Category Archives: chicken coop / run

Chicken Lock-Down

Posted on July 14, 2010 by jkmcintyre

Chickens are fun to watch. Since we got ours in September 2008, we let them free range in the yard, amusing us when we chose to watch ‘chicken TV’. But we got tired of the chicken poop land mines that … Continue reading →

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Ostentatious Oeufs

Posted on January 30, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Now that the nest boxes are in place, I’m anxious that our hens (we’re still hoping for no crowers) lay eggs in them, and not random corners in the coop (or heaven forbid outdoors!). To encourage them to lay in … Continue reading →

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Nest Boxes Awaiting Eggs

Posted on January 5, 2009 by jkmcintyre

This weekend, cold though it was, the sky desisted in dropping precipitation, so out we went to work in the yard. Scott attacked shrubs and trees with pruning shears and I placed nest boxes in the chicken coop. The chickens … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on November 4, 2008 by jkmcintyre

Unlike ‘Merica’ these last 8 years, our chickens are lucky – they live in a benevolent dictatorship. This weekend we had made a little chicken door that would lead to the run. Crouched inside the coop with the chickens, they … Continue reading →

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