It's been a while since I've cleaned out the chickens' shed, but I'm down to
My helper and I loaded up the wagon with straw and the rest of a bag of chicken feed...
(I told her that we were going to the chickens, and she took off like she was shot out of a cannon! Can you see her?)
...and in about five minutes, the chickens had fresh bedding. (benefit #2) They don't use the nesting boxes right now, but prefer to lay their eggs in a nest on the floor, so I spread out most of the straw in the back of the shed...
They scratched around, looking for
...while Phoebe wished desperately to get into the pen...
Sorry Phebes...no chicken for your dinner tonight!
Nice to hear about your chickens. We had some older hens and they passed away. I miss them!!
ReplyDeleteYour chicken coop looks nice. Bummer about Phoebe eating and not protecting the birds. I could use some chicken manure for my garden.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right...that is one duty job, but it always feels so good when done...and smells nice also!
ReplyDeleteLove your DOGGY!!