Ready for occupancy...and a coat or two of paint

The great divide is done. After way too much cursing, the gate is up and operable, and the chickens could move in tomorrow if I'd let them.

I had a pretty good idea of what the finished product should look like when I started this back in August...

...but I'm kind of amazed that it actually turned out the way it was supposed to.

The chickens have their own private entrance to the front yard now.

Their door won't win any architectural awards, but it's functional.

All that's left to do now is hire an electrician to run an outlet
so the girls can have heated water and a night light.

And then there's the whole decorating thing.

My original plan was to paint the trim t-post green
to match the overall color scheme of the house/barn/fence,

but that's terribly boring and might clash 

if I succumb to Wynonna's demands for a pink fence.

I could try the over-the-top Santa Fe color palette,
with the purple and turquoise doors and the earth-colored siding.

Or I could temporarily stick a skull on the corner 

while I agonize over this decision for the next several months.