Well, it's been two weeks and chickens sure do grow up fast. During the past two weeks, Casey and Bob have been hard at work converting Bob's dilapidated goat shed into a chicken coop for the Sullys (so far, they are all named Sully), while the Sullys have been hard at work polishing off a ten pound bag of chick feed.
The plan is: during the evening the Sullys have access to the whole shed (except for a closet area where their food is kept), but are encourage to mostly hang out in the coop area.
In the morning, Casey and I will collect eggs and let them into their small, outdoor, fenced-in area via a sliding door.
The shed seems pretty secure, but I am still afraid of predators. The spotty Sullys seem to be smarter than the black Sullys, as we were able to teach them how to get up to their coop area relatively fast. 
They all seem kind of dumb, though.Here's a video Casey took!
7 comments:
b-gock! Thanks for the chicken update.. you guys are all prepared for the depression... When Roxanne and I have to come out Californy way to leave the dustbowl, we will shack up with you guys.
I don't know what it is about these chicken posts that makes me feel so good.
I agree with D. Hearing about you guys and your chickens is really exciting and inspiring.. As soon as we settle down, I want chickens too! and I want a garden! If C & E can do it, so can J & R!!
No we can't, but you can dream Jack.
Em - chickens dumb? Really? no way. So you're really getting fresh eggs already? That's awesome!
No, sorry, no eggs yet. That is just the plan for when we DO get eggs (which won't happen for a couple more months). J&R-you should see how it goes with a baby first. If you can manage that, maybe you could think about getting some chickens.
bgock!
I wish there were new posts on this blog!
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