Thanks everyone!
CJkid - he's a mix, we got him from the pound too - I suspect pitbull and something tri-colored. He's as sweet as ever and loving and a great dog.
Oh! The purple thing in the background of the last picture is actually a squirrel condo. We foster orphaned baby squirrels and release them once they're ready and the condo (bigger than a house, smaller than a farm) is a feeding / shelter location for as long as they need it - which usually...
We're almost to our one year mark of having our chickens in our lives and I have to say it's been a lot of fun.
We have 4, but one is very shy and for some reason, runs when I have the camera. ? But the other 3 are actually hard to photograph because every time I get down to chicken level they...
Here are my chicken crafts:
I'd never worked with imitation liquid lead or stained glass paint so I wasn't sure how they'd turn out but I think they are a nice addition to our coop.
I did the art pieces, my husband found some old frames which I painted and then he put the chicken art into the...
Another update (in case anyone out there is wondering)
During the day I spent some quality time with Mabel in the coop a few times a day for a few days in a row. Positive reinforcement. At night she kept going in to the kennel so I carried Mabel out to the coop after the others had gone in and...
I know this thread is old but I thought I'd add my art anyway. Gotta show somebody!
I made fake stained glass art and my husband framed them for our coop. It's the first time I've ever worked with the imitation liquid lead and window color so I wasn't so sure how they'd turn out.
Here they...
An update!
Mabel's neck is healed. It looks great and I hope the feathers will grow back at some point :)
I ended up keeping her in the kennel alone for 2 nights and then brought our Serama (Phyllis) in to the kennel to hang out at night so Mabel didn't get too lonely.
Phyllis is kind of a...