We have been talking about getting chickens for a few months, and thanks to Megan and Dusty who got baby chicks and housed them until they were big enough to be outside, we finally got some.
Once the decision was made to get chickens, it was time to get the tree house out of the tree and make the coop. Luke has been wanting to remove the tree house ever since we moved in and he got his chance! He came up with a brilliant plan to lower the tree house onto a ramp and slowly move it down the ramp with an electric winch. I'll freely admit, there was a moment during the removal process that I was convinced the tree house was going to come crashing down and shatter into many pieces, but the project manager didn't give up and amazed us all by bringing it down in one piece.
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| Figuring out how best to remove the house |
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| Kids, don't try this at home |
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| Electric winch holding tree house in place |
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| Down she comes |
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| Success! |
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| Moving it to the new location |
We spent the next weekend building the run and getting the coop secure and chicken ready. A huge thanks to Luke for building such a safe and amazing home for the chickens. I really had no idea what all went into building a chicken coop!
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| Chicken's new home |
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| Laying boxes |
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| The chicken palace! |
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| Trying to get comfortable holding the chickens |
They seem to like their new home. Hopefully we will start getting eggs soon!
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