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Scenes of a Sunny Nature

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The yard is becoming quite the wonder once again. I wish it could be spring, summer and fall all year round because our house and yard look awesome and produces some terrific food in the bright sunshine. The chickens would be happier too!  But if that were the case, we might not be planning our escape to Puerto Rico!

The chicks are getting bigger. I think they are still too small to live outside, but they might be able to here in about 3 weeks. We had to put the Schnoodle baby gate over the top of the box because they kept flying up on top of the box sides and pooping.

The big chicken continues to lay her eggs in the newly constructed chicken coop, but still wants to sleep in the greenhouse. One day we closed the greenhouse to see if she would go to sleep on her own in the new coop. When we checked on her, she was sitting right outside our back sliding door, so we just let her into the greenhouse once again.

Here’s a few pictures I took today. Beware, they contain scenes of a sunny nature:

An Exploring Chick
A chick exploring in the flower garden (under supervision)

Chick on my arm
Here’s the chick on my arm and the adult in background

Columbine in Greenhouse
Columbine plant (Colorado state flower) in Greenhouse

Looking up at a columbine
Looking up at a columbine in greenhouse

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Lost Wedding Ring

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 Yesterday morning, I received an email from Britton that he lost his wedding ring! We have lost other things before, like contact lenses, and even Josh, our parrot, once (he flew out the back door), and we found them all, so we have not given up hope yet. This is how the email conversation went yesterday:

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:55 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: Ring

When you go home for lunch can you check the shower for my ring?  I don’t know where its at….maybe its in the cat/dog food in the garage?

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:58 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring
!?!
-Cassie

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:59 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

Yeah I just realized that I don’t have it on. 

 Im betting its at home in the bed, shower, dog food or outside by the rocks. 

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:00 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring

OMG that’s pretty broad!

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:02 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

I bet its in the shower, but I would have thought you’d notice it when you were in there.  But could be in the dog food.

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:03 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring

I don’t have my contacts in when I’m in the shower so I could’ve missed it

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:05 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

Well the only thing I can do is look for it. 

I checked everywhere here that I’ve been and didn’t see it.  So I think its at home.

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:06 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring

Did you check your car?

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:10 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

Its always something to keep my brain worried.

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:11 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring

Get it shined up…and lose it ;-(

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From: Kauffman, Britton
 Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:23 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

Its was more slick and its been cold so my finger shrinks. 

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From: Cassandra Kauffman
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:25 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring

When was the last time you had it on? I know you had it on yesterday…did you have it when you went to sleep?
 

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From: Kauffman, Britton
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:26 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

If I didn’t have it on when I went to bed I would have realized it. 

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From: Cassandra Kauffman¦lt;br /> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:29 AM
To: Kauffman, Britton
Subject: RE: Ring
 

How about this morning when you got up?

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From: Kauffman, Britton
 Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:35 AM
To: Cassandra Kauffman
Subject: RE: Ring

Its like the contact lens….I’ll find the ring.  I just hate being stuck somewhere and not having it on.

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We just got it (and my rings) polished on Saturday when we were getting watch batteries replaced at the jeweler’s, so it was slicker than usual on his finger. We searched and searched and have yet to find it. Today he posted something on his work’s classified system to see if he could borrow a metal detector since we were gardening on Sunday evening and it may have fallen off in the rocks or dirt. Some nice soul said we could use his brand new detector tomorrow. We’ll see how that goes.

After that, anyone ever seen a dowser work to locate a lost wedding ring  (or anything for that matter)?

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Colorado Spring in Full Bloom

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Spring is in full bloom here in Colorado. The tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are proudly standing tall. The grass is turning green, the trees are flowering. Even the dreaded dandelions are showing their pretty colors. The 70 and 80 degree weather has been such a welcomed visitor. We all (the chicks, chicken, dog, cat and people) have been enjoying spending time in the backyard. We haven’t moved the chicks or the chicken out to the new chicken coop yet, but we have started to feed the chicken there and will have to move her there soon. Anyone know how to transition a chicken from one coop to another if the original will still be around?

Two tulips

Two Red Tulips

Chick in Kitchen
Chick in our kitchen

on-step-of-chicken-coop
Showing the chicks (see chick on step) around their new home (soon)

Chick in Coop on roost
Chick on roost in coop with hay

Hanging out under the laundry basket
Chick hanging out in yard under laundry basket

Hyacinth
Pretty Pink Hyacinth

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Building a Chicken Coop

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Well, we are finally done building our chicken coop for the most part. Britton woke up early on Saturday and put the shingles on the top and built the nesting boxes. He had the basic layout of the chicken coop already done, but with the crazy rainy/snowy weather we had put off moving it to the backyard until today.

We used the lawnmower as a dolly to transport it from the garage to our backyard because I am a wuss and couldn’t carry it. Then we needed to paint the plywood white to help protect it from the elements including the sprinkler system. So we went for a bike ride down to Ace and picked up a little can of exterior paint. We sat down to paint and were done in about 15 minutes. When I saw the white blank canvas, I decided to make it a cuter chicken coop with a custom paint job. Voila! Not bad for a day’s work. What do you think? We can’t wait till the baby chicks are old enough to live there with the Leghorn.

Lawnmower dolly and chicken coop
Britton with the chicken coop that we transported on the lawnmower dolly

Chicken coop painted white
Chicken coop painted white

Colorful chicken coop with chicken
After I painted it. Now it has a painted window with curtains and a window box of flowers.


Full Video Demonstration of chicken house functionality


Future inhabitants

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