The family got the urge to keep chickens for eggs. So I built a hen house and chicken run this past week using some store bought lumber and some scraps laying around. Turned out fairly nice, but extremely heavy. Hard to move, but my boys and one of the neighbor kids helped me drag it into place behind the garden. It is not yet finished. Need to cut more ventilation in the house, and probably will paint it red at some point. Since I built it without plans, it is basic but very sturdy. I will probably modify it as I learn more about what will be best for the hens and convenient for us.
Inside the hen house, I built some nesting boxes in hopes that we will get some eggs. We only plan to keep hens. Not interested in raising chicks right now, so no rooster. Bought a couple of Barnevelder pullets and threw them into the coop, where they promptly made themselves at home.
We will get a few more pullets this next week, and then I will probably post some more pics. Hope to have them ready to lay eggs by the middle of June.
