The Bovine Bugle

A Cathedral of a Chicken Coop!

I stopped in to see Sylvia Peletier the other day. We built a chicken coop for her this spring, and I hadn't seen her in quite awhile. I had stopped once to finish picking up left over building materials and to drop off a layer box that I had built for the coop, but no one was around that day. I wanted to see how they had finished the coop and how the chickens were doing.

Sylvia, as always, was so happy to have company and she was just bubbling over with excitement about her hens. Her husband, Ron, and her grandson, Josh, had done a wonderful job painting and trimming the chicken coop. The yellow paint job that Josh had done made the coop look so bright and cheerful. Ron had put up the layer box, but the hens were still getting used to it. After seeing the Cadillac version of chicken coops, it made me feel bad for my hens back home. It's a good thing my hens didn't see the Peltier's coop. They'd refuse to lay in their coop ever again!!

It made me very good inside to see how much enjoyment Sylvia was getting out of her chickens and chicken coop. She showed me all the pictures she had taken of her chicks as they were growing through the spring and summer. For all the challenges she faces just getting through her daily routine, I hope the gift we gave her this spring has brightened her day in small way. And I hope she is enjoying the eggs!

--Jonathan, Howmars Farm
Franklin, Vermont

Left: Sylvia, back in the spring when this project started.

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