The opposite side of the coop has a door that opens to the vegetable garden. It's made of cedar wood siding with a corrugated metal roof. The chicken coop is attached to the greenhouse. We used the same split rail wood posts from our fence for the chicken run structure. Here are some images of the coop and chicken run from the outside. They adjusted to their new coop routine very quickly. They prefer to sleep on the poles rather than in the boxes.ĭuring the day, the chickens scratch and dust bathe in the chicken run.Īll of our girls are very friendly, and they love their meal worms! There are several roosting poles for the larger chickens to use. The bigger chickens, like Buffy, tend just to lay their eggs in the boxes and move on. The little Bantam chickens spend a lot of time in the nesting boxes during the day as well as sleeping in the boxes at night. We used chicken wire to keep predators out of the coop as well as to keep the chickens from flying the coop! Both windows can be closed to keep the chickens warm at night. There is a window on the two sides of the chicken coop to provide cross ventilation. Next to the boxes, we made a cabinet where we can store chicken treats and extra supplies. We made plenty of nesting boxes so that the girls wouldn't fight over them. I'm able to use part of the greenhouse as storage for the chicken feed. We turned the back panels of the greenhouse into doors. We can enter the new chicken coop through the front of the greenhouse. The chicken run is visible on either side of the greenhouse. I am happy to let you know that our new chicken coop is complete and ready to keep our hens warm. I love this time of year when the nights are chilly, and the shadows get longer.Īs I wrote about in a previous post, we decided to build a new coop for our chickens and turn our existing coop into a barn for the Babydoll sheep that will arrive at Patina Farm in the Spring. It's finally feeling a little more like Fall here in Ojai after several weeks of hot weather. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog.I hope you all are having a wonderful Autumn. I'm off to enjoy the afternoon in the garden.Īs always, feel free to ask questions in the comment section of this post! I hope you enjoyed my bathroom and closet update! Each clothing bays is lit from the inside with LED strips. We hung this Aidan Gray Wallace Chandelier in the center of the closet. We used a combination of antique and new light fixtures in the house. The natural light will be perfect for applying make-up, plus I can steal a couple of minutes gazing at the garden and watching the birds in the bird bath. Salas draperies fabricated and installed all of our window treatments as well as the closet panels and skirts underneath the sinks.Įventually my vanity will sit here. They make excellent quality hardware in un-lacquered brass. All of our clothing is hung behind linen drapery panels. We used Libeco Linen "Napoli Natural" in the closet.ĭuring our trip to New York last year, Steve and I discovered a drapery hardware company called Morgik. We don't have any cabinetry in the closet. We bought this Swedish piece from Tara Shaw. Our Waterworks plumbing fixtures are starting to tarnish and mellow. I don't like having a lot of clutter on the counter, so we made ample room for all of our toiletries behind the mirror. The sink base is a found antique, but we asked our painter to match the finish for the frame around the mirror. The limited palette is a soothing way to start our day. I am not sure if we will be adding much more to our bathroom. Steve and I are actually enjoying living in a sparsely decorated house. The weather has been lovely, and we've been spending most of our free time in the gardens with the kids. Welcome back to Patina Farm! In all honesty we haven't been focusing on the house recently.
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