX1JqyRsAvizGgqiEPOHwuj6EqRHLMvxPtMbwO4RP2QGS4rSX6tPR16al6pMOTH3Y0e5HBja-mC-TVDbQbCtYRno9TfGcnhmvEK-nsWi/s1600/Photo0363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdejIm-QKJR4pKfYzQTPWy80XKZlZCkJT9iohnOX1JqyRsAvizGgqiEPOHwuj6EqRHLMvxPtMbwO4RP2QGS4rSX6tPR16al6pMOTH3Y0e5HBja-mC-TVDbQbCtYRno9TfGcnhmvEK-nsWi/s400/Photo0363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622317640107341202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The finished product. Although, I will add some type of perch in front to make it easier for them to get in and out.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-14265110221866640632011-06-24T21:46:00.002-05:002011-06-24T22:00:48.852-05:00A little quality free-range time with the girls and guy.The family is out of town, so I spent the evening with the chickens after cutting grass. Caught Mr. Cogburn crowing a couple times and a Barred Rock pecking my toes in this video.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dynx6q-eiLOLiLltDqWjll8dWt58lyvCNpP0vnH_KfpxgoVfTjAc2tLIGbbpZGa99bIv_ozp1JVmzk477jG-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-63579519275834347012011-06-19T17:34:00.005-05:002011-06-25T23:40:17.881-05:00Our sales flyer.I commissioned Isaac to use his artistic ability to come up with some illustrations for a sales flyer that I'll take to the office and give to anyone else interested in purchasing eggs once they start laying. He did Foghorn Leghorn and drew a rendition of our coop. I printed out the sales info and we're ready to start selling.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOmaAn-6sV7p_LCVyr4LFtN4HNK9Yxd5famZ21pQuOwkFlZVS8hkPrnzg_cizOE87Sx3ZPHMsDxCMHxSAeABcqKFJaU7m_KLhEtmIyK5-nHhyphenhyphenwZGQ5ANovvw-RZS9yJ8aY8r0UZYnHp2A/s1600/Photo0350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOmaAn-6sV7p_LCVyr4LFtN4HNK9Yxd5famZ21pQuOwkFlZVS8hkPrnzg_cizOE87Sx3ZPHMsDxCMHxSAeABcqKFJaU7m_KLhEtmIyK5-nHhyphenhyphenwZGQ5ANovvw-RZS9yJ8aY8r0UZYnHp2A/s400/Photo0350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620065299866575682" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-38709695699249694682011-06-18T09:57:00.009-05:002011-06-24T21:46:47.645-05:00The girls have started free-ranging.About all I've done on the coop recently is painting the outside. The red is all finished except the clerestory wall. I've primed all the fascia boards white and need to get white stain on them too. Once I finish painting the trim boards, I'll get the trim pieces on and some hardware cloth over the windows. Meanwhile, here's some recent photos and videos of the girls and guy. Since they're now used to their coop and know where their secure roost area is, I've started letting them out of the run into the fenced portion of the backyard to free-range for a couple of hours in the evenings. Close to 8 p.m., most of them head for the coop and any that don't are easily run in with just a little encouragement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoBkUMuCg9faFGySbSlKI74Y3ucTAyTOmuSGQGHFs8YWP-R3IRbiJciL3ZFBdoba04iF0P9I7v-EM6gbX4bBzcvs1ujeUDU1K6LIapbUYtM3Y7BSqmlQn48t7WeuTKL3WAdvFDAWCbqHe/s1600/Photo0314.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoBkUMuCg9faFGySbSlKI74Y3ucTAyTOmuSGQGHFs8YWP-R3IRbiJciL3ZFBdoba04iF0P9I7v-EM6gbX4bBzcvs1ujeUDU1K6LIapbUYtM3Y7BSqmlQn48t7WeuTKL3WAdvFDAWCbqHe/s400/Photo0314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619575982558188082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">6/11/11 - Enjoying some leftover watermelon. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ80FuFBAjkV9vcj2XALI9iynqwIoW57n-uZHpVSloaR6ThZPdSdPzQYt0hJEU-hjljjC9pwco35T12dnHhqngER7y2NArxoVspWylxM7K1TFv38dU3ik88nLtoi66IsyprVMRSOnqX8lH/s1600/Photo0315.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ80FuFBAjkV9vcj2XALI9iynqwIoW57n-uZHpVSloaR6ThZPdSdPzQYt0hJEU-hjljjC9pwco35T12dnHhqngER7y2NArxoVspWylxM7K1TFv38dU3ik88nLtoi66IsyprVMRSOnqX8lH/s400/Photo0315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619575978166599026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEngPTnSIocDdcOnRfsm5rKo_IIgjHnArvBb5Vl9didvwSfZkrLg5DAIhRUqu8Qszl0C1QhQCO7s1dwPA_wmezEw5p0rVMNe8tFReHMITWsM-IcOJCTvsLUOGuR2Acp4TNvB9OczJ-UlBn/s1600/Photo0309.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEngPTnSIocDdcOnRfsm5rKo_IIgjHnArvBb5Vl9didvwSfZkrLg5DAIhRUqu8Qszl0C1QhQCO7s1dwPA_wmezEw5p0rVMNe8tFReHMITWsM-IcOJCTvsLUOGuR2Acp4TNvB9OczJ-UlBn/s400/Photo0309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619579576664825218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">6/6/11 - The first evening I let them free-range. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMfgS6J9gBYb2UaJPlY4tuW8W6jAC-LvL8mwdBx4_WCFmrdeRdc5eSfdbNxvzE9D0uqSHGsXp1yG0sOGnT_tkatR3v_vklIN76hdNJBjTMQkN8YxY5XeSOoWwVmnf9aoSMrqurN-5zgT7/s1600/Photo0312.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMfgS6J9gBYb2UaJPlY4tuW8W6jAC-LvL8mwdBx4_WCFmrdeRdc5eSfdbNxvzE9D0uqSHGsXp1yG0sOGnT_tkatR3v_vklIN76hdNJBjTMQkN8YxY5XeSOoWwVmnf9aoSMrqurN-5zgT7/s400/Photo0312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619579569570310530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sC1s6dl0mZSK1aVV342xXloRxiqKudpxfc3rcbRVd4K6yhCkAoCfeP2s6ToGyFHrq9mkhEzWU0WWqYzV2u0huqdtKztakrmCqE6hrGlDYOL4IYGMQpbs76bQdbUqOXyQev5IGrs1O1eL/s1600/Photo0313.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sC1s6dl0mZSK1aVV342xXloRxiqKudpxfc3rcbRVd4K6yhCkAoCfeP2s6ToGyFHrq9mkhEzWU0WWqYzV2u0huqdtKztakrmCqE6hrGlDYOL4IYGMQpbs76bQdbUqOXyQev5IGrs1O1eL/s400/Photo0313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619579566073148242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">6/9/11 - They're getting a little braver, venturing onto the tree that I still need to cut up.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZqS0NyKUIW_FBCBMl67eQnespcIcUv02SM608BzOa0poCKg4Tys_iSMt8wzEXxF3Gmg_1tc2MDcyBejMUF5fHgBWjUL-d-uqP284K7H92xlhd3HI36nhzgimKxuoNZe33DJ7_wAvRtvg/s1600/Photo0317.