Merry Chick-mas! Winter has arrived! And the chickens do not like the snow. Go figure we have had more snow this month than we had during the entire winter last year... They don't seem to mind the cold, but when the snow is covering the grass - they don't leave their coop. The plan is to build an extension that will provide more covered area with another roost for them to sleep on. Right now at night, they all huddle up in the small nesting area.
It was funny - last weekend, after some of the snow had melted, I was wrapping presents and all of a sudden saw something out of the corner of my eye. After several months of wandering around in the back yard - they finally made their way up on the deck. Note: they had to walk up about 30 steps from the ground to get to the top level of our deck.
I quick snapped a couple of pictures and then went outside to watch them. They got scared and quickly made their way back towards the stairs... I wasn't sure if they would go down one step at a time or how they would make it back to the yard. They looked around, went down one step and then took off FLYING back down! It was crazy! I had never seen them fly that far.
It was funny - last weekend, after some of the snow had melted, I was wrapping presents and all of a sudden saw something out of the corner of my eye. After several months of wandering around in the back yard - they finally made their way up on the deck. Note: they had to walk up about 30 steps from the ground to get to the top level of our deck.
I quick snapped a couple of pictures and then went outside to watch them. They got scared and quickly made their way back towards the stairs... I wasn't sure if they would go down one step at a time or how they would make it back to the yard. They looked around, went down one step and then took off FLYING back down! It was crazy! I had never seen them fly that far.
Stay warm and enjoy the next few days with family and friends! From our family to yours - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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