It's been a busy Sunday already... cleaned out the keets' Rubbermaid tote AND cleaned the chicken coop. Cleaning the coop is always quite the chore.
Hubby put together a new metal nesting box unit for the hens, which will be so much more healthy (translate: not as germy) than the old wooden nesting boxes were.
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| 9 keets so far - 4 pearls, 5 lavenders |
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| Midge, our Ameraucana hen |
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| Foghorn poses - yep, that's his name |
We did a walkabout on the property - hubby showed me what he had accomplished with the Bobcat we are renting this weekend. He started digging out the silt pond yesterday afternoon.
We did get about a half inch of rain last night, of course. Because we rented the Bobcat, you know.
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| The poor dried-up big pond |
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| A mud turtle at the big pond |
He decided to remove a nasty bush at our back porch that attracts flies as if it had a dead corpse inside it. It doesn't (have a dead corpse) but the flies must think so.
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| Bush be gone! |
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| The Bobcat removeth! |
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ReplyDeleteThe keets are so cute!
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Wow, it certainly looks like you both had quite the busy day! Isn't that the way it goes though; you rent the bobcat and it just happens to rain the same weekend?
ReplyDeleteMurphy and his darn laws O.o
The keets are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThose americauna lay the prettiest eggs! Like easter all the time.
You guys have sure been busy! Feels good to see the work get done and satisfying. :)
Glad you got SOME rain anyway! You guys really need it!
Enjoy the rest of the holiday!
The keets are adorable, all fluffy and sweet. Good idea to take out that bush, wonder what the flies are going to congregate on now? LOL....
ReplyDeleteJen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
I want to have keets... I want! I want.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to sit and have a talk with Hubs. hehehe