Because I know you really do care

and I don't want you to worry all day.

The chickens survived their first night outdoors. They have now moved to full-time yard residents. It is hard to describe the amount of stink that six chickens can give off when sleeping in your living room. But they ended their cushy living Monday night with a bang. A big stinky bang!

The bird-girls now have a sleeping space set up in the storage shed, as a transition to the coop. I'll keep them in there overnights for a couple of weeks and then they will make their home in the coop (once it is actually finished). This way they are a little more secure from predators and I can get them used to the cooler weather outside at night.

Of course, I could have moved the chickens out to the storage shed weeks ago. But until the stink-fest Tuesday morning, they had been pretty good house guests. But like in-laws and microwaved fish, eventually the smell just gets a little too strong.