eggses!

My basement chickens have started laying! Their coop at my house is almost finished after 5 mos or so.Yeah we're slow, what can I say? But since I am surrounded by woods there are lots of critters that would just love a chicken dinner and I am very partial to my chickens and don't want them to end up as an entree. So we're building a chicken coop that will be almost as secure as Fort Knox!
Seth is also partial to "his" chickens and hangs out with them as often as possible. He likes eggs too so he doesn't want anything to happen to them.

They are very proud of their new skill and they are cackling down there (in the basement) all the time now. I have to keep the door closed so my customers don't hear. I'm not sure what they'd think of chickens in my basement.

And they have a lot to be proud of! I've gotten 7 eggs in the past 4 days already and there are 6 pullets. So they are off to a really great start on their career!

They seem to like the bright pink cat litter box/nesting box that my shop provided them with. But they do need more space and will be moving out of the basement this weekend to their new deluxe accomodations. I'm sure they'll appreciate the ample space. But I will miss them in the basement.

changes

This is what the road to my house looked like before Monday.

Now it looks like this.

The main road before you turn onto my road is in need of repair. There are lots of rough spots and pot holes, but they decide to repave the 3/4 mile long road I live on. Me and one other house. Go figure! It is nice though.

Table Hopping

Most of my grooming customers (the dogs ) don't like my grooming tables. They like the shop and running around here, but when I have to pick them up and put them on the table they try to hide.
My dogs don't seem to have that problem. I can't keep them OFF the tables!

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/ItsADogsLyfe/videos/?action=view&current=Tablehopping.mp4

late but still relevant

I meant to post before about the sheepdog workshop I went to. I had a really great time and Crue and I really learned a lot. Some of my timing came back and I was able to communicate to Crue and got him going around sheep both ways really nice. He learned my stick meant to turn and did a fine job doing just that.
Watching all the other people working their dogs really brought back a lot of things I'd forgotten. Vergil has a great way of helping you get the most out of watching other's work their dogs. I also met some really great people and I can hardly wait till the next workshop!
Unfortunately I had too good of a time and forgot to take pictures. Here are the only two pictures we took all weekend. They are not really a good representation of what went on..LOL