Almost Done the New Chicken House!

Because we don’t have a lot of land, I rent various nearby fields so my creatures can graze and forage. This means I rely on having portable pens and shelters to keep everyone safe at night no matter where they happen to be camping.

This new chicken coop is pretty fancy! Built on a chassis we bought on sale, it can be moved by one person on level ground or hauled around by my riding mower when the terrain is a bit trickier or the distance longer. Recently, we’ve had some problems with egg eating hens, so the nesting boxes in this coop have sloped floors that lead to a covered collection trough. Dad has been busy, busy, busy working on this creation which should be ready for new residents very soon!

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(Inter) National Hug a Sheep Day!

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Hug A Sheep

It is (Inter) National Hug a Sheep Day today!  So go outside and hug your sheep.  Don’t have sheep?  Hug your favorite wool sweater.  Don’t have a favorite wool sweater?  Go and buy one!

Here’s one of the sheep I will be hugging today:

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What is fog, but wet!

Spider Web October 2013

All this fog has been rather eerily beautiful, in its own muted way, but each dripping morning reminds me that being inside a fog bank is wet! The newly painted chicken house looks like some avant garde creation with streaky, dribbly paint where smooth colour should be. And this poor spider’s web was obviously not meant to bear the weight of all that water!

Pumpkins for Piggies!

We are so lucky to live in the neighbourhood that we do. These pumpkins (and lots of other excess veggies) were gifts for the hogs from the neighbours across the street. The hogs, without exception, LOVE them! And, apparently, the seeds are a natural dewormer. Given that we are always looking for non-toxic ways to do things around here, these presents are win-win-wonderful!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Horizon)

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There is a horizon there somewhere… quite a challenge to take a horizon photo under conditions like these! There should also be a bright morning sun somewhere…