Kernel's New Home....

Kernel's Old Home....

Carmel's Nose

Coops

My coop made out of OSB and it turns out anything and everything from rain to raccoons can destroy it. So it is currently patched together with spare bits of wood, metal sheets, and a little bit of wire:

 

But the current plan is to either buy a pre-made coop or a shed to turn into a coop to replace my fail of a coop. I'll keep you all updated on the new coop.

Fireworks

Happy 4th of July!

She is alive!!!

I went to let the dog out and the chickens came out from under the deck and the BA/EE is with the flock! She looks like she doesn't have any injuries, but I'll check her out tonight when she roosts.

Good Night, Crappy Morning

Due to more broken and stolen eggs, I set the trap last night at dusk and awhile after dark I heard metal hitting metal (I had put my broken cage next to it so they couldn't reach in and get the food) so I went to check it out and found a trapped raccoon . After seeing that it looked fine for the night, I decided to wait until morning due to the fact I can't shot a 22 and hold a flashlight at the same time.

So this morning when I woke up I grabbed the gun, shells (bullets), and a trash bag and headed out to the coop. And found part of my traps bottom ripped out, the raccoon gone, and my beautiful BA/EE hen is missing and thought to have been killed.