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZqS0NyKUIW_FBCBMl67eQnespcIcUv02SM608BzOa0poCKg4Tys_iSMt8wzEXxF3Gmg_1tc2MDcyBejMUF5fHgBWjUL-d-uqP284K7H92xlhd3HI36nhzgimKxuoNZe33DJ7_wAvRtvg/s400/Photo0317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619576299271805410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">6/12/11 - Since letting the chickens free-range in the evening, one Brown Leghorn has flown up on the fence around the backyard, but none of them have flown out yet. When she took off from here, she touched the top of the run fence with her feet and then landed inside the run.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I4ZArcfg-kTXRWNEw0yXNg5J-xcuOcsiVcjTVNvRNiKy1GP9tA40gdIA1WIv1bTrc7mFMlMIMfrefionDsrC025i16861M08CXsoYtggMnxQEyWrAT0PgL_wrTIlLNqCINoGBjRRcLsz/s1600/Photo0330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I4ZArcfg-kTXRWNEw0yXNg5J-xcuOcsiVcjTVNvRNiKy1GP9tA40gdIA1WIv1bTrc7mFMlMIMfrefionDsrC025i16861M08CXsoYtggMnxQEyWrAT0PgL_wrTIlLNqCINoGBjRRcLsz/s400/Photo0330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619579555929904066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">6/16/11 - They like eating the walnut leaves. I hope they're not bad for them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEbZmKRYLAmydELqxb7T5QK9-BEDo9cl60-7NCngG4NMuC0VzgpmO16x-xPSRvbyS_dRwiQ0tnxz2fYKQbEg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />6/6/11 - This was the first time I let the chickens out of the run to<br />free-range in the evening.<br /><br /><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxsH7NVghrJz-175N2GJPa59_ejh2QoYbQa5Io6u6zs4i4tIwVua7s5BnZ7kOkQFr8km_QgJbfUt3532gAmkw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">6/18/11 - This is the chicken eating the Dobsonfly.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-19243071348953663962011-05-31T15:35:00.003-05:002011-05-31T15:54:27.878-05:00All-you-can-eat buffet.I was able to collect a bag of Cicadas today for the chickens. Sarah enjoys throwing the Cicadas to the chickens and that adds up to some fun times in the coop.<br /><br />Here's some more info on the current <a href="http://flyfishingarkansasandmissouri.yuku.com/topic/7074/2011-Cicada-Hatch">Cicada hatch</a>.<br /><br /><br />This first video is the bag of Cicadas.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='321' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOwT3bqjS0jAlC1N_dBefQsjP9WrzP1RaV8PhxyboqD6srhS7OLfBnn_RyydOqFe-Bp20J_001NnUN4XLc1g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />And here's Sarah feeding the chickens.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dys_jTybuPP16XQn3katV6erUrYPU3qWbUqTWhvYvOGyo2IcnGH2xSG9rbO2AXE3NI5-0-72sl8fNNI-vkfow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-82399472856736179042011-05-25T20:30:00.005-05:002011-05-25T20:55:47.838-05:00A few of the chickens have discovered the roosts.When I went to close the pop door this evening, I discovered Mr. Cogburn on the top roost with one of the Brown Leghorn ladies. Another Brown Leghorn and a Golden Comet also checked out the perches. Most of the them still huddled in the corner though.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit18Y2x49Q2l4FobLUE7PYysnPHs0MEFadV8Jd-e6DxOrvEkup-eFH776zmDnJDAcW_cyi9key20I-MCgLyn94yvIjXterI3IcLSlWVWNIfJM7SJ4Af0UWiQNE6YdznkZfJP-m2z8T6mVr/s1600/DSC_2037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit18Y2x49Q2l4FobLUE7PYysnPHs0MEFadV8Jd-e6DxOrvEkup-eFH776zmDnJDAcW_cyi9key20I-MCgLyn94yvIjXterI3IcLSlWVWNIfJM7SJ4Af0UWiQNE6YdznkZfJP-m2z8T6mVr/s400/DSC_2037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610833632029628674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Surprise!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv8wE8edsTFOOxq7HfwyoNVPfm6ziDJahAPSKLfgzwJxm1065S-Y-NN624Qso7ljP04aKGaUTF1DBbmDoekrxHDU0pV_cuWOaad5xaeYp9-CjVbAXGn2tOPdZjTsuJCaZeDce064oKslV/s1600/DSC_2041.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8_YoYIfi_cBJu99bLOLv5l33NBn1FaxeccE8lrC6Prm3iy0jTc8KQiKrKhp1KyRMlHxnqwsdBZ75Vr2gqhTsL-zSi8WY9XTzcrDbgxrkRivm00-Vdf_TWD9U2aKiGv8_DHc_fnjqCNr5/s400/DSC_2052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610833259067692738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Mr. Cogburn along with another Brown Leghorn and a Golden Comet.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpDPzdawlziq1Y2LGQmyGiF36WmdjuCtw8mH44ZC_bTaVAnLiriF4wftPflONfNCJ0NtBrWZDtgCWaET1qcHHtz3X2SUnmnFwoMDtgzk7CKdfUDjl2MsnL1mRSqqZiV0w9eBWKZZJYDli/s1600/DSC_2056.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpDPzdawlziq1Y2LGQmyGiF36WmdjuCtw8mH44ZC_bTaVAnLiriF4wftPflONfNCJ0NtBrWZDtgCWaET1qcHHtz3X2SUnmnFwoMDtgzk7CKdfUDjl2MsnL1mRSqqZiV0w9eBWKZZJYDli/s400/DSC_2056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610833253478941490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnmSrzqHaMqJCosCey6JJNjiaFuydU_Bz9GFGEpsAjhfE2d-xwOtoocH-ITkpIX1EIV-vutDrB9NqxMB_9gLzV3pr3hO0AMiEGoPStK3CVz6aa_QS-Gq4AcU0GUnGlyWcdLUDJrqpFmLW/s1600/DSC_2061.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1RYvxHurroS5UanYzR0-z-XL3lGMmPdHREijoqopmD-Mt-7SQgm-ukjP2DE7jyEAfC8BTCQOaY-WAvZHiGiNTeTsb5SkZ7VMP0naCvqwAa0NXQFo3vCIKSa0wOruwrmaNdlDhW5DuYRJ/s400/DSC_2077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610832175541364114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Another Brown Leghorn checks out the lower roost.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7FF8yCAJGT1mL9BMmVwm6RkmkYaln1-RlT8P5vos8TpS7ZCYgBNV5arzBVnO04P4vmWPQsCa2ZH_-ADXtYkhA3B3hlPs8e08lYW1H98CPPVMCB2WFit1Lg_i2G-cUa-9qcy38iGNpieY/s1600/DSC_2090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7FF8yCAJGT1mL9BMmVwm6RkmkYaln1-RlT8P5vos8TpS7ZCYgBNV5arzBVnO04P4vmWPQsCa2ZH_-ADXtYkhA3B3hlPs8e08lYW1H98CPPVMCB2WFit1Lg_i2G-cUa-9qcy38iGNpieY/s400/DSC_2090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610832166121318562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPrunOmajhuQvAnhe_WxvwotvYl1Eu6h604-8Cm1djYUqkxlXmWdknWknARGLO7n_svo37fnorEcQbmp0JoagN3QYrwX-mSnB4HE5rGR4E7Rzg6TX5oVLuSi1c-_7TN5kt84mCdrmXGl4/s1600/DSC_2094.