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Oh yeah, that kid! Great idea, I almost forgot about him. Five bucks an hour. Thanks. And no, there's no way to get it out without shoveling. It's the type of driveway that goes in straight, then has a "side apron" type space where I park the Jeep so the neighbor can plow a straight shot up the driveway. Behind the jeep is a rock wall and woods. But I'll definitely give that kid a call, that's a great idea. It is BURIED between the snow that fell and the pile he added in front of it.
I didn't let him NEAR my chicken coop, are you crazy!? He would have come back in, "Um, one is dead, not sure what happened...." I can hear it now. No, my chickens have large self feeders (water and food), so all I had to do was walk out and make sure the food and water was feeding through the feeders okay and go back in. I'd throw them some quick scratch too; they were fine.
Funny thing about him and the chickens. When he first heard I kept chickens, he called them "filthy animals", which P'd me off. Then he got here and saw the clean coop and the clean chickens and realized his ignorance. Then he kept wanting to go into the coop. I kept making excuses, because he's SO klutzy, I was sure he would step on one or something (they're just little bantams). So I kept telling him the rooster is really mean and will attack him and there's a "certain way" you have to go about it, etc., just trying to stall.
So get this: At one point he says, "Well, I'm going to have to go in there eventually, so I can learn how to take care of them and stuff". Now remember, this was supposed to be a three day visit! So I'm like "What the ----??" He seriously thinks he's going to live here forever and start tending to the chickens???? It's funny on two levels, 1. He doesn't live here! Why does he need to learn to take care of them? and 2. He doesn't do anything but sit around all day anyway, he'd never be out there taking care of them!
Oh, it was just too much. I stalled and stalled and kept telling him the rooster would attack him if he went into the run. NO WAY am I letting him near my precious babies. Not on your life.
PS: I suppose I can save the meat stuff for when my father visits. I'll tell him I bought it JUST FOR HIM!
Oh yeah, that kid! Great idea, I almost forgot about him. Five bucks an hour. Thanks. And no, there's no way to get it out without shoveling. It's the type of driveway that goes in straight, then has a "side apron" type space where I park the Jeep so the neighbor can plow a straight shot up the driveway. Behind the jeep is a rock wall and woods. But I'll definitely give that kid a call, that's a great idea. It is BURIED between the snow that fell and the pile he added in front of it.
I didn't let him NEAR my chicken coop, are you crazy!? He would have come back in, "Um, one is dead, not sure what happened...." I can hear it now. No, my chickens have large self feeders (water and food), so all I had to do was walk out and make sure the food and water was feeding through the feeders okay and go back in. I'd throw them some quick scratch too; they were fine.
Funny thing about him and the chickens. When he first heard I kept chickens, he called them "filthy animals", which P'd me off. Then he got here and saw the clean coop and the clean chickens and realized his ignorance. Then he kept wanting to go into the coop. I kept making excuses, because he's SO klutzy, I was sure he would step on one or something (they're just little bantams). So I kept telling him the rooster is really mean and will attack him and there's a "certain way" you have to go about it, etc., just trying to stall.
Oh, it was just too much. I stalled and stalled and kept telling him the rooster would attack him if he went into the run. NO WAY am I letting him near my precious babies. Not on your life.
PS: I suppose I can save the meat stuff for when my father visits. I'll tell him I bought it JUST FOR HIM!
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