The property we purchased is heavily wooded and backs up to a huge drop off that appears to be a seasonal creek. We have downed trees everywhere you turn and so much limb and leaf debris that its overwhelming at times. We have so much work to do with not too many hands :)
"Train a child up in the way he should go....is a hard concept for me to grasp at times. It doesn't say in the way I want her to go, but the way she should go. I have a part in influencing her which way to go, but it's turned out that her interests and desires have usually stretched my comfort zone. Katie has shown a special interest in Animal Science which is the study of animals, their behavior, and biology. This is an elective subject for us that she enjoys. It's funny to me because as I watch her develop interest in an area of her life, I typically find myself saying, "Oh crap, here we go!"
So....Oh crap...here we go! We are getting chickens!
Yes, for real. We are getting chickens. Maybe you're like, "oh that's it? just chickens?" But this is a big stretch for this born and raised city girl. Not because I desire to clean up chicken poo on a weekly basis but because my child never wants to leave the farm when we visit to pick up milk, meat, and eggs! Plus, I really like nutritious fresh free range eggs! On our last visit, she begged our farmer (like all the rest of our visits) to help collect the eggs. Since our farmer's chickens are not on site, we can not partake in that chore.
So I said to Katie after that visit, "Come on. Lets go to the library and pick up a book about raising chickens." That was step one. So I devoured a small book about raising chickens. Then we called grandpa to get some good old time advice. I feel like a professional chicken raiser already. :)
Step Two: Prepare the way!
All hands on deck! My mom came over which made 8 hands total. We have an animal shelter already on the property that at one point was used as a chicken coop. The bad news is that it was full of fire wood and in need of repair! So we moved all the firewood from the shelter and stacked it off the ground against the lean to off the shed. (we plan to extend the roof to cover the wood)
There were some repairs needed such as new door hinges, new chicken wire, and a new bottom door panel. So we took a trip to Tractor supply. We purchased all that we needed to repair plus some chicken accessories. Below is the finished chicken coop. (well, still a little clean up to do)
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We also have many huge piles of wood chips we inherited with the property that will make fine chicken bedding!
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The cinder blocks with wood were possibly used previously as a chicken perch but we are using them as a Katie perch so she can reach the door latch. :)
Step 3: Make nesting boxes and buy chickens!
Chicken raising to be continued....
"Train a child up in the way he should go....is a hard concept for me to grasp at times. It doesn't say in the way I want her to go, but the way she should go. I have a part in influencing her which way to go, but it's turned out that her interests and desires have usually stretched my comfort zone. Katie has shown a special interest in Animal Science which is the study of animals, their behavior, and biology. This is an elective subject for us that she enjoys. It's funny to me because as I watch her develop interest in an area of her life, I typically find myself saying, "Oh crap, here we go!"
So....Oh crap...here we go! We are getting chickens!
Yes, for real. We are getting chickens. Maybe you're like, "oh that's it? just chickens?" But this is a big stretch for this born and raised city girl. Not because I desire to clean up chicken poo on a weekly basis but because my child never wants to leave the farm when we visit to pick up milk, meat, and eggs! Plus, I really like nutritious fresh free range eggs! On our last visit, she begged our farmer (like all the rest of our visits) to help collect the eggs. Since our farmer's chickens are not on site, we can not partake in that chore.
So I said to Katie after that visit, "Come on. Lets go to the library and pick up a book about raising chickens." That was step one. So I devoured a small book about raising chickens. Then we called grandpa to get some good old time advice. I feel like a professional chicken raiser already. :)
Step Two: Prepare the way!
All hands on deck! My mom came over which made 8 hands total. We have an animal shelter already on the property that at one point was used as a chicken coop. The bad news is that it was full of fire wood and in need of repair! So we moved all the firewood from the shelter and stacked it off the ground against the lean to off the shed. (we plan to extend the roof to cover the wood)
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| Ok, so maybe we will beautify the stack soon. For now, it works! |
There were some repairs needed such as new door hinges, new chicken wire, and a new bottom door panel. So we took a trip to Tractor supply. We purchased all that we needed to repair plus some chicken accessories. Below is the finished chicken coop. (well, still a little clean up to do)
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We also have many huge piles of wood chips we inherited with the property that will make fine chicken bedding!
.JPG)
The cinder blocks with wood were possibly used previously as a chicken perch but we are using them as a Katie perch so she can reach the door latch. :)
Step 3: Make nesting boxes and buy chickens!
Chicken raising to be continued....
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| Speaking of inheriting, we inherited this huge rosemary bush! Nothing like fresh herbs. |
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| As Daddy promised, a new tree house is under construction! |
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| View of the back |
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