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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This evening after work, I got the coop entry door installed, so Isaac helped me take the chicks out to their run again. Rain was in the forecast, so I added a tarp to the top of the run to shed some of the water and to provide shade when it warms up again. As dusk approached, Kelly and I moved the girls and guy inside the coop so they could get used to it before bedtime. The door is on, but I don't have hardware cloth over the windows, so hopefully nothing attempts to climb in a window before I make them more predator-proof.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxTnYeUpO-4fa38697bwLK2-qvkbzICyFi1jd3Z4j7_XTpWHF8_QY-PmfJJPugMqPDtfviA9wXQ_DKI3mko1fTwKHPs9dktwPIB1dZgmWqo-bKjtdu5XYjfXA-TSEdeL866HG2VfvUBiq/s1600/Photo0237.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxTnYeUpO-4fa38697bwLK2-qvkbzICyFi1jd3Z4j7_XTpWHF8_QY-PmfJJPugMqPDtfviA9wXQ_DKI3mko1fTwKHPs9dktwPIB1dZgmWqo-bKjtdu5XYjfXA-TSEdeL866HG2VfvUBiq/s400/Photo0237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606391153713335794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">5/12/11-The chicks try out the run for the first time since attaching it to the coop.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Lw_qhS8xBt7_ynxGyvYWW52MT-rL7VtRZsPMvkO8xkr0durlLrPx9nvohE2YHAJFsjk6OtV-yhfx8jkW40bM2Q1pWcFVWxZPCVxtQlXxwHYvqMtGMeny5nKB0vtmP_5Jj4wynw87uXiE/s1600/Photo0238.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcYAo5Y7nKXd36mY8STsASq2LAMr9Xo9j2Y1M413ngcjKNk71r-B2Hj7SJ9DS12c-dLxDEI9Am9jcYo97trPVtRH6ZV9HGtOd2p4j0M7rjj56AJwnMAs6vZr4LbIEj9GyFBbs-NLvr9gP/s400/Photo0242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606388070650094066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg8uZEaSqe0JADNwQUe5Z9q-R7h_PQJ8T4huTxuFtxktaHn3NLEOhJxYOGKwKARxhy1AoAwc3zk9_qElQBBvhnXtPFgfmwQIofc4qVaJnCTP4XD_bTcJXZbdEBNfhCxmjukNNJekjbNsW/s1600/Photo0247.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg8uZEaSqe0JADNwQUe5Z9q-R7h_PQJ8T4huTxuFtxktaHn3NLEOhJxYOGKwKARxhy1AoAwc3zk9_qElQBBvhnXtPFgfmwQIofc4qVaJnCTP4XD_bTcJXZbdEBNfhCxmjukNNJekjbNsW/s400/Photo0247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606388066520784530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">5/13/11-I put the tarp on the run before moving the chicks out there today. As soon as I got ready to start on the entry door, it started raining.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbt6-ApmCQ23I7qy8r66zgpyt3j2Qk8TIYTcOE4NaQ-s2nWsvwrStfK0WrgNf8ku5pkCR4aftPVdRZQQvsjzMR88upySwxWa9BLyYkB0J2CvpaXVTiRbY7GmzYPo2QDHrwxyFUwF3gjPF/s1600/Photo0248.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbt6-ApmCQ23I7qy8r66zgpyt3j2Qk8TIYTcOE4NaQ-s2nWsvwrStfK0WrgNf8ku5pkCR4aftPVdRZQQvsjzMR88upySwxWa9BLyYkB0J2CvpaXVTiRbY7GmzYPo2QDHrwxyFUwF3gjPF/s400/Photo0248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606387648757561986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUQkCi_D5pOU5jORRTAvb79sKh2o86rnv-9CGO0fa8daj9P2Vo2UVU4C6qYdP3mVeJ0rbzl0j9T_aaS6py_yyqRcvIPYX36hIg5NPj7hvv_HigXeCANLOqsK1Ok7E6Z5rGzJpnHSHyhnb/s1600/Photo0249.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUQkCi_D5pOU5jORRTAvb79sKh2o86rnv-9CGO0fa8daj9P2Vo2UVU4C6qYdP3mVeJ0rbzl0j9T_aaS6py_yyqRcvIPYX36hIg5NPj7hvv_HigXeCANLOqsK1Ok7E6Z5rGzJpnHSHyhnb/s400/Photo0249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606387642468990978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">While I was working on the entry door, a Brown Leghorn was the first to come in to check out the new digs. This was before I place the step outside the door to help them up. The funny thing is, of the three breeds we have, the Leghorns are supposed to be the most skittish, but that didn't stop her from investigating.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOjRf73R7cLpCvK0mnRcaPi4cZl0FUirXv4pOAqSQDwo5gbZjQrGKrJ84tABcfuUL1TZF4oEiAyg987qbwl1LEs8MWnvaHyqzuzJnmxfJgs0K3l_ore74ux4WH0ZvlEBkXvS-JiZ5wf50/s1600/Photo0252.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOjRf73R7cLpCvK0mnRcaPi4cZl0FUirXv4pOAqSQDwo5gbZjQrGKrJ84tABcfuUL1TZF4oEiAyg987qbwl1LEs8MWnvaHyqzuzJnmxfJgs0K3l_ore74ux4WH0ZvlEBkXvS-JiZ5wf50/s400/Photo0252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606387638814749458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The Brown Leghorn checks out the inside as another one looks on.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxUNxbcBsk_-eFC2BfHGvy6MsUlWGEHRuSxgWv8dwulRV8PPqf0VGHpCS3G8FjfrwJ59mxQvqIqb5c7GI1DE8KPdrgeyQBChBbTIO4CsXgcrEM5M3ihdSLiFGdPpey7fUAuANp08NYeZ_/s1600/Photo0256.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxUNxbcBsk_-eFC2BfHGvy6MsUlWGEHRuSxgWv8dwulRV8PPqf0VGHpCS3G8FjfrwJ59mxQvqIqb5c7GI1DE8KPdrgeyQBChBbTIO4CsXgcrEM5M3ihdSLiFGdPpey7fUAuANp08NYeZ_/s400/Photo0256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606387635928996338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The next one to check out the inside was a Barred Plymouth Rock.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK2k4Sm3XypM83_HlHiMwg27-IOWF_yqjGYENFGwtYPl0bXuAkXOwPtekT_twYyHLlU4USny4YwD7-YY4PUsZw7oOgrc1i3OP_mpxKkEW65cuT1NHAOcEYBIf_IYGHJVBarS3t8UL59lc/s1600/Photo0257.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK2k4Sm3XypM83_HlHiMwg27-IOWF_yqjGYENFGwtYPl0bXuAkXOwPtekT_twYyHLlU4USny4YwD7-YY4PUsZw7oOgrc1i3OP_mpxKkEW65cuT1NHAOcEYBIf_IYGHJVBarS3t8UL59lc/s400/Photo0257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606387628088733378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwmw5NT7K2OxYlegkuZP0UkEk0_9sLUtTWxd1mE6BU1tYXVomX3yJiPELAOB59IwtoC4rb9lxF1BI2uoUuoAS9h0_UYHSc0bYmOr8HyAhkCPasVHlRp2e3v30lhJkmo1JmjFH0WpOleDp/s1600/Photo0254.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwmw5NT7K2OxYlegkuZP0UkEk0_9sLUtTWxd1mE6BU1tYXVomX3yJiPELAOB59IwtoC4rb9lxF1BI2uoUuoAS9h0_UYHSc0bYmOr8HyAhkCPasVHlRp2e3v30lhJkmo1JmjFH0WpOleDp/s400/Photo0254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606383688738017986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The door is installed. I liked doing that about as much as I like making rafters. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih75fw3YzE1YFg61zITD4Vy37WRgh5ev5oyYiuXKTxoRsbRTDBFTlITAhabvn3kRJQBXV4Vxl2jSZscCJOR-O79XbcTODXCoKSmZIgieRkfCjQxnAdZCtT3ulZK_TopNmC4KqkLo32aJwE/s1600/Photo0259.