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He told her that they do not have a gate, but they will get one soon- and then they were going to BUILD A CHICKEN COOP and get themselves some of their own chickens!!!
Hey, at least you don't need to worry about them filing complaints against you! I agree, though, that is a bit creepy. Maybe they really stare over the fence and freak you out so much because they actually just really like watching the chickens?
Don't think any of the eggs will be hatching.
Juise, you should put your young birds in at night so that they "learn" where they should sleep. The best way to do this is to leave them shut inside the coop for 2-3 days before letting them out. If it rains they will not be able to get inside after dark, and may get soaked and become ill. They are also a lot more attractive to predators, which may be tempted to test your pen - and every pen has a few weak spots.
They are in the same place they have been, the only thing that has changed is the roost, and the new one is even in the same spot!
They can get inside if it rains, I leave the coop door open. I am pretty confident in our coop and run... so far.
The run is completely covered in hardware cloth, on top as well, and we have a 3 foot wide hardware cloth apron all the way around both the coop and run, and coming up the first foot and a half of the coop wall as well. One of these days I will have to post a picture of it... So mostly I was trying to figure out if they would get too cold sleeping out in the run.
I always let them choose their birthday dinner and Nathaniel actually asked if he could make the dinner himself.
Neat!
In short, I would rather have a messy house and happy kids than a happy BF and a spotless house...
Sucks to be him... PS. I am pretty sure he has 2 arms and legs and can wield a vacuum just as well as I can...
I agree, I mostly just try to make sure the house isn't gross. Messy = okay, nasty = no. Of course, I am sure some people would find the messy nasty, but oh well. I get to the rest of the things as I can, but I have laundry on my couch more often than not. I am of the opinion that my children will probably remember all the cool things we did together rather than the fact that there was often laundry unfolded and all the toys didn't get picked up every day.
I agree that we need to remember to appreciate each other, and that we never know how long we have together, and that that time should be treasured. But if he feels that the house needs to be spotless to show how much you love him, while you are caring for 3 tiny people, he needs a reality check. Like a day with the kids, ROFL. Every time my DH had a whole day home with us, he remembers how much I have to do all day every day, and how much stress I endure. Don't get me wrong, I love the small mammals, but they sure know how to send my frustration level through the roof! He will often tell me, especially on a day that he gets home and the kids are being
insane, "Every day that I come home and I am still a father, I am amazed with you."
We used to run a home daycare together, though, so he really, actually, well and truly understands just how much work taking care of children is, and he **** well knows that what I do all day is way more work and way more stress than what he does all day. And he also agrees that being involved with our kids is more important than shining the sink every day.
I have a sign in my kitchen that says "Although you'll find my house a mess, come in, sit down, converse. It doesn't always look like this, some days it's even worse."
Haha, this reminded me, one of my friends has a plaque in her livingroom that reads, "My house was spotless yesterday, sorry you missed it."
Ok so I brought my babies home about an hour ago
Grats on the new chicks!
Cute!!
It looks I am officially running an orphanage now. M2M just brought me another duckling. Little guy moved right in with the bigger ducklings.
Aww, I especially love these two pics.
