Our luxury indoor chicken coop is finished. It was finished a while ago but with the computer crash I was not able to post pictures. At least it is done now, with a lot of help from my father and my neighbor with the sawing and building. Also from my husband who watched the kids for me.
It's a 4 by 2 1/2 foot pen with 8 inch sides and half inch galvanized mesh "cloth". I use Swheat Scoop cat litter for the floor and just scoop out the dried poop about once a week. I cover it at night with a sheet but I will soon get a nicer cover. I will also soon be getting and custom designing their nest boxes. I'm thinking of making a country cottage house with a white picket fence and green roof. Don't say it I know I'm going bonkers but hey this thing is in my kitchen and I want it to look nice. Enjoy the pictures.
5 comments:
Hey!! Looks great! I do have a question for you...Does your Chicken want to eat the Swheat Scoop? If so, does she eat much of it? I am looking for alternatives here, and it sounds great. Thanks for the great blog...Michele---another housechicken lady and SAHM!
That is a beautiful pen! Wish I had some skill at building--I'd like to do something like that, too, for my indoor chickens.
Your chickens are gorgeous, too!
Yes they do seen to peck at and maybe eat the Swheat scoop but I have not have any problems with it as of yet. I have found that Target is the cheapest place to buy it. And there it comes in a handy box. Good luck with your house baby. ~Jen
Hey, nice coop :-)
By the way, you can use your chickens' poo as fertilizer..lol
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How's it going with them? I'd like to try this.
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