Sunny Again

Today the chickens were so happy to be free they flew out of the coop squawking and flapping. They headed off under the trees and were gone for about a half hour. Then I noticed they had come back to some open areas and were scratching in the leaves. This is a Buff Brahma who has scratched up a patch of dirt she likes. Shortly after I took this photo, three hens came over to help her eat up what she had found. Some of the other hens were sun bathing in protected spots. I had planned to stay outside with Morgan, rake, watch the hens and make sure the fox would stay away.

But, when I went in the coop, I noticed that one of the windows was broken. The glass hadn't fallen out, but it was cracked and loose. I have already posted about replacing a broken window here and here, so I refrained from taking more pictures. I forgot how long it took and it took longer this time to install the new window because I had to move one of the windows because the new window didn't fit and replace all the hardware without my power screwdriver.

By the time I finished it was getting late and I didn't have much time to clean up the coop. I cleaned out the nest boxes, raked the old straw out in the pen and cleaned up under the roosts. Then I got the hammer and repaired the little piece of deck fence I appropriated for the coop to keep Morgan away from the chicken feed.

I finished those tasks just about the time the chickens were trying to get back in the coop. For now I'm using the barrel to hold the fence up against the doorway. I'll have to figure out some kind of hook arrangement to attach the fence. Morgan is curious, but I don't think she can get in between the wooden stakes and she is not a jumper, so I think this will keep her out of the coop.

I made that little piece of fence to partition off a part of deck at the Glenwood house to keep the Dobies from running down the back stairs. I had hooks on the ends so I could move it easily when I wanted to open up the space. I can't believe I hauled it all the way up here. Well, I'm glad I found a use for it.

[1 egg today]

Several hens came in the coop when I was fixing the window. I still don't know which hen is laying eggs. I think it might be one of the Light Brahmas. Tom picked up chicken feed today.

I watched this sweet little Irish folk tale film last night and wished it had lasted longer. I had never heard of it until I read about it on a blog I ran across. Find all kinds of neat stuff on the net.

Smiles

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Aunt Jean Update

Aunt Jean is still in the hospital and she has a lot of pain

but they are not going to cast her ankle.

She is going to get physical therapy and hopefully

learn to get in and out of bed within a few weeks.

Or she will need to go to a facility

and get physical therapy there until the ankle heals.

The physical therapy will continue

when she gets home.

Hope she gets to come home soon!

Yikes!

When Kristine went out to lock up the chickens last night

she noticed the broken pane.

The chickens are all fine. She even counted them.

I picked up the two broken bits of glass this morning

and went to the shed to get another window. 

Took it out to the coop to check the size

and it will fit even though it is a lower window.

It is thicker but the same size.

Then I went to get a phillips head, flat head and a punch

so I could take off the old hardware

and put on the new

and...

there are no phillips heads anywhere

???

Beats me?

I looked in all the places they should be,

soooo.....

I guess I will have to keep looking

and I have a feeling that Tom has them.

Phooey!

I will have to give him a call.

Smiles