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih75fw3YzE1YFg61zITD4Vy37WRgh5ev5oyYiuXKTxoRsbRTDBFTlITAhabvn3kRJQBXV4Vxl2jSZscCJOR-O79XbcTODXCoKSmZIgieRkfCjQxnAdZCtT3ulZK_TopNmC4KqkLo32aJwE/s400/Photo0259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606383685133866210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Kelly visiting with the chicks after the rain stopped.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsvfyFX4Tg_PfKUi_hRWB_yYqms674ThKXQWjEc1qfYd5gMyYQu7Y8JsQsWshLtiyMzHwTwZEk8dn0SJ2j90WHY7_W5AbSYLlAYaXCiN35asRhlVm5okWp2yonHGArMU6v3TYZnnyvg4T/s1600/Photo0260.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsvfyFX4Tg_PfKUi_hRWB_yYqms674ThKXQWjEc1qfYd5gMyYQu7Y8JsQsWshLtiyMzHwTwZEk8dn0SJ2j90WHY7_W5AbSYLlAYaXCiN35asRhlVm5okWp2yonHGArMU6v3TYZnnyvg4T/s400/Photo0260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606383678464753218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-14v04ToFafj6LJ3xTJeLsHpdU_eXuFa1G5YoUQmwsEKhWfOt4L5KI_HsV4ec_0wU4HitnL_hyphenhyphen6FR9iftvS2_MwBvyi1lCpp_0_9ok_ppKCjcSNzDZDRjzwyHuvsBYa2ti5riogkBrTh/s1600/DSC_2015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-14v04ToFafj6LJ3xTJeLsHpdU_eXuFa1G5YoUQmwsEKhWfOt4L5KI_HsV4ec_0wU4HitnL_hyphenhyphen6FR9iftvS2_MwBvyi1lCpp_0_9ok_ppKCjcSNzDZDRjzwyHuvsBYa2ti5riogkBrTh/s400/DSC_2015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606383672820260914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">After locking them all inside, they wanted nothing but to go back out. They all piled up by the pop door.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfXFqzgPzW5QxnA0x0UMV7iu3u6rJaCyRuMrfLlpt1nPaX1A_xcAye41mtTPfc0OY54rAdpVgSDr_VIbLpCBXNYo3lIrARt6QKwA1pt745-AA6S0EFKl6Ao7eq1Uv0EnCJ4TD8qJxw67p/s1600/DSC_2021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfXFqzgPzW5QxnA0x0UMV7iu3u6rJaCyRuMrfLlpt1nPaX1A_xcAye41mtTPfc0OY54rAdpVgSDr_VIbLpCBXNYo3lIrARt6QKwA1pt745-AA6S0EFKl6Ao7eq1Uv0EnCJ4TD8qJxw67p/s400/DSC_2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606383671469688466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I had to force them back into the feed/waterer area so I knew for sure they would find them.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sudKKLXFLCCsHI-ck9ldeICY-1MgXebXZIpkDYL72wjT2gIP9cCNZSn84PXNkvWVtLAzmsYn_o3E7UDd7ayvlCaqg5xztXWfb7xfxNR4bdxgfB1yroKKTZg92w9_qwXTwHot9Q2uvGWK/s1600/DSC_2029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sudKKLXFLCCsHI-ck9ldeICY-1MgXebXZIpkDYL72wjT2gIP9cCNZSn84PXNkvWVtLAzmsYn_o3E7UDd7ayvlCaqg5xztXWfb7xfxNR4bdxgfB1yroKKTZg92w9_qwXTwHot9Q2uvGWK/s400/DSC_2029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606382642138230658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Chickapoo has become quite handsome.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwfkAecSefNgRGKDOE9bA4Ki06p6EwRbOB9ef6FlcamzyyJm0EqteXxJ3JHKy3L3ErZVbn7A9twy5aVedgqleyYUHavbTL2Nsrn3fHPH5_12iTPB89_G7NVD5Yq-LXqb0nHx6vyMUOUf_/s1600/DSC_2030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwfkAecSefNgRGKDOE9bA4Ki06p6EwRbOB9ef6FlcamzyyJm0EqteXxJ3JHKy3L3ErZVbn7A9twy5aVedgqleyYUHavbTL2Nsrn3fHPH5_12iTPB89_G7NVD5Yq-LXqb0nHx6vyMUOUf_/s400/DSC_2030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606382637498420578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiuAn4WyVmha9HAL8z0FuhpJVgza4nd6QhQV_Hdl5dkU-QudhyLF-Hx6DADpo36DMcsluOKAUIU6p0HEuYMMw-z9cSc-AswXnf9LTMhmj2HO5rCGozINQaQkCy-zJkrX_C9GqVOzPY77e/s1600/DSC_2031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiuAn4WyVmha9HAL8z0FuhpJVgza4nd6QhQV_Hdl5dkU-QudhyLF-Hx6DADpo36DMcsluOKAUIU6p0HEuYMMw-z9cSc-AswXnf9LTMhmj2HO5rCGozINQaQkCy-zJkrX_C9GqVOzPY77e/s400/DSC_2031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606382632562213538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Three of the Golden Comets.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxkd2UKsoAOafcUYcdW8b4Bu1UYFbrdRlB2Qq8d2P34R-QSG0SCUrn8k4gryj3TLeP433_l4r3zVysdGBUiGqWnK77v1yeCMJjQeaV_P0SbRh0p56erP9IpDM3m4NPqr7PSCzFlxB55O8/s1600/DSC_2033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxkd2UKsoAOafcUYcdW8b4Bu1UYFbrdRlB2Qq8d2P34R-QSG0SCUrn8k4gryj3TLeP433_l4r3zVysdGBUiGqWnK77v1yeCMJjQeaV_P0SbRh0p56erP9IpDM3m4NPqr7PSCzFlxB55O8/s400/DSC_2033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606382625901732002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4Ho2DcntYhu15lP0x2UKDrmGtDR-la_SeRzgW4qzOEW_hqeSPTuBi5PR8q4vgrsCc6204DBsOEdFEm3uYYGwCHpqGiPUqJxxzXQm16iUcxd-l1aIYQPmtKIzrd2Ngg3bzAzfkstg5OHV/s1600/DSC_2035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4Ho2DcntYhu15lP0x2UKDrmGtDR-la_SeRzgW4qzOEW_hqeSPTuBi5PR8q4vgrsCc6204DBsOEdFEm3uYYGwCHpqGiPUqJxxzXQm16iUcxd-l1aIYQPmtKIzrd2Ngg3bzAzfkstg5OHV/s400/DSC_2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606382621841312578" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-45162040074789270292011-05-10T23:03:00.006-05:002011-05-10T23:43:42.672-05:00About ready to move the girls in.After finishing some smaller items on Sunday, like adding the screen door to the inside wall and installing an opening system on the pop door, I worked on the run yesterday and today. I got the run attached to the coop this evening and might actually get the chickens in there this week. There's still a lot to do though. I need to install the entry door before moving the chickens in, otherwise it won't be very predator proof. The rest of the trim and painting will need to be completed. I need to add more hardware cloth around the base of the run to keep digging predators out. And eventually I will add a roof to the run. And the hens will need nest boxes too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48nnqLEideoZDpZ43Cyiq8hdSOYHoOA4UgSekdKh_IfErBL5HEyMgyT6ndmogWhAXpsfi23Hy44Y0nuzOckU8bq0lZTAbBZN8UcrQQ8qC2fEUfzlMzUBrUDt9AGvCM2PMkjf82mWpd-ac/s1600/Photo0216.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48nnqLEideoZDpZ43Cyiq8hdSOYHoOA4UgSekdKh_IfErBL5HEyMgyT6ndmogWhAXpsfi23Hy44Y0nuzOckU8bq0lZTAbBZN8UcrQQ8qC2fEUfzlMzUBrUDt9AGvCM2PMkjf82mWpd-ac/s400/Photo0216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306956760127570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Another view of the roosts.