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Apr 28, 2013

Coop Re-Do, Spring Veggie Garden


Anya Watching the Spring Birds

Coop Re-Do-
After much gathering of materials & building I finally was able to paint yesterday! 75, clear, sunny and a little breezy.

Before painting

After painting and decorating! Same color as before- our house trim color

My new sign from Bainbridge Farm Goods- Etsy  I like the purple and sage combination

My old yard sale sign

My $10.00 door!

The old coop, nice but hard to clean. We saved the sun room for winter, and will use then.


Spring Garden-
Today I planted oak leaf lettuce, french radishes and flat leaf Italian parsley in our cold frame. I planted some starts of other lettuces, collard greens (which did awesome last year!) and Swiss chard last week. I got the pansies in my kitchen window basket, which I love!







8 comments:

EverStuff Shrimp said...

It looks great. Yesterday was out good weather day. Today was nice in Gooding, but the wind was a pain in the neck. We didn't get done near the amount of projects we had planned, but the chicks got a new brooder. Good job on the coop redo. I like it a lot.

Carolyn said...

Although I'm a "practical" kind'a gal, I have to admit, I'd LOVE to fancy up my chicken coop! Your's looks just lovely :)

Carolyn said...

Oh, and YAY for kitty pictures!

Unknown said...

Thanks, most of the materials were recycled or free. We bought very little,

Yes, we LOVE Anya!

Susan said...

That new coop looks great! I will not let my hens see it, as it's much nicer than theirs... and I love the color. My cats are like Anya and love their Cat TV.

Candy C. said...

Dang, Susan beat me to the Cat TV comment! ;)
Love, love the new taller chicken house! I'll bet it will be MUCH easier to clean. Looks like you have a good start on your garden too!

Michelle said...

Love the picture of your cat. I am a cat person. I have 4 of them. Your coop turned out great.

Unknown said...

Thanks all ladies!

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