Girls Gone Wild

Today I decided to continue work on the chicken castle and my first priority was to fix a problem with the door that allows the bedding to fall out when the door is opened. I needed to work inside both the coop and run so I decided to let the chicks explore the great outdoors while I did my work.

As soon as I opened the door all the chicks hopped up on the edge of the door frame and jumped down to the grass. They really love eating grass and it didn't take them long to start exploring beyond the immediate area. They were probably out for about 20 minutes and I noticed that they were starting to test their wings so I took the opportunity to offer them a treat and they all happily re-entered to coop to eat the dried meal worms that they all enjoy, except one we are calling Phoebe. I don't think she has even tried one, so she probably doesn't know what she's missing. Maybe she's a vegetarian chicken, or maybe just clueless!

After the chicks were safely back in the coop I painted the top coat all around and then installed the new door shield that should keep the bedding material in its place.

So far we have named three of the six chicks, Goldie, Sadie and now Phoebe.