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPgwy8VMaYxRU-dbUp2nCJwsanyY3WE3hzI4wv7nD_sHnBiGhag2IGrG7kJPVhg3E03ZsrrDiIfIbMfyy2lFobpXuN1p4iERBWCL2GZrbBZwwNGBV_nHCHfTIwdwTwqFq_QMmrmUVxDC3/s1600/Photo0218.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPgwy8VMaYxRU-dbUp2nCJwsanyY3WE3hzI4wv7nD_sHnBiGhag2IGrG7kJPVhg3E03ZsrrDiIfIbMfyy2lFobpXuN1p4iERBWCL2GZrbBZwwNGBV_nHCHfTIwdwTwqFq_QMmrmUVxDC3/s400/Photo0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306808037512418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">My pulley system for opening the pop door. I used a plastic cutting board for the door.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QAGxRdH6W57F9L2-_dakC-zik967WwvbcYf8dNyomWNym0KJSOdE_yvSxr8YBigipatyximu7lyUJ90rSnehivEOyIP8aWMXp7g6I9GtX6lu_TZ8idh72Kly7DdvoV5qEFXEU7wEwyg6/s1600/Photo0219.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QAGxRdH6W57F9L2-_dakC-zik967WwvbcYf8dNyomWNym0KJSOdE_yvSxr8YBigipatyximu7lyUJ90rSnehivEOyIP8aWMXp7g6I9GtX6lu_TZ8idh72Kly7DdvoV5qEFXEU7wEwyg6/s400/Photo0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306799568252866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The end of the rope used to open the pop door.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibC1L8gLlCeVkEaXUkYm2btIZ8Yf0G8g3DMNNPhbai35Af7TPJ_noDOf8ugGctl4zP4Ve7TxLsDV5W8kiMA0yH-2zMpf07ZA51z5ThVTNDByHiH8xpPUfwzLIShjuT-9HHVDA0fZcIe4yI/s1600/Photo0220.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibC1L8gLlCeVkEaXUkYm2btIZ8Yf0G8g3DMNNPhbai35Af7TPJ_noDOf8ugGctl4zP4Ve7TxLsDV5W8kiMA0yH-2zMpf07ZA51z5ThVTNDByHiH8xpPUfwzLIShjuT-9HHVDA0fZcIe4yI/s400/Photo0220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306793861755682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">A view from the roosts of the homemade feeder I made for about half the cost of a factory-made feeder.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4vCr-MyBALvoBF4lKWnJpAsQB0LmRhjHFYlSB817tc82aDHRrXxF5hqyk3FjuHLkAg72_b9AqTWb8mlgWNmpDl-H8wkSJ8j6GH7jdVWsWtaCl2ce06bI950-mqv6B4QgWyUVV7Aw-r5J/s1600/Photo0222.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4vCr-MyBALvoBF4lKWnJpAsQB0LmRhjHFYlSB817tc82aDHRrXxF5hqyk3FjuHLkAg72_b9AqTWb8mlgWNmpDl-H8wkSJ8j6GH7jdVWsWtaCl2ce06bI950-mqv6B4QgWyUVV7Aw-r5J/s400/Photo0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306787819533874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The screen door inside the coop. Yes, it's a mess right now, but it's under construction.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw7W7oc0LaLOHvVgDsMDWnMyTGFoxqP2gAqlXkVG2XQteDLS2NYDuYnuMjI_z-kzUP3ySOYeN6g4WRox92uA25TceKClHKZssBxeRZelUOZyoFovgcfHMaBrrK9sH9F9lrK54rI8KbICu/s1600/Photo0223.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw7W7oc0LaLOHvVgDsMDWnMyTGFoxqP2gAqlXkVG2XQteDLS2NYDuYnuMjI_z-kzUP3ySOYeN6g4WRox92uA25TceKClHKZssBxeRZelUOZyoFovgcfHMaBrrK9sH9F9lrK54rI8KbICu/s400/Photo0223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306779560805458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I dug holes and back filled them with gravel and used leftover pieces of the 4X6 timbers to place the corners of the chainlink panels on.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58078-c4oHyOEEVH6BAjxH4mrHH1MxioAP3AJ2L5NhqeSdcF88OT7ZNTelUWxfjoKoMKx4qyuUkTBrConJqwuzSrGX0xqb57f-fL3taDcMowTdCFwSJgXwcrSFxcjQoXZyxQbopeDjp9c/s1600/Photo0229.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58078-c4oHyOEEVH6BAjxH4mrHH1MxioAP3AJ2L5NhqeSdcF88OT7ZNTelUWxfjoKoMKx4qyuUkTBrConJqwuzSrGX0xqb57f-fL3taDcMowTdCFwSJgXwcrSFxcjQoXZyxQbopeDjp9c/s400/Photo0229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306316576311650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Getting the run positioned. Hardware cloth has been added to the bottom two feet of the run to prevent predators like racoons from reaching through the fence and grabbing a bite to eat. I will also attach hardware cloth to the bottom of the fence and let it lay flat on the ground to prevent digging.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEba62Ad0Ni4qc1FGMJmkVOmpMt8TT4ul1mkeJMxyo8uwbBLfCVDxwiQwNo6CLigZaXD9QsbnghtdOxdHRMie-cWFEkB-m0m2Wkp0dHuGAz2mo3d6Y_T-2jVye_KZI8Ro0JTmLOmqsMdT/s1600/Photo0231.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEba62Ad0Ni4qc1FGMJmkVOmpMt8TT4ul1mkeJMxyo8uwbBLfCVDxwiQwNo6CLigZaXD9QsbnghtdOxdHRMie-cWFEkB-m0m2Wkp0dHuGAz2mo3d6Y_T-2jVye_KZI8Ro0JTmLOmqsMdT/s400/Photo0231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306310463680738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I added the trim to the corner tonight and attached the run.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKrcUbE9_ipG1ndJ_BwRi9yvoDTDojacuCVLHgnjxuWNMJcH03SQEldaT-cpJg5hkjlYz8nla10jhWLcuc_utbnvUFxKshC9KBePSskWM8SfXRZyEAGp1y4dvEkB0fz_DJ51qigwz_hWz/s1600/Photo0232.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKrcUbE9_ipG1ndJ_BwRi9yvoDTDojacuCVLHgnjxuWNMJcH03SQEldaT-cpJg5hkjlYz8nla10jhWLcuc_utbnvUFxKshC9KBePSskWM8SfXRZyEAGp1y4dvEkB0fz_DJ51qigwz_hWz/s400/Photo0232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306306362667442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I wanted to give the girls as much run space as possible, so I bought 12-foot panels on sale, but the coop is only 10-feet wide. So, to keep the run square and not lose any square footage, I fashioned an improvised attachment system for the back corner. A piece of trim will cover the edge of the hardware cloth on the corner of the coop.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1puM6cO2Fi5Jfg8NJzYT4_DpQBqApDma21Pti3F4V881KGjQVqbnOh5ErR-OVbSGBAomr9N-79K5matCvZ3aPpi-T0RRqIJaPUO17PuiF28c4hRs0IblodG34MkU4BxWM9iUiNgjYclaj/s1600/Photo0234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1puM6cO2Fi5Jfg8NJzYT4_DpQBqApDma21Pti3F4V881KGjQVqbnOh5ErR-OVbSGBAomr9N-79K5matCvZ3aPpi-T0RRqIJaPUO17PuiF28c4hRs0IblodG34MkU4BxWM9iUiNgjYclaj/s400/Photo0234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306297058336802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">I sandwiched the other edge of the hardware cloth between two pressure-treated 1X4s and attached the chainlink panel to the 1X4s. