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New Chicken Yard!

5/23/2015

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Im getting a new fence built for our garden area, so the chickens will be able to free range in a completely secure space.In the meantime, weve got a pet fence set up around the coop so they can still roam a little bit.They obviously dont like being restricted, but its gotta be done! As a treat, I pulled out some kale from the garden so they could have a snack.

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the other half of my crew....awesome

5/18/2015

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70 degrees! Spring is in the air!

3/12/2015

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After a little bit of rain, the skies have cleared & the weather is gorgeous! We haven't started planting our Spring garden yet, so the chickens have been able to roam about the yard & do what they do best-- scratch & peck. Good for the soil, and fun to watch! Some of my shy guys & gals like to hang out on the side of the house while the other chickens do the dirty work.

We no longer have a lot of Squirrel visitors, so the old Squirrel chair has been converted into a Chicken treat chair for now.

Here's Nugget, a buff Silkie hen & lavender Silkie hen Dharma's big ol fluffy bust to the right.

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Dust bathing

3/10/2015

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Vivi (LEFT) cuckoo polish & Freckles (RIGHT) frizzled cuckoo polish...total pig pens

And that's how they spent the entire day!!!

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Saturday

1/17/2015

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Silkie Face

12/29/2014

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The weather has been so pleasant. I am thrilled that I can let the chickens out to enjoy the sunshine in December. Our winter garden is pretty much empty, so I have just been sitting out in the dirt watching the chicklets cruising around the yard.
I took these photos yesterday of Pearl. She looks so perfect. So pristine & refined from far away...

But once she comes over to visit you.. up close & personal...look at that SILKIE FACE!!!

ISNT SHE PRECIOUS?!!

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Fall color

12/9/2014

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I spent most of the afternoon winter-izing the coop. It's a big muddy mess, but I'm working on some new techniques to keep it dry & clean over the next few months.
Rainy weather is on it's way, but the colors are still beautiful. I had to take a couple of pics of our driveway while the leaves are still on the vines & trees.
I also put up my snowflake Christmas lights along our back fence-- which is a huge deal for me because I'm a short gal, so I have to use a ladder for basically everything. After mucking the coop & lugging pavers around the yard, I took a some quick pics & retreated the the warm house!

You can see Dixie dog on the left

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Happy Thanksgiving!

11/28/2014

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It was 72 degrees on Thanksgiving day!

Randy, Gamma, Buffy, Francis, Fluffy, Pearl & Nugget were all hanging out in the corner of the yard on Thanksgiving day. I'm a vegetarian, so all fowl were safe at our place!

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IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG!

11/16/2014

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I cant believe it. I haven't posted since May?!
Lots of BIG changes have occurred the past 6 months, some sad, some wonderful.I guess that's just life!

Fall is here & I've been working on pulling out the Summer garden. I think it's the favorite time of year for the chickens-- they get to free range in our veggie garden- scratching & pecking whatever they want.
Here's a little slide show of the past few weekends worth of chicken work...

Mother Hen, you have inspired me once again! Thank you!

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