le poulailler

I'm back!

I had to take a vacation, although it wasn't planned.

My computer got a major virus and it took

 some major surgery to fix it.

I suppose the length of time of recovery 

would have been shortened if

I had gotten it into my guy sooner. 

In my "down" time, we've been working on backyard projects.

It's all ugly right now because of, well, winter, and the lack

of any other plants or trees, up until recent. 

But, we finished the outside of the coop and run!

Once it warms up, we'll paint the interior, get the nesting 

boxes built and put up that chandelier. 

Some may think it's over the top but you know what?

Since it is in our backyard, it must fall in the 

cute factor category!

We used hardware cloth for the runs 

to keep our girls super safe

and I dug down all around the outside

 perimeter to bury a good foot of wire, 

just in case. We have wooded acreage behind us and I know

there are raccoon's, armadillo, foxes and coyotes  around

 {because I have seen them in our yard}.

The perimeter of our "backyard" will be fenced 

soon, giving us another layer of protection. 

Those lanterns were slated for the trash.
Bruce (hubby) replaced entry lights for a
neighbor and they just wanted to trash these.
I think they're the perfect size and style. 

My Cecil Brunner will climb the coop
with rich green foliage and
gorgeous baby pink mini roses.
I can't wait to look out at it from the house. :)

Aren't these darling?!

We added a run to the back so the
girls can have shade any time of the day.
It gets hot here in South but the shade stays cool.

The coop is going to make for a great backdrop for my garden, which will be planted directly in front of it.

I just love how it turned out.

We've planted several varieties of fruit trees,

got some roses planted, a red honeysuckle put in on

the SW corner of the coop for afternoon shade and

I planted a couple varieties of Peonies. 

Those are an experiment. 

I have some berries and grapes that need to get put in the ground right now, too.

I just need to get my hunny to help with the posts and wire!

And finally, our kitchen screen door...

...and yes, she's a slammer!