Went out to my house tonight and took all the dogs. It still needs a lot of work before it is move in ready, but we have been working on the chicken coop. I started out with 10 baby chicks, 4 of which were for a friend. I now have 6 almost full grown chickens in my shop basement. They need their own home now.
Here is what we have done so far. Cleaned out the shed and put up some fencing.
We still need to cover the top of the fencing and put chicken wire around the base so they can't stick their head out and get them bitten off by something. We cleared out the inside and we need to put a layer of dirt down and level it out. Plus finish bricking in the bottom of the building. Oh and put a door on the front!
The house may still be in need of a lot of construction, but it has to be the most peaceful place ever. Everybody who has been there comments on the seclusion and quiet. I can hardly wait to be able to move in and watch my sheep in the field. For now I have dogs on stumps.
And on porches
and on porch chairs.
Meg likes this back woods living. She says "get the hell away from MY porch!"
Seth just likes having his picture taken in the clover. Behind him you can see a whole stand of poison ivy. It's all over the place! I haven't gotten it so far, but I'm sure I will. I'm going to have to get some goats to eat it down.
All these very old jars/bottles came from under the house. We found them all when we removed the flooring. Some old jars even have something in them. Someone at some time used the underneath of the house to store the food they canned.
and lastly, frolicking in the clover.
