Last year my brother moved and offered his home to me. At first I declined the offer because I was happy with the house I was living in. Several months later he asked me again if I wanted to move into his house. After a lot of consideration, I accepted the offer and started the moving process.
The chickens were the last to move over. The roof overhang made the coop too wide to fit through the gate to the backyard. Both the front and back overhang had to be removed. It will be reconstructed before I paint it again.
I put 4 inch wheels on the coop and my son helped me roll it on over. The move was only across the street, so not a long trip. My girls free-ranged until I could get the chicken run built. This run is a little bigger... because I had the room.
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| They love their daily dust bath. |
During this time, my girls had the run of the backyard. They loved it and luckily they didn't tear up too many plants. They did not understand, and were a little frustrated when they were pinned up in the run again. But they are destructive and I have too many plants I don't want destroyed.
This winter, we had a week of very cold weather. The girls made it fine, but they did not like the snow and would not venture out in it.
The coop was originally painted to match the house I lived in. It will get repainted sometime in the near future.
