Incredible what a change a couple of days can make. The landscape has turned from icy white to hopeful brown, the robins are back, and I can see the garden.
But the frozen pipes are still frozen. My wife talked to a guy who works on the road commission He told her that the ground will freeze to 18″ but streets and driveways can freeze to 5′. Oh well. The temporary frost-free spigot setup works great, so I’m prepared to wait some more.
I put some finishing touches on our outhouse/chicken coop. The feeder went up…
And the heated waterer…
And I tightened up a few more weak points.
The coop is located on the edge of the woods. Plenty of raccoons, possums, some foxes, and I’ve even seen a coyote in the back. A couple of times in the distant past we’ve lost flocks to those greedy varmints in overnight raids.
Kind of like putting your diamond collection on display in the middle of the heroin district. The coop really needs to be like Fort Knox, and I think is. We shall see.
It’s a strangely expensive proposition, preparing for chickens. I knew it would be going in. But my wife’s been very supportive of my spending. She says it’s my hobby. I’m not sure whether she means the chickens or spending. But I’m pretty sure she wants them as much as I do.
That’s nice that your other half is supportive of your hobby (whichever it is, lol).
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Haha, yes it is .
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How nice that you can see your garden and that the Robins are back! Super … And your chook coup is looking fab too. You just need to get that water happening … 🙂
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Thanks Julie. I second your vote for water 🙂
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We lost the last few of our chickens to something, not sure exactly what. I never realized how many other animals love chicken 🙂 coops looking great!
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That’s a true bummer, isn’t it? Seems like nature gravitates toward the things
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…oops hit reply too soon…gravitates toward devouring the things we put the most care into. Life’s a challenge. 🙂
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Lucky chickens to be going to a home where the owners are going to take such good care of them. 🙂
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