The old rabbit hutch we built received renovations recently. With the rabbits having grown old and moving on, we had a great old hutch not getting use. Getting it weather ready for the ducks was fun. They need a space to huddle up in during the cooler and snowy days coming ahead. They have their main coop for at night to keep the predators away (their fortress, I call it, is by our house), but they needed something during the day when they are in their large outdoor pen (their day pen is a large enclosure with garden greens, flowers, raspberries, etc. away from our house). They prefer sleeping under flowers and nestling in the raspberry patch. However September and October strip our region of the floral and lush greens they love. Accommodations were made. And the hens responded very well to their new and improved Fall/Winter outbuilding.
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| Great new place for them to lay their eggs. |
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Enjoying the new leaf ground cover. I rake and bag all of the maple
leaves in our front yard and bring them back to our hens.
They enjoy rummaging through Fall leaves for bugs. |
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Lights were added. As the daylight becomes scarce, we provide light
to keep the hens safe and aware of their surroundings. We use both solar and
timed lights to keep parts of the yard aglow. |
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