Nest box installed

The nest box is now in the coop and the hen that is laying figured it out in about a day.

Eggs!

Someone laid eggs in the hen house and I am assuming it was the hens :)

They are only 5 months old, so this is a bit unexpected. I will have to put the nest box in tomorrow.

Snow Birds

First snow of the winter



Some chickens like it:



Some chickens don't:

Dinner

Further research has me thinking that Dinner is probably a Splash variety of Andalusian. It has the same black feet and coloring as the four week Splash pictured here:



and will probably grow up to look like this:



Unless it is a rooster. If that is the case then the name will still fit.

Chick update

Chicks are two and three weeks old.







And the cat says, "Hi."

Last of the Chicks Arrived

Four new ones that hatched Sunday or Monday and arrived via mail today:



And these guys are a week old:



The new guys are Blue Andalusians and will grow up to look like this:



Except for that yellow one. I think there was a mix up at the chicken factory. I have named him "Dinner" because that is what he is going to be when he grows up :)

Woodshed Site Excavated

The battle with the roots and rocks has ended. I consider it a draw with the rocks because the shed will end up positioned around some of the ones that wouldn't move. The site is approximately level. The next step is to fill the area with a couple of inches of gravel. There is rain in the forecast for the next couple of days so I threw a tarp over the woodpile and we will just wait it out.

The house is almost cool enough to build a fire in the wood stove. Last time we had a fire was May. Has it been four months already? Global warming is a lie. :)

Update: fire is going in the wood stove. Mmmmm, toasty.