Step 6: Chickens move in!

The next step was the chickens moved in. Technically, we had them move in prior to putting up the slab wood outside. The chickens just ran in the yard while we finished banging on the coop.

This is a view of the coop from the doorway. The window is to the right, the hens laying boxes are straight inside the coop, on the far wall from the door. The window has a crank handle which allows for fresh air, even on rainy or snowy days.

These are a few of the birds which are now residing in the new Chicken Chalet (is that just too close to Swiss Chalet? LOL)

They have blessed us with 6 eggs already, which was highly unexpected in the short time which they have been with us. Only 24 days they have been here; some are moulting more than others, 2 are too young to lay (if they are hens!) and one of our layers (the one in the top of the photo) died of unknown causes this past week. It

was our first chicken loss, my son was sad... but he realizes that it will happen when we are raising birds.

More pictures of the chickens can be seen BY CLICKING HERE!