Chicken farmer

Chickens don't really like to have their photos taken, that's my conclusion. As soon as I start poking the camera in their direction they start looking down or turning their backs or kicking up dust. Before my arrival they were picture perfect. But here's a Rhode Island Red and a Golden Lace Wyandotte, I got that far.

And here's the larger coop that sits empty because I haven't built the run yet and I'm afraid a hawk, the neighbor's cat or our own dogs would eat them up if they were totally free-range during the day.

I'm quite fond of the coop. It was built for me as a gift. You can't tell from this photo, but the rungs on the stairs are painted with shiny gold paint!