Plot Wars: Chicken Coop V2

Because yesterday was, again, a HOLIDAY in celebration of EDSA revolution that ended Martial Law, we spent another day upgrading our Chicken Coop as the chicks are no longer babies and are entering chick teen days.

At 9, we went to the hardware store to buy additional materials, We bought 6 pcs of 1in x 2in x14 ft of good lumber, a 4x8 ft of plywood, some nails, and some door hinges.

These are the steps taken for the upgrade of the coop:

1. We sawed the good lumber to 4 5-ft pieces and 4 6-ft pieces. Then we nailed these together to form the frame. 
2. We also sawed the plywood into different smaller pieces to form the roof and the sides plus a roosting/sleeping area for the chicks. Then we nailed the plywood into the frame according to the cut pieces we had. 
3. We also created a door, so that we can get in to bring the chicks food and water. 
4. We removed the chicken wire from one side of the smaller coop to cover the whole side of the bigger coop with chicken wire. 
5. All areas that have no plywood are covered in chicken wire.
6. Then we placed sand and gravel in the new area and let the chicks scatter them.

It took all day, but we are happy with this new playground for our chicks.

Original Coop

New Coop

New Coop extended from our Wall and Backyard Kitchen

For the whole coop, I think it cost us some 2000 pesos because the chicken wire was expensive and it was half of the whole price. But there are some with smaller holes that are cheaper compared to the one we bought.

:D


For the original version, check it here!

Daghang salamat sa pagbasa!!!

Plot Wars: A Chick Tragedy

Today, a chick died.

We don't really know the cause of death. We only have our speculations.

After housing the chicks on Saturday night, everything was fine. We were happy that we are able to provide shelter and food for our new responsibilities: the 7 chicks.

On Sunday morning, we were greeted with chirps from chicks asking for food, and we obliged.

When I left the house that morning, all 7 of them were eating. When I got back mid-afternoon, one of the chicks have his head tuck under his wing and he was not moving. I thought that he was just asleep. But when I fed them again in the evening, he was still in the same spot.

Thinking now that there is something horribly wrong with it, I tried to force-fed it with water and feeds, to no avail. So I did the next thing worth doing, I added a box inside the coop and layered it with rags, then I placed the chick inside the box thinking that it must have been cold and was not shared with warmth by the other chicks. The other chicks huddled together the night before when they slept, I am not sure if this chick joined the brood since it was an outsider.

Doing all this, I slept and was awaken with the news that the chick did not survive the night.

Because we think that it was the cold weather that killed the chick, we decided to transfer the coop to the back of the house where a more secure protection from elements is provided by the walls of the house for them. So now, they are at the backyard with an additional box and lots of blankets to huddle in the night.

Let's hope that this precaution is effective and that we do not lose another one.


Daghang salamat sa pagbasa!!!