{"id":1578,"date":"2020-11-09T20:46:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wolfmaier.se\/wolfie217\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2020-11-09T20:46:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:46:42","slug":"chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wolfmaier.se\/wolfie217\/2020\/11\/09\/chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This last year I have had a big project. We have always wanted to have chicken and the plan was to build a chicken coop during my parental leave. It took me a year until I started with the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I usually do, I first made a digital model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Model
The Sketchup model I made of the building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The physical work started mid-January. First, I had to move a little hill of dirt. Then the holes for the foundation was dug. Progress was slow but steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Removing
The little hill almost gone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Corner
The first holes for the foundation. There were a few stones in the ground\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By February I had the foundation ready, but work slowed down a bit from then on. Other things had higher priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Outer
The foundation and lower frame coming up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the fall (no we didn\u2019t get any winter) turned to spring work continued. Somehow, I wasn\u2019t documenting every step and suddenly I hade most of the outer boards up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"One
Boards coming up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"All
The outside is getting there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As summer came, I started insulating the house. We got some paper-based insulation as it is much nicer to work with (and more environmentally friendly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Insulating
Here I\u2019m insulating the door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As summer was about to end, and with it my parental leave too I got in a bit of a hurry. I painted the coop and built the enclosure. Then I got some net to keep the foxes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Netting
Netting being mounted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was some more cleaning to do. All the bricks and other trash I found inside hade to be moved out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rubble
All the stuff that had to be moved out of the enclosure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We got notice from our friends that they wanted to get rid of their chicken, so we had to act fast. I got the net up over the enclosure. Built the \u201cfurniture\u201d for the house and all the other small parts that were to be made. But by the end of October we were ready for our new family members to move in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The enclosure is ready.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And then on a Monday morning the chicken arrived. They seem to like their new place. We got one rooster and six hens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Figuring out their new place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Finding
Finding a new place to sleep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are so happy this finally is done and now we are waiting for our first eggs. Most Hens don\u2019t lay that many eggs in the late fall, but maybe we\u2019ll get some for Christmas.<\/p>\n

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