9-09 Finished Chicken Coop & Lexie

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Comment by Julie Norgaard on November 11, 2009 at 12:04pm

Hi David - sorry it too so long to get back to you - the grass has died and we think it was a combination of acidic chicken poop, not enough water and not enough direct sun. The chickens actually seem to like it better without the grass being green, and I rake it every couple of weeks and deposit the droppings in the composter. If we were to do it again I would probably just put sand in there. We are using some hay my sister had for the bedding in the coop and that is working out great - it absorbs the poop and cuts down on any smells. We noticed one mouse a while back near the feed (which is in sealed plastic buckets) but with 4 cats I don't think that will be a problem for long.

Comment by David Kennedy on October 27, 2009 at 10:13pm

What a beautiful hen house and coop! That is definitely one to be proud of. I'm interested in knowing how your grass is doing. I'd like to put grass under my chicken run/coop, and I wonder if the chickens will eat, scratch, and dig it down to dirt over time. Is the roof plastic over a wood frame? Which materials, where from, and approximately how much? Any info is appreciated. Thanks!

Comment by Julie Norgaard on September 30, 2009 at 8:25am

Thanks for all the nice comments - it has been about 3 weeks and we are very happy with it - the grass is a bit bedraggled but holding up and the pen has plenty of room for all. We have noticed the chickens really love the perches outside and the ones high on the inside so they can look out the screened windows. Looking forward to eggs...:)

Comment by Debbie on September 29, 2009 at 7:03pm

Beautiful set up!!! Wow!!

Comment by Susan on September 21, 2009 at 7:28am

Can't wait to see EGGS! Congratulations =0)

Comment by Debra on September 16, 2009 at 2:16pm

That is a thing of beauty!

Comment by Diana Hathaway on September 16, 2009 at 10:57am

wow, that's great. good luck with it - it looks perfect!!

Comment by Julie Norgaard on September 16, 2009 at 10:04am

It is real grass - we are actually experimenting with what the chickens like best because sand was more expensive to purchase than sod :). We have an old hand lawn mower that we will use if necessary but I suspect the chickens might eat it - not sure?

Comment by Diana Hathaway on September 16, 2009 at 9:48am

is that real grass in the pen, if so how do you plan on keeping it mowed?

Comment by Ben Ruesga on September 16, 2009 at 9:17am

Nice Work!