More on chickens

We moved these guys today. This was taken when they were first born. They are now 1 1/2 weeks old.

So last night Justin went to check on the chickens and found a snake eating one of our Buff Orphingtons (of course cause we paid for them). They are about mid-size, not babies, not full grown. It was quite a shock. He had a hard time with my gun, didn't know it had a safety (it was dark). And had to use a different one that the snake shot wouldn't fit into. He hit it, but it got a way. Hopefully to die.

Something else we did, which I thought was really cool, was take the frame from our trampoline that flew over the chain link fence in AZ, and wrapped chicken wire around it. Justin and I did that one day. Then last Saturday John and I took out the carrier and put a top on. Justin and his friend Hayden helped a little bit before taking off for Vickie's party. Then we stuck the geese and ducks in there with a pool. What a relief to have them out of the hen house - we couldn't keep them supplied in enough water.

Today I went to TSC and bought some wire to make a 3 ft. x 10 ft. enclosed run for the 11 chicks that have been living in Justin's bedroom - boy were they stinky. Justin and I had it put together in 2 hours. And it didn't turn out half bad. These guys are a little smaller and I'm sure a snake can get into the 1x2" wire, but I doubt he could get out stuffed with birds. Hate to use them like bait, but they had to go outside.