It was on our “To Do” list, but didn’t need to be addressed anytime soon. We don’t get our new chicks until April and they won’t be in the coop until late summer, so adding to the nesting boxes was not the priority for this weekend by a long shot. But, that’s usually how our weekends go; we set out with things in mind and somewhere along the way we shift gears and directions.
The tag held the name of the booth owner, but I knew the moment I saw it that was mine. We built two lovely nesting boxes last summer for The Girls, but this was more of what I had held in my mind all along. Old barnwood, previously used for just this purpose, how could I resist?
Today, we set the new nesting boxes in the coop to let The Girls get used to them before we took down the old ones (can I even call them old?) and put these up on the wall. At first, Large Dark Wooden New Thing was to be avoided and feared, but eventually the hens all came over to have a peek and investigate.
While I am giddy with the new boxes, and The Girls seem to be happy with them as well (so far), even James was thrilled to cross something off his eventual “to do” list. I spent some time out in the coop listening to the chooks. Seems like there was much to be said about the new set-up. I wish I knew the history of this piece, or that I could have known the previous owner, but regardless, all the residents of The Sky is Falling Inn will be blessed by extra boxes. And happy chickens are always a blessed little thing.
Blessed Little Things 