Said Good-Bye To The Green Chicken Coop

I might have shed a little tear when I saw the green coop all loaded in a trailer and headed down the driveway.  It was a good coop and I know without a shadow of a doubt that she will be looking great again real soon.  I got to meet part of her 'new family' and I really liked them.  They have been looking for a historical looking coop to match the more than awesome farm that they are restoring.  Of course, I checked them out of FB.

I can not wait to see how it turns out.

Now what to do with all the freed up space?  Mark mentioned if I would promise to keep the chickens in the coop and run, he would have one made and we could get more chickens and try to restore the backyard to what it looked like before The Girls came and destroyed it!  I am seriously considering it.  But after it dried out a bit I'll go in a clean it all up and then take a step back and weigh all my options.  But it sure would be nice to see more little chicks and all those beautiful eggs.

Goats Are Loving This Weather

Well, today anyway because it isn't raining or cold.

So I have figured out a way to get the buckets of food to their pen and leave them in the dust.  We are all usually shoving and pushing for the best bucket spot...me putting them on the hangers and them eating it even before I get it there.

All three of them were trying to eat out of the bucket in the back.  Silly goats!

Finally, Boot figured it out.  Looks like they all need a good brush.  I was able to trim some hooves this evening with Mark's help

They drink a lot of water...a lot.

As soon as everything dries out a bit we will begin the huge task of removing all the straw in the pen from the winter.  But it is going to be repurposed to mulch in the garden around the strawberry beds.  I am hoping it will help keep the weeds from getting so bad.  And there should be all kinds of treats in there for the chickens to scratch about.  But not in the garden.  Some of it will go on the outside of the fence.  The little alleyway between the outside of the goat fence and the yard fence.  There will probably be enough to put in the way back by the hammock pergola.  It is really going to be a big job but we will get it little by little.

Eggs and Chickens, Chickens and Eggs

Guess we know two of the layers!

I am amazed...as long as the sun stays out the girls lay 2-3 a day.  Love seeing the skelter full...just takes a little longer now.

Todays Egg Count

Well, I found 6 in the nest...

Five of them were frozen.  So today's total is 1 small egg.

And The Winner Is...

My boys voted me the best...how sweet...now to actually order the shirt...family?

Today I put an entire bale of alfalfa out for the goats thinking they could eat it just as it was and I would not have to cut the twine.  I look out and Boogie is sitting on top of it shivering...12 degrees out with no sun and lots of wind.  Mind you they have a really nice little barn with lots of straw to keep them warm.  Not too smart today.  Maybe the cold and this crazy weather has finally gotten to them and pushed them over the edge

They Have Had Enough....

They want to come in!