Since we have new run doors, we were able to open up the third run for the chickens! They loved having fresh new grass to nibble! The seed I sowed three weeks ago sprouted and was a few inches tall after having no chickens for three weeks.
Category: Coop
Love my jig
I love making pocket holes to assemble the screens doors for the coop runs! I setup a kind of assembly line to drill the holes for the doors using a Kreg mini jig.
So after drilling the holes and assembling the frames, I covered them in poultry wire and my eldest helped me hang them. We can now rotate the chickens through three runs! Yay!
Ok, fine.
On my Mom’s suggestion, I took the dust bath mixture and put it where the chickens were dust bathing. I scooped it out and spread it over the dirt. This area of the main run is almost always in shade and most of the time has a breeze going through. It is one of their favorite spots when it is hot. And it has been so hot!
Not a roost
I need to secure my bench better. It rather defeats the purpose of a fold up bench if the chickens roost on the edge and poop on the top any way. I think a hook and eye will do the trick.
And yes, there is still cardboard on the path. I will eventually get decomposed granite to put down, but it is too hot to think about it now.
Dust bath
I saw a few posts about using an old tire to make a dust bath area for chickens, so when I had my vehicle at the shop, I asked if they had any old tires I could have. They did and gave me one!
I filled it with dirt, diatomaceous earth, wood ash, and sand, as recommended. It has been sitting at the end of the covered run for some time now. The chickens like to perch on it, but I have yet to catch one dust bathing in it. Next to it, yes, but not in it. Hmm.
Critters and Craft 