The Painted Nest

The Painted Nest Small hobby coop with a beautiful flock of birds. Chasing the rainbow! Specializing in hatching eggs / chicks. Located in Campbellford Ontario

Coop progress day 4If you don’t look at the gaps, you don’t even notice they’re there. 😆New tabletop p**p catcher is in ...
06/10/2026

Coop progress day 4

If you don’t look at the gaps, you don’t even notice they’re there. 😆

New tabletop p**p catcher is in the works.

Floors and walls have been sprayed down and then torched with my new tiger torch from Amazon. Friggen steal of a deal.

Every bit of straw that comes down, every piece of vapour barrier that goes up, and every sheet of chipboard that gets hung makes me feel a little better. What started as finding a few mites has turned into a full-blown coop overhaul, but honestly it was probably overdue anyways.

Almost close enough to get a load of sand brought in.

Still have nesting boxes to build, a new brooder area to make, flooring to finish with one solid piece of proper vapour barrier, and the second half of the roosting bar/p**p table to finish.

A few days ago I felt completely overwhelmed. Now I’m finally starting to feel like I’m getting ahead of it instead of chasing it. I think I might actually have this problem under control. 😅🐔

Progress 🤌🏻No one said it was going to be easy .. but I know it’s sure worth it. My cuts aren’t straight. I have straw i...
06/07/2026

Progress 🤌🏻

No one said it was going to be easy .. but I know it’s sure worth it.
My cuts aren’t straight.
I have straw in places I shouldn’t have it.
I used the wrong screws for this entire wall and then wondered why it was so hard getting them in …

I’m learning as I go.
I have a vision.
And I’m going to make it happen !
0 bugs on any eggs today .. that I can see.
Soooo that makes me happy.

I still don’t know what I’m doing , but I’m out here trying.

I swear this week feels like a bad dream I can’t wake up from.First, the roosters have apparently chosen violence. Betwe...
06/06/2026

I swear this week feels like a bad dream I can’t wake up from.

First, the roosters have apparently chosen violence. Between getting attacked and taking a fall, I’m already over it.
Pinched nerve ? Shoulder bruised.

Then Loki, my giant goober, decides to have a Lyme flare-up with a side of bacterial infection on his face. Vet visit.

The dumped-off kitten that showed up here? Vet visit too. Again. Because apparently people think our property is an animal drop-off location every six months. This one’s a male. We named him Rift… short for Drift. Because he’s clearly a drifter.

AND to top it all off, I’m dealing with my first-ever mite problem.

Yesterday I noticed tiny little specs moving on an egg. Today the main coop is getting an overhaul.

The straw insulation in the walls was a great idea… if I had put a barrier behind it. Live and learn.

So now we’re tearing things apart. Vapour barrier is going up. New walls are getting hung. Every nook and cranny is getting sprayed with Elector PSP. A tiger torch arrives tomorrow. Every bird has already been treated.

Goodbye pine shavings. Roost bars are getting lowered. I’m building what is essentially a giant litter box for the chickens and switching things around to make cleaning easier moving forward.

Honestly, I was planning a main coop overhaul this year anyway… but I wasn’t expecting the universe to force my hand quite this aggressively.

Now the important question…

Who’s paying for all this?

And more importantly…

Who’s doing it? 😭🤣

Also, what sand is everyone using that’s safe for chickens?

Happy Friday 🦆
06/05/2026

Happy Friday 🦆

05/31/2026

WOOOOOW.

I forgot to do the draw at noon !!!

72 likes on the original post.
72 names entered.
One winner …

CONGRATS Hillary Whye

You are the winner of the bym dirty dozens giveaway !

Message me asap and let’s get you some eggs !!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered !!

The people I’ve met doing these giveaways have been amazing!
You’re all so friggen awesome

Stay tuned for the next draw !!

These cutie pies have found their forever homes xo Who’s looking for Magpie ducklings !! Just over 8 weeks old and off h...
05/31/2026

These cutie pies have found their forever homes xo

Who’s looking for Magpie ducklings !!
Just over 8 weeks old and off heat , looking for their new forever homes !

Located in Campbellford xo

Silver Deathlayer (Westfälische Totleger) Pretty eggs .. No .. BUTTraditionally, Deathlayer hens lay eggs with subtle in...
05/29/2026

Silver Deathlayer (Westfälische Totleger)

Pretty eggs .. No ..

BUT

Traditionally, Deathlayer hens lay eggs with subtle individual markings, speckles, or patterns that can be used to identify which hen laid which egg. Not every line shows this strongly today, but it’s a fascinating trait associated with the breed.

That’s what I picked up today. Another silver deathlayers flock!

Can they produce as many eggs as a leghorn? .. also no.

BUT

Will they still consistently lay at five and six and seven years old ??
Absofriggenlutley !!

Let’s make some pretty birds yeah ? Xo

Another day, another adventure. When you see a deal on Kijiji, you don’t pass up on it …..you put the crate in the back ...
05/29/2026

Another day, another adventure.
When you see a deal on Kijiji, you don’t pass up on it …..you put the crate in the back of the truck hit up the cheapest gas station and on your way you go!!!

What’s the furthest you’ve traveled for birds?

05/27/2026

Whooo has some leghorn pullets in my area ?
Or within an hour or so from Campbellford xo

SDL2 Aka Silver Deathlayers (Westfälische Totleger) are probably one of the most bad ass breeds I’ve ever worked with.Or...
05/27/2026

SDL2
Aka

Silver Deathlayers (Westfälische Totleger) are probably one of the most bad ass breeds I’ve ever worked with.

Originally from Germany, the name “Deathlayer” came from the old belief that these hens would lay daily right up until the day they died. While the folklore is definitely exaggerated, they are known for being long-term productive layers, averaging around 180-250 eggs per year and often laying consistently longer than your average hen.

I love them for their eyes. Solid black, almost like a doll. Their penciling and that beetle iridescent shimmer in the sunlight is unreal.🥰

I’m currently working with two separate Silver Deathlayer lines here to help maintain genetic diversity and avoid people having to hunt down unrelated stock themselves later on!!
I know I know. I’m awesome 🫣🫂

Seeing their tail feathers finally grow in is making me one happy chicken mama as well !!

What colour Deathlayer would you pick to have , Silver Gold or Lemon ?!

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1048 11th Line West
Campbellford, ON
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