The Winter is Over

Hi Friends;
   I haven't written on my blog for a while, but here is what is happening now. The Four C's, my Four Chickens now have a pen underneath some tall pine trees that they visit almost every day. I think the birds like the variety. They do a lot of scratching of the soil and eat a lot of insects.
  On Mother's Day, I forgot and left them in the Pen while I was away visiting my grandchildren. When I came home it was near dark. I check the Pen for the Chickens and they were all gone!
   To my surprise they had gone back into the coop and were sitting on the roost!  Now you are probably asking the question, "How did they get out of the Pen and into the coop?" That is a very good question, since I wasn't here, I don't know the answer, but obviously they either crawled under the fence or flew over the top.

Run Like A Deer, Eat Like A Chicken

What you see below is Unbelievable but TRUE! Chickens are MEAT eaters! The only things I thought that the Chickens would eat would be grass, grains and bugs.  Boy! Was I mistaken! Raising Chickens has really been an educational experience for me.!

I attached the front right leg of a Deer in the coop. (It was not usable for the table because of the way it had been shot.) The Chickens ate it to the BONE!

The Coop Is Ready For Winter

I have enclosed the bottom of the coop to keep out snow, wind and sleet.

The board next to the door is for the same purpose.

I have tried to keep a balance between protecting the Chickens from the weather

and imprisoning them  (which I don't want to do!)

Also, see the electric light in the window. I turn the light on for a few hours

and it helps the Chickens to maintain their egg production.

* Although you wouldn't know it by the picture, this photo was taken

January 10, 2012