This winter when the ground was frozen, I helped the chicken coop migrate to a new piece of the pasture. It is on a patch of clover and meadow brome grasses that have been planted over the last two years. In the background you can see the Ark and the trees out by the road. I just leveled the coop and mounted it on concrete blocks to keep it out of the dirt. It got cleaned, disinfected and painted inside. A new beginning for the coop.
From the coop the chicken yard can stretch out to the north, west and east. The coop is starting new on organic ground with organic clover and grass plants. This flock will have a fence that goes to the
west, toward the Ark. I am ready to put that in next week. The boxes with the chicks are coming late next week. Monday I go to the feed mill to get the feed mix that this flock will be getting. It is a mixture of grains with nutrients..... all organic.
Part of the coop has a partition so I can make it into a big incubator. For a couple of weeks they need the temperature at 90+ degrees. So I have 2 heat lamps in there creating 'hot spots' and then the chicks can move around to be comfortable. For a week or so I go in every few hours to watch them, check their mush and water, and see if any chick needs coaching.
So I am excited waiting for the babies to come!!
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