The Barn Coop And Ruger

The weather here in western Washington has been like spring weather without the rain!  Temperatures have been in the high fifties which has been perfect for working on the chicken coop.  Even Ruger (our lab) came out to help this weekend.  She's more of a fair weather builder.

Ruger The Coop Builder

I've decided our new coop looks more like a barn than a chicken coop, hence my calling it a barn coop.  Maybe I'll make a sign for the door when we finish construction, just like I did for our rabbits.  Our rabbit hutch sign currently reads: Angora Prison Farm.  But more on that later...

So, the barn coop is really coming along!  We almost have the second story finished and the roof is ready to be constructed.  We decided on a second story for our barn kitty, Pazuzu.  She'll probably like living above the chickens in an actual building rather than underneath the front porch.  Poor thing is chased under the porch on a daily basis by our huge German Shepherd.  The second story will also be a good storage space for hay too.  I'm pretty sure the idea initially arose from my bitching and moaning about the hay mess in the garage.

Barn Coop in progress