The Chicks Are Coming

This is where the chicks will be living when they arrive. It's my garage. Note the lack of cars.

The structure itself is the chicken pen that the Goddess Minder gave us. The part to the left is the henhouse portion. It attaches to the chicken run portion on the right, keeping the entire thing enclosed. The henhouse's top opens up for access and cleaning. The chicken run does not have a bottom, and is currently using newspaper. After the second day, we'll be using the two bales of pine shavings you see behind the pen to layer litter on the floor.

Inside the chicken coop, Pirate Guillermo put newspapers down. The white bottles with the red bottoms are waterers. The metal discs with holes in them are the chick feeders. The galvanized steel pails to the left are full of feed. Hanging from the top is a ceramic heater. We will probably replace it with a red hamburger lamp.

The cardboard skirt is to keep out drafts, but the more I think about it, the more I think I need to cover the top to keep the heat in. We don't want chilly chickies.

And last, but not least, signage.