The Coop Within

Our new batch of baby chicks, having outgrown two cardboard box homes in the greenhouse, were in desperate need of some space. With no refrigerator boxes handy, and not wanting to revert to our old brooding space in the barn for various reasons, my Dear Ingenious One got creative.

We now have a fully-enclosed Coop Within a Coop, letting the new batch of birds get used to the old biddies while being protected from any vicious beaks.

They were a bit freaked out at first, huddling in the corner any time one of the GIANT hens came in the house, but now they are settled and happy.

It really does come in handy, having such a husband around, especially after hearing that they are selling city chicken coop contraptions for upwards of $700 at a local garden show. Yikes!