I felt terrible about it, but in late January, I had to evict Penguin, our 1 1/2 year old black bantam cochin hen. As I mentioned in a prior post, she started to crow at least 3 to 4 mornings a week, and was spending most nights in the garage to avoid waking anyone in the pre dawn hours. I figured as long as she remained a “top hen,” she was probably going to keep crowing. Thanks to my…
Just so you know, Hanbury House blog is supported by its audience. Hanbury House may receive compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Adding a Light Why did I choose to add a light source when I was building My Chicken Coop? When I got chickens, eggs were one of the main reasons for keeping them. A light in the coop keeps egg production going during the shorter days of winter. Domestic chickens are…
Two weeks ago, I got an exciting package in the mail. It was a backyard chicken coop construction book! I know, I know, I already have a coop, why would I be excited? Because… my coop was used for one of the chapters in it! The publisher contacted me back during Girl Scout Cookie season in the Spring. I was so busy then, I never got around to posting about working on the pages for the book. I barely made…