Hi Hi all I thought I'd show off the latest in the Bunny's world of Chickens

Me and mom took a day to winterize the coop

We got three sheets of inch thick foam, 3 sheets of 1/8th inch lamanint paneling and a sheet of floor linoleum.

First I wired an outlet for the coop, we have space to plug in 3 devices, We have a Light on a timer since chickens need 14 hours of light for laying. we will also have a water dish heater to keep the waterer from freezing


We then layed out the new floor. The linoleum isn't really for the winterizing its to make clean up easier poo and shavings come right up no problems.

We cut the sheets of foam into pieces that fit between the studs. mainly 18 by 14 inch rectangles and pressed them into snuggly into place, we then cut the wood panels to fit. and nailed them to the studs.

With the coop winterized we also redid there arrangements. the nesting boxes are set against one wall in a 2 by 3 box pattern, and about a foot off the ground. I also built them new roosts since our old ones were two narrow for winter. In winter the roost have to be wide enough for the birds to stand flat footed so there belly feathers can cover the feet keeping them warm. So I built these new ones in a tilted ladder style, 4 perches in all each with space to fit 3 birds snuggly.

The girls seem to like it and have settled into a new pecking order. Emme and Sweetpea sleep on the top roost, with Gabby and Lizzy have picked out the next, and Spooky is low bird on the totem pole. with Cammy sleeping on top of the nests cause she wants a space on the top two perches