When living in the city there is usually a storage problem and I'm no exception. Chickens don't just need food, they need grit, oyster shell, straw, scratch, first aid sundries and treats. Most of those items come in really heavy large bags. I have this stuff stored all over the place; broom closet, on top of the basement steps, and in the mud room. It would be nice to have this chicken stuff all in one place. If I lived in the country I envision a big red barn loaded to the brim with straw. I used to get straw and hey confused until a friend who's from a ranch in Montana would say "You don't mean hey, you mean straw, hey is for horses", I got it after the 21st time.
I envision outbuildings loaded with shelves containing everything I need all at an arms reach, painted to match the big red barn. Also, if we lived in the country I'm sure we would have one of those pole barns, I'm not sure what's in them, probably a trailer, for getting more chickens and a few really cool old cars in various stages of renovation. I could even buy more than 1 bag of feed at a time, especially when it's on sale. I was fairly content with maintaining my tight chicken spaces until one day last week when my husband was doing some laundry and accidentally kicked a opened bag of oyster shell down the basement steps. Thud thud and oyster shell spilled everywhere followed by a fairly loud, "You have to do something with all this chicken stuff!"
Indeed, I did agree with him and then it came it me, a shed! Me and my chickens need a shed! That will solve everything, maybe I could even fit some gardening tools in it. I'll be looking for an unwanted shed that maybe someone outgrew, because now they need more space for their stuff.
