MidRiver “Coop” Gallery

 

Peat builds coop floor, 2005

 

Peat working on the floor of the chicken coop - Summer 2005.

 

Chicken Coop in winter, 2005

 

The coop after completion, Winter 2005/2006.

 

The Chicken Moms

 

The Chicken "Moms" - Ochen with Anna, Rocky with Buffy, Peat with Elva, and Leslie with Schnee.

 

ぎょざ, the rooster

 

Among the first additions to the chicken coop were ぎょざ (Gyoza) the Rooster, a Japanese Phoenix, and his camera-shy wife, 二太太 (Èr-Tàitai).

 

ぎょざ with some of his lady-friends

 

ぎょざ looking after (from left to right) Marijke (a Barnevelder), Yoko (a Chabo, or Black-Tailed White Japanese Bantam), Babette (a Cuckoo Maran), and Molly McNugget (a Buckeye).

 

Ari with Sita

 

Our good friend Ari gives Sita a snuggle. Notice her bell-bottomed feet!

 

Hens on the patio

 

Some hens pecking around the patio, back in the days when they were still allowed outside.

 

Morning feeding

 

The diverse flock gathers for the morning feeding.

2006.12.30