Chicken Ark - Jun 08

Got our chicken tractor (ark) pretty much finished. Still may want to put some wheels on one end, some handles and some polyurethane on the outside to help protect the wood, but the chickens are moved in and seem to be enjoying it. When the girls return from camp we will probably get about four more juvenile bantams. Possibly Golden Seabrights this time.

Urban Sustainable Living - Jun 08

We (especially the little woman) have been busy working on our "Urban Farm" this spring. Rising gas prices with tainted and genetically modified foods have encouraged us to do what we can with the little land we have available around our house. We decided to run some chickens in a mobile 4x8 chicken arc. We got the idea from the Garden Girl ( www.gardengirltv.com ) who moves her chicken coop from one raised bed to the next to help naturally fertilize the plots. The ark is almost completed. Pictures to follow, but for now here are a shot of one of the chicks (Cochin Bantam) and some of the garden plots and plumb tree we've started.