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7TistczfDwdKalWnLSR_l1s-0q1NXyFUuWENUT_jOFtUztRgL_NV1UUgjHiilxHw0BLsdwHjq_yf5HEqkDhm4Y4X2AylY19-caCSSVyw4N0GkqTC8bl2AV_Xat-5AI2HJ7FOSWYWoKSC/s1600/Photo0235.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7TistczfDwdKalWnLSR_l1s-0q1NXyFUuWENUT_jOFtUztRgL_NV1UUgjHiilxHw0BLsdwHjq_yf5HEqkDhm4Y4X2AylY19-caCSSVyw4N0GkqTC8bl2AV_Xat-5AI2HJ7FOSWYWoKSC/s400/Photo0235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306291940691362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">A full view of the run.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-1628584571110865132011-05-07T20:46:00.004-05:002011-05-07T21:09:21.216-05:00Roosts are in.They're not the most beautiful things in the world, but I got the roosts in with a poop board underneath. I installed them after covering more of the wall with plywood to the side and back of the roosts. I also worked on the pop door opening, making the bottom more watertight and adding the trim to the outside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_cRaiBfLskty2wj8TytEGAD6j_FLUGJ-CVsw7t35YlJBlhtAZEOTZ-qDN0-1I8zuhSPVqOCMuy6JJoLnCbtM8n2Aws__1VgeCMPjw8uUPiM7Bl_qTKAXLu1Q1PzXW1l6aLKmzIyC_uGG/s1600/Photo0210.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_cRaiBfLskty2wj8TytEGAD6j_FLUGJ-CVsw7t35YlJBlhtAZEOTZ-qDN0-1I8zuhSPVqOCMuy6JJoLnCbtM8n2Aws__1VgeCMPjw8uUPiM7Bl_qTKAXLu1Q1PzXW1l6aLKmzIyC_uGG/s400/Photo0210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158396388685506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Not sure if there's enough room for them, but it'll have to do.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwSJb6zNHrY01QuvsSFjDZ-JgcpfI_CCqr8EJc34HOHwROl-ZX7yKfSuTHqD05CipJP5VvzStkO7-EXSMGAfGAeFHdVxamkTKqKAOaVqhzYZZfuYAGDLt7W90K6lKwNRbkQmT8_CDtgxT/s1600/Photo0211.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwSJb6zNHrY01QuvsSFjDZ-JgcpfI_CCqr8EJc34HOHwROl-ZX7yKfSuTHqD05CipJP5VvzStkO7-EXSMGAfGAeFHdVxamkTKqKAOaVqhzYZZfuYAGDLt7W90K6lKwNRbkQmT8_CDtgxT/s400/Photo0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158386346129074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The trim around the pop door. Once I get the trim on the two corners on this side, I can work on attaching the run. Then I need a door on the pen area entrance and an entrance door to the coop and I can move them in while I finish the rest of the trimming, painting, etc.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4byNDUKZBtaS-OahQTuljx0QIwqpyUl02mP-iG2NJE5HGbNmjM48i6viTfEfhFd7y9w1R4lNkOxTv2c_Z0O29nm6zTjYENxGtQyUk1D3rcNcSOAsdiOISHADyjz47btncf2EHC6LRxiKE/s1600/Photo0204.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4byNDUKZBtaS-OahQTuljx0QIwqpyUl02mP-iG2NJE5HGbNmjM48i6viTfEfhFd7y9w1R4lNkOxTv2c_Z0O29nm6zTjYENxGtQyUk1D3rcNcSOAsdiOISHADyjz47btncf2EHC6LRxiKE/s400/Photo0204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158603850863554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The girls got to enjoy the outside again today after the rain stopped this morning and the sun came out.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WRtTQhyDM_NSC127GXZtUTePVc8OJX8YQf713EqHnHou56YroTdwsu0Nvvr1P8ZSjqebijuFIr52SaKytXI9UPuAwPID2sqlgfbS7DhMrFb8cziYxC87pOKXa1caJob3XnZ7f9JSrprt/s1600/Photo0205.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WRtTQhyDM_NSC127GXZtUTePVc8OJX8YQf713EqHnHou56YroTdwsu0Nvvr1P8ZSjqebijuFIr52SaKytXI9UPuAwPID2sqlgfbS7DhMrFb8cziYxC87pOKXa1caJob3XnZ7f9JSrprt/s400/Photo0205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158409782351794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Just as I snapped this photo, a Barred Plymouth Rock attempted to fly up on the waterer. I have a plastic pitcher on top though, to keep them off the waterer so they don't constantly crap in their water.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWFaGSs1Vuz2dcRPNsBPs9IjsHO84NIVJIKmevoDn3jXVbQ8KX2FXPEr2WDMNMLGGxcQrAS8mEFgoI3T6NQ4CjJXOyi1XniXK_Asxl2RLySwWr7btc7xR5uyXqk7OJlRvXp0htI9Quz9-/s1600/Photo0206.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWFaGSs1Vuz2dcRPNsBPs9IjsHO84NIVJIKmevoDn3jXVbQ8KX2FXPEr2WDMNMLGGxcQrAS8mEFgoI3T6NQ4CjJXOyi1XniXK_Asxl2RLySwWr7btc7xR5uyXqk7OJlRvXp0htI9Quz9-/s400/Photo0206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158405080150722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Oh yeah, as you can see, Sarah broke her right arm. She did that last Sunday when she and Isaac were playing around the playhouse. She managed to fall off the slide.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw_fpcwnX4Z_CPaCBZG4bSiqq_IeMPCOHZuPvW3QrfRvlQ3X7ASLZz_z87V10uOwFifgmZF00-KpvJiwKYZ_TtmPaiS1KkaJppECSd0_KqeQ70bP4meiXtq7BElZ8nHmyeSeiS0ZwpGvS/s1600/Photo0207.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw_fpcwnX4Z_CPaCBZG4bSiqq_IeMPCOHZuPvW3QrfRvlQ3X7ASLZz_z87V10uOwFifgmZF00-KpvJiwKYZ_TtmPaiS1KkaJppECSd0_KqeQ70bP4meiXtq7BElZ8nHmyeSeiS0ZwpGvS/s400/Photo0207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604158399823826610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Chickapoo with his head sticking out of the fence, with another chicken sitting on him.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-37816159995550888732011-05-06T20:45:00.001-05:002011-05-06T20:52:42.086-05:00The roof is finished.It was a beautiful day. When I got home from work, I finished the shingles on the short side. I then primed the fascia board on that side and painted the siding so I can get the run attached, hopefully over the weekend.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVISwSP3sL-BIX7lMq4w2kh-664q3U8QgUgp69n6pCLmXRqWiSi1-dSoWevOrc28E9RRjM0ZvvgZ5vJRp0dCdU05pyH1WVdDSF3k1Gn8xGKv93ID77hrfTVKL_xJM-h1RiWg0NgQzm84X/s1600/Photo0202.