Run's done!

I promised the chickens full independence by July 4th but I missed it by one day. Today, however, I built their new run so they're spending the night in the larger big-girl coop.

After I was done, Steve came along and sunk in the heavier poles that I couldn't manage, so we were able to complete the entire projects in short order. The girls celebrated by shredding blackberry bushes that encroached onto their new territory. My plan is to plant vines around their pen -- jasmine, potato vines, morning glories and anything else I can think of -- to both cover the chicken wire and offer additional entertainment to the chickens who love to pull apart plants like that.

Now we wait for the pullets to mature a bit until they can lay eggs. I'm guessing October....

Here's the math problem: If six hens each lay one egg each day.... how many omelets will our family eat each week? I'm hoping to give away lots and lots of eggs to my friends since 42 eggs a week is a few too many for our family, currently that's three of us...