Haircut

We had allowed Luken's hair to grow out through the winter.   It had gotten quite long and curly.  It was so cute.  We had asked in a couple times if he wanted to cut it once the weather began to warm.  Each time he told us no.  Then while I was gone a couple of weeks ago Jeremy was cutting his hair and Luken allowed him to cut his also.  I came home from Spokane to find a sheared son.  Very sad, but the little man is cute no matter how much hair he has.

Riding Her Bike

Makayla has learned to ride her bike without training wheels!!  Way to go, Makayla!!  

When spring came around, we told Makayla this was her year.  Sam had learned at seven, so we thought it was time for Makayla to learn.  

Makayla went out and in one weekend she had it.  Now she loves riding her bike and you can find her outside all the time doing tricks.

This picture was before Luken got his new bike.

More on Chicken Farming

This is our shop and where the chickens were living before Jeremy got done with their house.

He got their yard done before the house.  We used the fencing that had been used for the dog kennel.

They loved having their yard.  After about a week of taking them to it, we were able to put them all out in our yard and herd them up to their yard.

This is the building behind our house.  The window boarded up is the one that will lead into their house.  We are using about 1/3 of the building for the chickens home.

This is how they get in right now.  Jeremy has made them a ramp, but it hasn't been warm enough for a long enough period to water seal it.

From outside in.

This is their roosting bar, but they could not get up there yet, so Jeremy moved the box in.

Back corner - The shelves there became the nesting boxes.

This is our rooster.  Jeremy had wondered early on if his chicken whose name is Omelet was a rooster.  He has been very aggressive right from the start.  Then one morning he let out a lovely cockle doodle doo and we knew for a fact.

Coming out for some fresh air.

They love it when we let them out to free range.  They will all congregate around the gate when they see you coming.

One evening I found them all roosting like this.  I thought it was funny.  I took the picture through the fence because when I got close to the gate they began to move.

We are really enjoying having chickens.  I know it will be that much more fun when they begin to lay eggs.