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVISwSP3sL-BIX7lMq4w2kh-664q3U8QgUgp69n6pCLmXRqWiSi1-dSoWevOrc28E9RRjM0ZvvgZ5vJRp0dCdU05pyH1WVdDSF3k1Gn8xGKv93ID77hrfTVKL_xJM-h1RiWg0NgQzm84X/s400/Photo0202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603785602605846018" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-134601067189047232011-05-05T21:07:00.003-05:002011-05-05T21:19:17.352-05:00Almost finished with roof shingles.The rain cut my work short tonight, but I finished the shingles on the tall side of the coop and only have three or four rows left to do on the short side.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_KbatBXuNoF8OvPZw_0XvR3JEJCUgC1rNpLP4Z4tTSO2wAMajc3FbmiUjjicEdvmtDY7iSC4VLPGwElPJH5jkVe4Qg5vX7g3pSnX5xMNj6U3cPCur4TxBBrafDvqA5HOVweoZUyAt86U/s1600/Photo0195.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_KbatBXuNoF8OvPZw_0XvR3JEJCUgC1rNpLP4Z4tTSO2wAMajc3FbmiUjjicEdvmtDY7iSC4VLPGwElPJH5jkVe4Qg5vX7g3pSnX5xMNj6U3cPCur4TxBBrafDvqA5HOVweoZUyAt86U/s400/Photo0195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603421234291731922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZzO5ulHg6iwHXCqlrkHpI7v4wCWXW2OqOV8uOavXzVPBZy8yNXC11GqQMXdYdPacDMq4KuKgH0IquPjQ_MPrzPrGet-cv8jGVoAdlDl6nPoATgWJI95ETEYxy-OIkjwgQa2PayOLma7s/s1600/Photo0196.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZzO5ulHg6iwHXCqlrkHpI7v4wCWXW2OqOV8uOavXzVPBZy8yNXC11GqQMXdYdPacDMq4KuKgH0IquPjQ_MPrzPrGet-cv8jGVoAdlDl6nPoATgWJI95ETEYxy-OIkjwgQa2PayOLma7s/s400/Photo0196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603421227482357058" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-30323161893815351882011-05-04T21:01:00.003-05:002011-05-04T21:06:55.096-05:00A little more progress.A job sure puts a crimp in the coop building time. Then I had a dentist appointment on Monday and an eye doctor appointment today. But I was able to just about finish with the shingles on the taller roof this evening.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UULMq2CZN9pnAJ9ffmt8A7-DIFV7OPmTGIZ3zeTe4wCHrUaQyiyhkg7nfHqTb00Gv1Btvpkqt195Ozk0OhhXJYCz_ObRDFjaFofVSdMcw0L6JgvMB3NH1se9aovLVneI5zUxo5nzpCMh/s1600/Photo0192.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UULMq2CZN9pnAJ9ffmt8A7-DIFV7OPmTGIZ3zeTe4wCHrUaQyiyhkg7nfHqTb00Gv1Btvpkqt195Ozk0OhhXJYCz_ObRDFjaFofVSdMcw0L6JgvMB3NH1se9aovLVneI5zUxo5nzpCMh/s400/Photo0192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603047166626060418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Putting shingles on by yourself doesn't exactly make it a fast job either.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbuAisHcvUbLl_i7xWCUupwASK4H-ZI1VUE_qIPKEqJ5hUUMPzm72wtnAbHmV3qEAfTjp4fXWPmUHcl5BzrO03IiVgEyqHdPb4P3BMka-6-xgckXzHzy3DwPWwYRGv6hJVyt8K75sLwEq/s1600/Photo0191.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbuAisHcvUbLl_i7xWCUupwASK4H-ZI1VUE_qIPKEqJ5hUUMPzm72wtnAbHmV3qEAfTjp4fXWPmUHcl5BzrO03IiVgEyqHdPb4P3BMka-6-xgckXzHzy3DwPWwYRGv6hJVyt8K75sLwEq/s400/Photo0191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603047158006474130" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-35145315817650871482011-05-03T22:47:00.003-05:002011-05-03T22:51:03.589-05:00Shingles started.I was able to get started on the roof shingles today. Rain is moving in on Thursday, so hopefully I can get finished before the next round of precipitation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdpShm6Jwn-CjVIbTkuk8e6XBnCeTDd-JeyekIHIlk9I22fB9oPae6UQ8EsPgV8A39jRsipZh2JfxjibiTerar1cDHINtTRKVCNM00_Ho2bTuYk5ONSB8PoomJ1uVSu4RSjkKEUCbuGiF/s1600/Photo0184.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdpShm6Jwn-CjVIbTkuk8e6XBnCeTDd-JeyekIHIlk9I22fB9oPae6UQ8EsPgV8A39jRsipZh2JfxjibiTerar1cDHINtTRKVCNM00_Ho2bTuYk5ONSB8PoomJ1uVSu4RSjkKEUCbuGiF/s400/Photo0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602702763077391922" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-91253283155346956202011-05-02T20:10:00.003-05:002011-05-02T20:26:06.779-05:00Sunday's progress.Sunday proved pretty productive despite the threat of rain and eventual light showers. I managed to get the windows in the clerestory wall, complete the walls in the actual chicken area of the coop, including caulking along the floor and the joints between sheets of plywood. I placed pulleys for opening the pop door from outside the chicken area but need to get hardware for the actual door to connect the rope to the top of the door. I also tinkered with the placement for the feeder and waterer. I have the feeder hanging temporarily until I get the roosts in and decide exactly where to put it. <br /><br />This evening after work and my dentist appointment, I took it easy and just applied primer to the trim lumber.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICe-zSvR764EYiNuPGauoHdCQcHxudB2SfrYTA_g5yodRsDrBCQ63n9z5aLXVm1c_vT13zo7PUrMlOTn3ger2Z7yK10pBvd4NqyL7H9LuCLWgZVozP4U8h1wft_MS289eJuR7q3eWCoJx/s1600/Photo0182.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICe-zSvR764EYiNuPGauoHdCQcHxudB2SfrYTA_g5yodRsDrBCQ63n9z5aLXVm1c_vT13zo7PUrMlOTn3ger2Z7yK10pBvd4NqyL7H9LuCLWgZVozP4U8h1wft_MS289eJuR7q3eWCoJx/s400/Photo0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602291337385482354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Roof shingles, entry door, some trim and a little paint and the outside will be finished. Also need to get moving on the run.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SkaY6y3PqJ1ML3x1hHUtjD6qb1aTpq6EmDi-cOVhoby5kaItJZY0lefuYzsY-fVkfVZgF-IS1RPotEKQoqd6RCzy8uBPh0V7VK8TuN8DGDt_MtPnEfjWJWM5ouuR0wy0Y1EyDvKTycxP/s1600/Photo0179.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SkaY6y3PqJ1ML3x1hHUtjD6qb1aTpq6EmDi-cOVhoby5kaItJZY0lefuYzsY-fVkfVZgF-IS1RPotEKQoqd6RCzy8uBPh0V7VK8TuN8DGDt_MtPnEfjWJWM5ouuR0wy0Y1EyDvKTycxP/s400/Photo0179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602291330127629170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Looking down the narrow part of the chickens' area from the corner where the roosts will be.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSQwXV5vGsnHyupY-pM0xlXrlvH6vNrIc4H9sCuayu7IgPaXvRHBORs_cZ8aJ55uzKuLFr5ziPXd02AZFQlix6GkifLzIrSvuQK9oKTmIGYqPk8bts-8hn0ArxJCwoAeHCyKK6IcBXh8t/s1600/Photo0180.