little yellow is always the most photogenic of our flock pecking through the forest of grass all the birds checking out their new nest box The chicken coop got a few fancy renovations this weekend. We had planned to cut the five gallon buckets that were in there in half to make them more accessible as nest boxes now that they have begun to lay eggs, but that plan turned out to be entirely too much work, and a secondary plan was executed instead. We had two old closet doors lying around, so we took one, wired it up like a trough, and hooked it up inside the coop. Instant, free, repurposed chicken nest box. Success. We also set up a small chicken wire fence outside the coop, clipped wings, and let them loose. It's not a huge pen, but it does double the size of their space, with new fresh grass to scavenge through. This means lots of supervision for a few weeks, because we do not fully trust the combination of flimsy fencing, first time wing clipping, and ever curious puppy dogs....