The New Digs

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We’ve attached the smaller of the two coops that we have to the opening of the big pen. This way the girlies can have shelter at night or when it rains–which it’s been doing a lot lately.

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They can play and scratch around in the yard all day, nibbling on a pile of weeds…

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and then dart inside whenever it’s too nippy or something scares them. Right now, the two most frightening sounds for these ladies is the train whistle–which blows from half a block away several times a day–and a small plane flying over head.

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They run inside like a Pterodactyl is swooping down on them.

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Luckily they recover quickly and go right back to their weed feast…

and photo bombing. They totally do it on purpose.

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See?

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Ready To Rip

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My sweet Jillian came over one day with her work gloves on…

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and said, “Are you ready to rip out that carpet, and have a look at what is underneath?”

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She’s a very brave soul and I’m more the contented with whatever, “Ummm, sure!” kind of person.

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So, I stepped back and she started yanking–only took her about 15 minutes and she had the whole thing loose and curled up in the middle of the room.

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Sure enough–there was dusty, staple-y, positively potentially lovely hardwood underneath that blue carpet.

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I am officially the staple remover, duster, sweeper lady now. When that’s finished, I think we’ll have a dang pretty floor here.

That’s my bet.

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Free At Last!

We let them out into their yard as a trial run–and then didn’t have the heart to put them back in that silly little tub.

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So, I’m afraid this is home now–come rain or shine.

Pretty sure they love it.

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Tight Space

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Well, it’s time. These little girlies are getting so big that their tub-housing just isn’t going to cut it anymore.

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We’re working on getting their coop set up outside as quickly as possible. If the weather would just cooperate and warm up we could put them in a run outside–once we have one.

I’m afraid if we don’t hurry…

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they’ll go house hunting, on their own!

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Chicky Conference

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We’ve been trying to hold the baby birdies as often as we can so that they are people friendly when they get big.

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So, while our church’s General Conference was on tv we decided to take the girls out and hold them one at a time.

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Rhen’s a bit partial to the Russian chickies, so he only really holds them.

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But look how cool their feathers are growing in. They are only a whopping 3 weeks old, but I’m amazed at how fast they are growing.

Even though I was playing with this cute little sweetie, I promise I was still listening to conference.

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Well, most of the time.