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSQwXV5vGsnHyupY-pM0xlXrlvH6vNrIc4H9sCuayu7IgPaXvRHBORs_cZ8aJ55uzKuLFr5ziPXd02AZFQlix6GkifLzIrSvuQK9oKTmIGYqPk8bts-8hn0ArxJCwoAeHCyKK6IcBXh8t/s400/Photo0180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602291321904547794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This is the corner where the roosts will be placed. The pop door is to the left and the entry door into the chicken area is to the right.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0mGaWImf7dgTHFpM0n6BQ9TuT08QpXPov7q2BGWEfDPRWLBHBkFT0FKUM28R6VMzT1rqVZNefy5XiHF6TL8NgHQym6DRdykJmi-l_PW062JsB-1nspSXXfm_xoHggzFSJ9LpgjJDRyzo/s1600/Photo0181.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0mGaWImf7dgTHFpM0n6BQ9TuT08QpXPov7q2BGWEfDPRWLBHBkFT0FKUM28R6VMzT1rqVZNefy5XiHF6TL8NgHQym6DRdykJmi-l_PW062JsB-1nspSXXfm_xoHggzFSJ9LpgjJDRyzo/s400/Photo0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602291315444173346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Looking back from the corner where the roosts will be.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-31107785606623965022011-04-30T22:21:00.002-05:002011-04-30T22:29:33.265-05:00The siding is done.I got the last of the siding up today. Hoping to have time tomorrow to get the last two windows in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwzloqtGYHV5MH591iDroUnHAV7a8kzjSooOe3RnDdUqtZ3DswmR6rMtIQGpv-EymfVPAEA8Fp8OWUIOGcmgK0ZHA98CIBB4XGiqlNJCa294IB13DlGuUDgjxyHzF5MVZAHGMjYqS7bFY/s1600/Photo0173.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwzloqtGYHV5MH591iDroUnHAV7a8kzjSooOe3RnDdUqtZ3DswmR6rMtIQGpv-EymfVPAEA8Fp8OWUIOGcmgK0ZHA98CIBB4XGiqlNJCa294IB13DlGuUDgjxyHzF5MVZAHGMjYqS7bFY/s400/Photo0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601583112980717218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Once I got the siding on the clerestory wall, around the window openings, it was too dark to take a photo.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS25ii-SEhwEPPvu0tvaX_FfpLojBwTakJ0idXUslsR2V_mrpJjNKTYoeqwHm2fWWvjBxjah1ItdFXQ5I5ofNLMtcjz6h0KgyGWYelUUm2B9aP18VmjwJez0OyHzSEEEGmsClHivKr_jU/s1600/Photo0175.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS25ii-SEhwEPPvu0tvaX_FfpLojBwTakJ0idXUslsR2V_mrpJjNKTYoeqwHm2fWWvjBxjah1ItdFXQ5I5ofNLMtcjz6h0KgyGWYelUUm2B9aP18VmjwJez0OyHzSEEEGmsClHivKr_jU/s400/Photo0175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601583110023370098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaKk4Ktbmzv1XQrBPDxyTT_oiVHGmmYiUdUylCQPjM1jKfj93vZAJFTIz0G_USGKAic1ph8GaH9YfhubBu_QQACBqHlnJQs1kD4FZ5d3DnNElrTFAZ-i5mT-QcbrnnDSXi1o-2yEjEc3e/s1600/Photo0172.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaKk4Ktbmzv1XQrBPDxyTT_oiVHGmmYiUdUylCQPjM1jKfj93vZAJFTIz0G_USGKAic1ph8GaH9YfhubBu_QQACBqHlnJQs1kD4FZ5d3DnNElrTFAZ-i5mT-QcbrnnDSXi1o-2yEjEc3e/s400/Photo0172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601583120940343138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">It was such a nice day, the girls and guy spent a little time outdoors today. </span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-65907195548927404822011-04-29T16:50:00.002-05:002011-04-29T16:55:42.403-05:00Crowing video from last night.Here's Chickapoo trying his best to crow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz06YoA63K6CE_Urjeb18DNcpY9FajfiNQteMyEg93yRO0yZ2zo13YfaI-SHjMMAGxzb3IFp5J-ovvC_F9fKw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-47318193854957321162011-04-28T22:11:00.003-05:002011-04-28T22:25:38.546-05:00Chickapoo is crowing.While I was in the garage this evening priming some plywood for the coop, my little rooster made his first attempts at crowing. Man, did it sound sick. And it scared the crap out of the hens. As for the coop, I finished getting the chicken wire installed on the top part of the half-wall and much of the plywood on the lower part of the chicken area of the coop.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV857b3jT0LlBtEsnjibVf7iRUl8L_TEkGK53HOEbPgAEIYGxNE1aPKQxvEAUvdqDjKZ-jb40lROH4QZPMy-t4q7A80W59j3xVm9x2WDmM3tWsJs8uFazi6w5U3qzNZ3Iwx5nJgq-BTh3/s1600/Photo0166.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV857b3jT0LlBtEsnjibVf7iRUl8L_TEkGK53HOEbPgAEIYGxNE1aPKQxvEAUvdqDjKZ-jb40lROH4QZPMy-t4q7A80W59j3xVm9x2WDmM3tWsJs8uFazi6w5U3qzNZ3Iwx5nJgq-BTh3/s400/Photo0166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600840115243574050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This view is looking down the additional area I added for the chickens by turning the wall and making their area L-shaped.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7KKXeTlTVbtaYwSukz9lC-k2anna5agTgrDbofnbdkF3VmbzL7ixwLf0tvVmQqLS4vbN2kRyoicCkC6W0o4qiGmfJG1cgdMDSNJZtPdI9xnTX87ws8MXfx2g4q1BaGcuVuXPkB2U-4Iy/s1600/Photo0167.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7KKXeTlTVbtaYwSukz9lC-k2anna5agTgrDbofnbdkF3VmbzL7ixwLf0tvVmQqLS4vbN2kRyoicCkC6W0o4qiGmfJG1cgdMDSNJZtPdI9xnTX87ws8MXfx2g4q1BaGcuVuXPkB2U-4Iy/s400/Photo0167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600840113266771410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This view is from the corner looking out the inner door from the chicken area of the coop.</span>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584011725758234334.post-9681872504757290052011-04-27T23:09:00.004-05:002011-04-27T23:16:36.827-05:00Will it ever stop raining?It rained most of the evening, so I worked a little on the inside of the coop. I put up a sheet of plywood on the wall with the pop door and got the pop door installed. Then I started installing the chicken wire on the top part of the half walls.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxmijPOjHJZkY3ySlHgIj5ttAAEcR0vPnfIdhR0lqVgbcerVdgkao3hyphenhyphenh-Le0mN6NCBSSq3jbvEbB9Wa1RgEm6NU_vzCkXjF6jeYiVre_k8nY0nIATmpI_PGw3FXX2BkVBQCI8VwwWO94/s1600/Photo0162.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxmijPOjHJZkY3ySlHgIj5ttAAEcR0vPnfIdhR0lqVgbcerVdgkao3hyphenhyphenh-Le0mN6NCBSSq3jbvEbB9Wa1RgEm6NU_vzCkXjF6jeYiVre_k8nY0nIATmpI_PGw3FXX2BkVBQCI8VwwWO94/s400/Photo0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600482461279871090" border="0" /></a>G&Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806517607024977057noreply@blogger.com0