Winterizing the Chicken Coop 2016 - Waterers
We've enjoyed a very warm and almost over-warm autumn so far which has afforded us an opportunity to be very lax in completing end of the year tasks such as putting the garden to bed and yard clean up. Another necessary *task* or chore has been to winterize our chicken coop. There's been nothing like seeing the neighbors shake their heads at us while we're out hollering at each other to hold down the plastic tarp and grab the proper sized bits and screws to make you think twice about whether or not we've lost our ever loving minds with this venture. Of course we pick the windiest days and the oddest hours.... They ask us " What are you doing now, we thought your were done building the coop ". Our answer is " Yes, we're done building the coop, but we need to make sure their house is buttoned up and prepared for the winter just like ours ." This assuredly garners much side eye and breathy OK's from the neighbors perspectives and ours too. ...