A day in the life of my chickens (pics)...

Mulemom

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Here's my coop......
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You can see the girls asking to come out and play
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Here are the roosts....
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And nest boxes...
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As soon as I let them out the run for the mule pen
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And dust bathe in the mule poop....
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Except for Uncle Bob. He prefers the flowerbed (just made it, no flowers yet).
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"My I join you" says the big black dog who can understand the value of a good mule poop roll...
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"Nope. Get back in your pen!" says Lippy, the dog herding hen. And she chased her all the way back to the dog pen (which hasen't had the gate shut in over a year)!
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I wonder what the little white mule is eating!
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After relaxing at the mule poop spa & resort they are off to a delectable dinner of bugs...
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And wild grapes.
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"Finally!"Romeo says, "The dust bath is empty!" (The horse would never stoop to rolling...at least not when someone has a camera!)
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that is really cool! i love that last pic! what do you use for nesting boxes?
 
The nest boxes are just some green storage bins I picked up at Walmart. I use them for all kinds of things. They were cheap (around $4) and they can be hosed out when cleaning is needed. My gilrs are only 12 weeks old, so they haven't used them yet, other then sleeping on top of. I had to put a board on the top row so they could roost up there without caving in the nest boxes.
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ROFL!!!
I loved your commentary with the photos!!!!

Is Uncle Bob a Silver Spangled Hamburg? We got one as a freebie from McMurray. Yours looks a little different in the coloring but I think I see the blue legs. What a pretty (handsome...lol!) bird!!

Our dogs love eating what your mules are eating. We call the cat and the chickens "Pez despensers" for the dogs
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Here is our Tess:
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I LOVE Uncle Bob. I have a thing for rose combs. I just think they're beautiful. Can you tell, look at my roo:
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I like those rose combs too. They are soooo...uh...Odd. It looks like a helmet. We just stare at Tess and can't believe it is on her head.

Lisa

ok...editing to add that I think I am still in denial that Tess is a roo...I am still calling him a her!!!!
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Tess is definitely a he!!!
 
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I like those rose combs too. They are soooo...uh...Odd. It looks like a helmet. We just stare at Tess and can't believe it is on her head.

Lisa

ok...editing to add that I think I am still in denial that Tess is a roo...I am still calling him a her!!!!
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Tess is definitely a he!!!

My DH thinks it's the ugliest thing he's ever seen!! I love it. He thinks all combs are wierd though, he says they feel like gummy worms.
 

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