Chick Pics

While in the Central Valley, we were able to visit the Chicken Queen and her 100 plus chickens. Just when I think we have the coolest hen house and a "run" for the chickens suitable for the San Diego Zoo, I come home after visiting her and hang my head. Our chickens are not 100% protected from the rain. Our chickens don't have dry straw under their feet 100% of the time. Our chickens are all mixed together and aren't separated by breed. Am I a bad Chicken Mama? Sigh...I guess we need to be able to work towards perfection and not start off perfectly otherwise what is left to learn?

As you can see in this photo, the chickens live in a solid structure with dirt floors covered with pine shavings. Our coop does have a linoleum floor and then an outside "run" area. Yes, chickens DO run. They run for food. And to get away from Bruce, the black Austrolorp rooster.

We are thinking of re-doing the outside area with a solid roof of corrugated tin. I think it will really make a difference to the chickens. Right now their outside area is wet and muddy...not at all good for chickens. We are going to need to fix that in the next month.

The other thing Bridget has is some pretty unusual chickens. Here are two of the MOST unusual:



(This guy is a Malay game bird rooster)

I promise to right more this year and give you more news of chickens and the farm. My early New Years resolution! What is yours?