Travelingjenny

Navigating the hilly terrain of motherhood

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Now what have I been up to?? Working on the darn coop, of course, along with my darling husband. Because the chickens simply must move out to their new quarters soon. After all, they've been living in our house for almost eight weeks now. Don't get me wrong, I love our chicks – they're very… funny. And I love being able to look in on them several times a day and watch their silly antics. But they poop – a lot – and they're living in our living room (in a giant box, silly, we don't live in West Virginia). And they peep – a lot – mostly while Adam is trying to watch baseball, and this forces him to turn the TV up very loud. And while I think it is hilarious that whenever I walk by their box, they scurry about, pleading with their eyes for me to give them some treats, I think I will find it even more hilarious to watch them scratch and peck in the grass outside, finding their own treats like chickens are meant to do. Because chickens are not meant to live in people's houses.

So, as of today, the metal roofing is on the coop! And we have one or two more minor things to do before the chicken palace is ready for occupancy. The chicks have been spending a couple of hours at a time in their new home, getting used to it slowly before they move in there for good. They seem to like it – even though they don't get to watch baseball.

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3 responses to “Don’t let the door hit you…”

  1. daryl Avatar
    daryl

    The chicks have gotten big…. did Grace sit on poop in the photo above?
    Where did you locate the coop?

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  2. jen Avatar
    jen

    So many questions! I will reveal the exact location (and design) of the coop in the next few days when I blog about the grand coop unveiling. So you will just have to be in suspense until then. 🙂 Grace did NOT sit in poop in the above photo, although I think she thought she had. She is actually quite good about dealing with chicken poop, as she has been pooped on numerous times. I am raising an excellent mini chicken farmer.

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  3. Grandma Sheryl Avatar
    Grandma Sheryl

    I love the ramp…great job. You have been busy. I can’t wait to see pictures of the finished “Coup-d-ville”.

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