by Elan | Jun 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Water Collection System Once we started building the chicken run, I got it in my head that I wanted to have a water collection system to provide the chickens with virtually unlimited water. Since I built a roof over half the run, it was simply an extra few steps of...
by Elan | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Another weekend role-playing a farmer. We were blessed with two beautiful weather days, after a few days of rain, giving me the opportunity to finish the coop and run build. Securing the Coop In my free time after work, I dug trenches between each post so that I could...
by Elan | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Man, No Plan, A Run? Last year, during the height of the pandemic wood price gouging, I decided to finally build a secure fence around our garden using 2×4 cedar and 4×4 cedar posts. I effectively doubled the size of our garden to roughly 16′ x...
by Elan | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
But we know House is really a dinosaur. Open the door, get on the floor, Everybody walk the dinosaur!
by Elan | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
It was a hot and busy weekend for the Meaty Cluckers. Friday afternoon the girls got their first outside time. A chaperoned hour to peck around the garden while Anne kept them protected from snooping hawks. They had a blast – and helped us fertilize the garden...