We built a "Coupe de Ville" chicken house. It is really a Cadillac, even the tires are whitewalls (we turned them inside out though). It is built on a running gear (the bottom frame of a hay wagon). It is Adirondack style, and also has a gutter/rain catch, and an automatic door that closes after dark. I ordered a Cadillac and a Coupe De Ville insignia from eBay and put them on each peak. The door opens and closes with the light, and the eggs are reached from two doors that open into the back of the nests. I always feel like I am intruding when I open to collect the eggs.

We have Buff Orpingtons, Dominiques, Barred Rocks, Ameraucanas, and a few Wynandottes. The birds love the coop, and when Rick, who built it, is nearby, they all flock around him.

The eggs sell like hotcakes at the local Village Market in Wilton, Connecticut. We also grow specialty crops, and have Shetland sheep, llamas (as guards), Tamworth pigs, and are the home of the Wilton Pony Club.

We practice sustainable, (some use the word organic) techniques in all our farming practices. The chickens are grazed and moved regularly, and are also fed certified organic feed and flax.

The movable house allows us to follow the other livestock with the chickens, and to keep insect populations down. The health benefits of grazing are obvious, to the birds, and to the people who eat the eggs. The Omega 3 fatty acids are high, and the Omega 6 is low in grass fed animals.