thank you on all accounts! I do need to dig out for the apron, and it is going to be a big job in this rocky soil. Hoping to put it off until the temp goes back down into the 80s or lower. We have about an acre in town, so I think my biggest predator foe is likely a raccoon, or perhaps a loose...
Oh for sure on the hardware cloth. The coop itself is more secure, they were just sold out everywhere in town when we were building, and I bought the chicken wire until I could afford the amount I need. It’s pricy! They mostly free range during the day, but it’s nice to be able to contain them...
I’m nothing if not a woman with a vision, God bless my poor husband. I am always making him do crazy things that he doesn’t want to do but I can’t do on my own. He must love me because there is just no other explanation for his madness. The time had come to prioritize the henhouse. (Though I...
I’m a painter by heart and a letterpress printer and graphic designer by trade. Love seeing all of y’all’s work, and finding people with common interests! Here are a few of my favorite paintings.
She (he?) did let out a battle cry while chasing a grasshopper the other day, so you might be right! My husband calls her my "decoy" because she would likely be first to go. He's so mean. 😂
I am so excited to be here, and learn from you all! I'm new to chickens- I've wanted them for almost a decade, but our city didn't allow backyard chickens. So... we sold our suburban Dallas house, and bought a 100 year old farmhouse in rural Central Texas. All of my friends thought it was crazy...