Before and After

Remember this?

Before

After

I was going for a light blue but it turned out about 2 shades darker than I wanted. I can deal with it though. It is just a chicken/duck house after all. I don't think they have a preference. Besides, it'll be covered in poop by the end of the day. We worked hard to finish the fence last night so we could get them all moved in before it was too dark to see anything.

I took this first thing this morning after I fed them. Looks like they're adjusting to their new surroundings just fine. I was a little worried they'd be in shock from the move plus, we were supposed to have some thunderstorms last night. We didn't know until after we had them all settled in. But all are accounted for and doing fine.


The hens love their new porch and have requested a couple of rocking chairs and maybe a swing. (They were actually chasing bugs. It was so funny watching them zoom in and out of the house.)


The ducks have made this back corner their home. They haven't quite figured out the ramp that leads into the house. They will eventually, I hope. See the brown one in the back with the poof on it's head? When we got him(or her), he had just a tiny little sprig sticking up on top. Now it looks like an afro. ;o)

I'm so glad to have this finished for now. We borrowed the dog kennel as the fencing for the pen while the girls(and possibly guys) are still small but we will need to make the yard big enough for the ducks to have a pool. At least they have some room to move around now. I think they are much happier with the new place. I know I am. :o)

I'll have to remember to take some pictures of the bantams and show them off too. They are very cute.