Paper Bird

Coop Tour- Backyard Chickens

There seems to be a trend in urban agriculture these days. A little bit of chicken love is taking over our neighborhood backyards!  City ordinances are changing so wanna be farmers like me can keep a flock housed in my back yard.  I love it!  We purchased five Americana chicks in May and began building a backyard coop-garden shed.  Just recently we adopted two more chickens from our neighbors and have added three specialized breeds to the hen house.  Our flock is full until I can find homes for our three roosters.  I think if I bring home one more chicken I will be in the coop myself!  Truth be told I feel quite spoiled with the garden shed and coop that my husband built for me.  What a sweetheart.   Today I am taking part of Heidi Walingford's Coop Tour.   So come take a little tour with me and see where our backyard chickens roost!  

 

The Hen House down below.

 

 

Every morning I find the flock gathered at the door waiting for me to let them out.  When I open the door they come a running to see what special treat I have for them.  They love raspberries and strawberry yogurt. 

Remember Izzy?

  

Check her out all grown up with sweet muffy cheeks inherent with Americana chickens.

 

Inside the coop.  

The handle on the side pulls open so you can easily clean out the - well you know what,  It's a messy business.

 

The small opening is the entrance to their roost and nesting boxes.  There is a larger door so I can sweep out their droppings.

  

Rosie our adopted girl- my best egg layer!

 

She lays the prettiest brown eggs.

 

Matilda our adopted hen.

Her eggs are a light brown pink egg.

 

The new girls!

 Sassy, a Blue Polish Hen - she's a CRAZY chicken!

 

Pickles- A German SpitzHauben

 

Rufio- A Golden Lace Polish Hen

 

Her vision is impaired by her feathers.  It's too funny but sometimes we pull it up for her!

 

The Garden shed is yet to be finished but it is a dream come true for me.

  Hubby wants to stow the lawn mower in there.... I don't think so!

 

A girl needs a place to keep her garden essentials.  LOL!

 

I love having chickens.  They make great pets with very little care.  They have quirky little personalities that make you smile.  They produce fertilizer, eat bugs, and gift you with pretty eggs.  It's a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.   

Thanks for touring my henhouse.

Stop by and visit these sweet coops.

Heidi from Birds of A Feather

Tiffany from The Fancy Farmgirl

Kelly from Second Hand Chicks

And visit Rosalyn Sue from The Patriot Girl Flies for some fun chicken ideas!

I found  Chickoopy at the Salt Lake Farmers Market.  They specialize in small backyard coops.  

 

PS. 

Just one more photograph.  My husband had to cut down three large willows to get the coop and shed on our property.  Look what he carved in the stump.

I love him dearly!

  

 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

  

We ventured out this weekend to see the movie Alice In Wonderland.  I loved it.  To be perfectly honest I am not a big fan of Tim Burton movies. But I thought this movie was charming.  It was visually spectacular, full of whimsy and color, not to mention Johnny Depp was in it!  It's sweet message resonated with me personally.  There is a scene where the Mad Hatter Says to Alice "You used to be much muchier before.  You have lost your muchness".   It was a provocative statement.  Provocative in the sense that it caused me to think about who I am and "have I lost my muchness?  We come to this earth as amazing spirits- with magnificence and purpose.  We are after all divine in nature, created by a loving Heavenly Father.  Sometimes we forget who we are and our light slowly begins to dim, diminishing our muchness.  Alice goes through her own doubt and self discovery, but she embraces her magnificence and purpose and in the end she is the champion of good and right .  Each of us with our own self-discoveries, it's important to remember who we are and where we come from.  Never letting that light dim.  Desperately holding tight to the knowledge of our divinity and muchness.  These are truths we desperately need to cling to, carefully keeping our hands cupped tight not to let any thing carelessly slip away.  Forever holding onto the knowledge of who we truly are and what we are capable of. 

Our sweet Annie- full of muchness.  Such sweetness should be contagious.

 
  (Images taken by Allie Lewis and Brookie Smith)