Chicken Coop and Run

So, it's been a while... a long while. I apologize, but really, I am just bad at this blogging thing. I can admit it, take it like a man.. or woman.. whatever. I suck. Anyway, now to the stuff you all didn't already know. Chickens! In the last post I mentioned that their would be a chicken update soon... well, that was back in February. Evidently I have a 2 year old's concept of time. So, here it is. I am sure you were all holding your breath waiting. They can take you off life support now.

We currently have 16 chickens, 14 or 15 hens and 1 or 2 roosters. The second rooster is still up for debate. We are patiently waiting for eggs... OK, maybe the patient part was a lie, but still, they aren't here yet and I am waiting.... any day now... gotta be. I will try to get pictures of the chickens up. I haven't been good with the camera lately, like you would have no idea that we have been swamped this summer with trips because I have no proof... no pictures. Like you already know, I suck.

The chickens are basically full grown and the rooster is a mean booger who is going to be dinner once our killing cone gets shipped. I had no intentions of killing our own, but I recently found out that our local hatchery's owner passed away and the family is selling it. Trying to have a good attitude about having to have a blood bath on our property. ugh.

Anyway, so easily distracted... the chicken coop and run. I had intended on calling it the Banty Shanty, but the kids keep freaking out when I call it that and refer to it as "the Chicken House". Real original, huh? So, I guess we have a Chicken House housed with, you guessed it, chickens.
The Coop is almost finished. We mainly need to side it and paint the said siding. Also the pop hole ladder is temporary. The stuff we are going to make it out of is currently underneath hundreds of pounds of siding. Then the coop is finished. The run is completely enclosed now. We had to put up aviary netting because the hawks were circling everyday and I swear I heard them forming a plan of attack. So, I asked Jeff nicely to put up aviary netting.... like that? Translation... I freaked out that my chickens were going to be eaten and had a close-to mental meltdown and Jeff caved and bought me aviary netting. That is pretty much how it went down.

Anyway, there is still much to do in the run. We need to put up shade structures and put the food and water outside on the north side (back side by the ladder in the picture).

I totally just added all the pictures and am beyond frustrated at the layout of this blog thing. It doesn't preview the way I see it. It has them all in different order and the text is way whacked out. Just thought I would clue you all in to why my written voice may get slightly frustrated at times. Because I am ... frustrated that is.

There is a picture in here of Scooter, the rooster. He is black and white. Mean. Plump. You get the gist. He's standing by the pop hole door. Not sure where the picture will be. I am sure you can find it... That's another thing. It keeps changing fonts on me in the middle of typing. No wonder I don't blog more. Good golly.

Anywho, on the back side by the feeders is where the entrance to the peafowl shack will soon be. Because I am that crazy. So that is my blog for today. Taking bets on how long it will take me to post again. Not that I don't have it rigged or anything.