Mark and his dad decided before we let the chickens out to roam the backyard, we should clip their wings so they can't fly over the fence into the neighbors' yards.
We managed to get all five into the house and close their front door. Here they are opening the back door. You should have seen it! Feathers and wood shavings were flying!
We managed to get all five into the house and close their front door. Here they are opening the back door. You should have seen it! Feathers and wood shavings were flying!
Snip,snip!
Charlie stood up without assistance while watching the chicken catching and clippings. We're just waiting for him to take that first step!
Clipped and ready to roam, it seemed the chickens enjoyed eating the grass, scratching the dirt, and hopefully eating the bugs too.
How does our garden grow? Well, just see for yourself. Right now, its doing great! You are looking at tomato plants (staked), blue lake bush beans (green beans, in middle), and cucumber plants (vining off the front of the raised bed). We also have a squash plant that is flowering as well.
This one is doing well, except for the sugar snap peas in the middle. My friend from up north told me that she hasn't had success with them down here. So maybe I planted them too late. I'll try those again in the fall.
Today we had a backyard cookout with our little fam. Mark built a fire in a small pit and we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. The boys and I enjoyed it immensely!
Charlie was a mess!
He is quite the character!
Jack helped his daddy collect twigs for the fire. He also "helped" coral the chickens back into thier coup. I'm not sure what it is about kids chasing chickens, but apparently its a lot of fun. Those poor chicks!
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