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June 02, 2008

African chicken coop plan

We have four French hens in our yard. Yes I know, how very 'Fourth Day of Christmas' of us.

My design was based on the common Fulani grass hut. (If you need to know, here is how to build a Fulani grass hut).

Here is the chicken coop being built:

Here is the finished coop. As you can see, there's an openair roosting/scratching/dining bit (left) and a covered laying bit (right):

And here are the girls clucking away inside:

And drinking water outside...

Each hen lays an egg a day, except when stressed or moody. This is how a French hen looks when she is stressed or moody:

And this is how a French hen looks when they're absolutely fine:

Any chicken lovers out there?

Posted by sahelsteve at June 2, 2008 10:36 PM