Sad news

The last photo of our chickens. My wife misplaced her wallet in the backyard and I told her the chickens had stolen it!

I am saddened to say, but over memorial day weekend, we were on a trip to Gunnison, CO and came home to find two piles of feathers in the back yard.  Mermaid was hiding and is still alive!  While not clear how the chickens got out, there is evidence that they had been in in the front yard before something got them.

Classic

A quick photo from gathering eggs this afternoon.  There is just something classic about eggs sitting in a nest of straw.

Shade

Other then the addition of a the upgrade to another door, I've been pretty happy about my chicken coop design and run set up.  Even though its been snowing every week, I was thinking about the hot summer days and that the chickens may need some shade.  The area under the coop, was fenced in on one side which prevents the chickens from getting out.  This also made the space under the coop useless.  I decided to take down that wood and then put some wire fencing in on the other sides to allow the chickens a place to hang out under the coop but still be in the larger fenced in area.  I made the quick modifcation one Friday afternoon and the next sunny morning, the chickens were all under the coop digging at the dirt and getting comfortable.  :)  I hope this provides them a cool enough place for the summer!

Chickens in Golden

So, the other day I took the kids down to the Golden Mill to see their latest shipment of chicks. My little boy loved watching the chicks.  It reminded me how CUTE they are and how QUICK the chicks grow!

After that, we were on our way along the Clear Creek bike path to the park and stopped by the Historic Park to check out the chickens down there.  It looked like the chicken house was getting a new roof and the chickens were on "vacation" over in the goats house.  This confused my daughter quite a bit...

I really enjoy living in a "smaller" city where chickens are a normal everyday occurrence.  I have noticed, as many of you may have noticed too, but people are circling back to bringing our lifestyles and food sources back to home.