Jail Break

Today we cut a door into the part of the shed that is now a chicken coop.... No sooner did I have that door open before the girls made a break for it. I was going to build a pen for them but it is too late now. Just have to wait for tonight and see if any come back into the coop or not.

The black chicken looks like she is daring me to put her back in the coop, just try it and see what happens.. LOL... I think she looks more like a crow then a chicken..

Run for it the door is open!!!!!!

Yesterday goats Today was Chickens

Yesterday I built a fence in the goat run to make it faster to catch the little kids. Wonders of wonders it worked, I was able to get all four under shelter for the night in no time at all.

Today was a new ball game, I went to First Monday in Canton just to look around for a few hours. I really did not think I would find anything that I was willing to buy, but as happens I was wrong. After walking all the way down and back ( Dog alley ) I had enough and was headed back to the truck when I say a little dog run into a small stall hidden in the bush. Being a dog lover I went to see what he/she was up to and ran into a chicken stall.... This little old man and his wife started talking to me as if I had known them all my life and was just dropping in for a visit. As we talked I looked around and saw two chickens laying, now that was the best way to make a sale with me.. I then proceeded to buy the two with eggs and four others that I liked the looks off.. Then had to get the truck to come back for the chickens...

As soon as I walked back into the stall to pick up the chickens a lady was waiting and wanted to know if I would sell her four of the six chickens I had just brought? She was willing to pay me $10 more for each then I had paid. Thought about it then decided if then chickens are that good I should keep them??? So home we go..

Problem we have no chicken coop, now I spend the next four hours putting together a coop that will at least hold the chickens for now. No door to the outside yet, will have to wait until tomorrow when I am a bit rested and can think on how to do it. Until then the girls are free to eat and drink inside only..

Back on the farm

Today is the second day off the boat, got on the chopper just over 60 hours ago to come home. Now working on getting the garden weeded and things set up for having goats, and hoping to find some chickens this weekend.. My big deal today was making friends with the goats, and building a new fence to devide the pen into smaller sections to help get the babies in the shelter at night, the little suckers are fast and not easy for an old folk like me..