A Bit Of Earth To Call Our Own: La Coop ~ est. 2013

(Delayed post a few days for "after" pictures!)

I've been thinking... I have an amazingly fun life. Not every girl gets to come home, change out of her heels and chase chickens in the mud.

Yes, last night, after a full day at work, coming home to make dinner, pack lunches, direct homework, supervise baths and chores, and doing a load of laundry, I changed out of my heels to chase chickens… at dusk… in the mud from the fresh rain! At one point, with a chicken under each arm, my legs started sliding in opposite directions!

Chickens are, it would seem, creatures of habit. Previously, they entered the coop promptly at dusk… Enter.New.Coop. Now, they wander around in the vicinity, looking around with little clucks and murmurings… Their new, fancy coop made by my handy dandy hubby is just waiting there… inviting them... They just need a little direction. Once we get them in there, they love it. (Yesterday was night two…) They have a roost now with plenty of room for them all!

We find it ironic that Abercrombie and Fitch, the two bantam silky roosters who evidenced not a shred of chivalry to the girls, by hogging the very best spot in the temporary coop, have found themselves huddle on the floor while the chicks perch on their fancy roost!

My husband really is truly brilliant. I pinned some chicken coops on Pinterest and before I knew it, he had taken those ideas and made a cute little cottage for the girls (and Abercrombie and Fitch) and hopefully Henry William Thomas Alexander Rufflesby, whenever he shows up… or perhaps John Wayne… or Clint Eastwood… (All names being tossed around for a rooster.)

Below is the progression in pictures! I’d like to thank our friends, Jenn, for helping me with the painting, and Michael, for helping Kevin with the roof… (and also for the fabulous company over the Labor Day weekend!)

My favorite part is the ramp and the roost... or the waterer and the feeder, or the nesting boxes... Take a look!