Penthouse living.........

There is a lull on the farm at the moment.  The last few weeks before the harvest. 

The farmer decided that the hens accommodation was not up to par.. so set about  designing a new loft apartment for the 'ladies'.

Two of them are laying already and I cannot tell you how nice it is to go out to the garden in the morning and collect your breakfast.

This lady rules the roost.  She is the prettiest hen with black feathers that are iridescent  in the sunlight.
She is 'in charge' of all the other hens and always gets the best nesting box etc.  She is the BOSS!

Dukey is fascinated by them too.......

Pretty birdie......  Couldn't you just smooch that face?  er.... ok maybe not.

and their penthouse living quarters..... made by David, Johnny, and helped by Mossy.

I know their ladder seems long but they've gotten the hang of it and are up and down it now.

This is the access at the back for cleaning and collecting eggs........

There is a door on the inside that slips down on a pully-`rope for locking the hens in at night and when the weather freezes.

A nesting box with a loft above it.

 X 2!

The straw that is used to bed the ladies down is Barley straw that was grown on the farm...... there are some advantages to being married to a farmer :-)

and one last gratuitous hen picture!