Everyone has wintered well, despite a leak in the roof somewhere. It has been a constant battle keeping the coop dry this winter because the girls go out and track mud and snow back inside so that creates "wet". The leak which is to be found, really wet it a couple times following a heavy snow. Needless to say, there has been a lot of straw removed and put into the compost area. As soon as it dries out enough and the threat of rain is gone, husband is just going to tear the roof off and re-do it completely. he is not happy with the metal and the "skylight" of the opaque panel. The very nice and expensive metal roofing insulation that was put in is toast. It was nothing more than a huge sponge for holding the water from the leak. So, lesson learned. We fix it and move on. the girls had two heat lamps which helped tremendously, they had a radio for their musical enjoyment and they got plenty of outdoor time throughout the winter. they hated the snow but would prefer to be out in it that locked up inside.
I have to finish the run security real soon. The additional wire under the fencing and out away from it to stop the diggers...still have two sides to finish. Then I need to get bird netting on the top of the run to stop the hawks. The trees around the coop area keep the hawks and such from diving in but, you never know so I am going to put netting over the top of the run as an extra precaution because I love my girls. :)
Some random pics of the girls. Ruby, red cochin, visiting Cheyenne for a little saturday morning cartoon time.
Cheyenne learned "Never eat a sandwich with a chicken" when Sandy aka Diva Chick came in for some TV time.
