Hen House

How cool is this hen house come kitchen garden? By Studio Segers it has a really simple but beautiful aesthetic and being modular the parts are interchangable so you could swap a seat for a rabbit hutch or add a chicken coop next to the compost bin. Ma and Pa don't have chickens anymore but for a while we've been conjuring up an idea to design and build our own. I've been collecting some more ideas here.

Images from Studio Segers 

HIlarious Chickens

How easy is it to be entertained by a couple of hen? Very!

Chicken Coop

I am a big fan of chickens and innovative design, so I am in awe of the outcomes of these chicken coops, designed and made by high school students. Arranged by Project H, the organisation "uses the power of design and hands-on building to catalyze communities and public education. I makes me so keen to get back into the studio designing again! See more of their videos here.

Video: Studio H: Design. Build. Transform. (Promo #2) from Project H Design on Vimeo.

Hen Hotel

So we have chickens, but you can't take them on holiday with you. Yesterday I read about The Chicken Hotel which pampers your chickens and gives them a break while you're away!

Hen Weekend

As their winter wedding approaches, tomorrow hails that start of my cousin's fiancee's hen weekend - which is a first for me. We're going clay pigeon shooting on Saturday which should be highly entertaining, but hopefully it's in the blood as my brother is an accomplished rifle shooter. So mentioning our feathered friends, above is a snap of Mrs Thatcher looking just as proper and aloof as her namesake! They're laying one or two eggs a day between them, so we're never short!