Progress!

You can see from the comparison of yesterdays's photos that I have made progress. At least I have kept working which is a good thing. First I gathered my tools then worked on the bottom

nest box and enclosed it on both ends and made a flippy door. I also cut thick boards and made a wooden floor for the bottom nest and filled it with straw. Then I put a piece of board over the broken plywood that the bear tore. Then I took the plastic cover off of the screen door to aid in ventilation.

Then I peeked in the middle nest box and found two hens!

So I guess they do like a quiet dark place to lay.

Hope they lay here instead of in the pen or in the woods.

This is a look at the inside of the coop

or the backside of the nest boxes

showing the boards I nailed up to partially enclose the area.

This may not be a beautiful coop

but it is cosy

and it's made out of scrap wood and stuff

Reuse is good.

I think it is amazing that some of the hens

came and laid eggs even though I was hammering

and sawing and making all kinds of noise.

Before I quit I filled the feeders

and checked the waterer to make sure it was clean.

I only got eight eggs today so I think

that some of the hens laid their eggs out in the woods.

I hope the girls like their new digs.

Got another egg!

[ 9 eggs today]

Smiles

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Those are the keystrokes for a chicken.

Cute!

Here is a short video of the girls getting a lettuce treat!

They make a lot of noise pecking at the lettuce. It sounds like me hammering.