My great-nephew Jordan was here before our coffee cooled this morning. He was ready and raring to put the Finishing Touches on the new chicken pen.
We did most of the work yesterday, but we still needed to install latches on the door and drape netting over the pen to keep owls and hawks away from the chickens.
It took a few hours and we were almost finished when Jilda called us for breakfast. She'd prepared waffles with slabs of bacon.
Jordan dropped the tools and sprinted for the back door. I shouted after him that we could finish after breakfast. The backdoor closed before I got the word breakfast out. Did I mention that he loves waffles?
Afterward, we went out and put the finishing touches on the pen. Once we were sure everything was ready, he went into the chicken house where they have lived for most of their lives and opened the little door to allow them into the larger pen.
They were skittish at first, but after the first two ventured out, the rest were all trying to jam through the door at the same time.
We videoed Jordan giving a brief explanation of all the work we've done to get the habitat ready for his chickens.
We've taken a ton of pictures throughout the process so we're hoping that he has a shot at winning an award during the 4-H event in September.
This evening, I walked down and sat for a while watching the birds. They are a beautiful bunch.
Jordan told me this one was an Australorp. I had to take his word for it.
We did most of the work yesterday, but we still needed to install latches on the door and drape netting over the pen to keep owls and hawks away from the chickens.
It took a few hours and we were almost finished when Jilda called us for breakfast. She'd prepared waffles with slabs of bacon.
Jordan dropped the tools and sprinted for the back door. I shouted after him that we could finish after breakfast. The backdoor closed before I got the word breakfast out. Did I mention that he loves waffles?
Afterward, we went out and put the finishing touches on the pen. Once we were sure everything was ready, he went into the chicken house where they have lived for most of their lives and opened the little door to allow them into the larger pen.
They were skittish at first, but after the first two ventured out, the rest were all trying to jam through the door at the same time.
We videoed Jordan giving a brief explanation of all the work we've done to get the habitat ready for his chickens.
We've taken a ton of pictures throughout the process so we're hoping that he has a shot at winning an award during the 4-H event in September.
This evening, I walked down and sat for a while watching the birds. They are a beautiful bunch.
Jordan told me this one was an Australorp. I had to take his word for it.
