The girls are all in the Keep...all 32 of them. That was no easy task. I will get pictures of them in it tomorrow but here is the update.
The red paint was applied, the hardwire cloth was added to the outside of the two windows, chicken wire was put around the outside bottom of the coop itself, a small temporary separation wall with chicken wire was made to house the babies separately from the big girls and the move was begun. The big girls and little girls spent their first night in the coop last night and all three groups are inside tonight.
The medium girls when put in with the big girls had a couple of hours of uncertainty. The big girls immediately began to express their displeasure and display their dominance, especially Maggie and Holly. They went right after them. Speckles bothered no one unless they got to close and then she sent them packing. Sandy was very pouty and threatening in her posture and Lilly just plain ignored them as did Molly for the most part. We spent a lot of time inside with them and scolding the older girls about their behavior and by bedtime, everyone had settled nicely for the most part. The two bigger groups are still sticking to their groups but there was no tustling going on between them and that was a good sign. The laying did not cease either...we got 5 eggs today from the 7 that are laying so I was pleased about that. We will see what happens tomorrow now that the new girls were added.
Here are some updated pics.
The first coat of red paint on:
The Flooring before the wall and shavings was added:
So, the next step is to build them nest boxes and finish the run. there are some minor things needing to be done like added the lined curtains, an extra heat lamp, a new weatherstrip at the bottom of the exterior door and finish the sign and interior Pop door. The exterior door is in place with double interior latches so they are secure.
More pics tomorrow...
