The First Egg...

The shed has one face with panels painted to match the house, and the interior has been reworked and revised by Andrew Lundmark to host chickens without giving them the entire shed. The chickens moved from the Lundmark's to our house during the week, and Heather and Heidi are now feeding and watering the bird brains. Oh, and they are settled well enough that the first egg has been gathered from the chickens, and the first fight has occurred between the territorial little Dachshund and the territorial rooster. The Dachshund seems to have come off the better of it, and is now living a more restricted lifestyle in the house, with less free wandering of the outdoors.

Gondola - Mark and Coleen

Gondola - Mark and Coleen
Originally uploaded by Mark Waite

The kids splurged on their parents and bought us air fare and lodging for 3 nights of "Virtual Venice". We flew from Fort Collins / Loveland airport (about 15 minutes from home) to Las Vegas, and spent 3 nights at the Venetian Hotel.

The food was excellent, it was a great time walking through the various Las Vegas displays, and the 4 kids still at home seemed to do just fine without us watching their every move...

More pictures are posted on my flickr account, with even more pictures to come. Indoors, outdoors, walking, and talking were all great.

The Shed Is In Place

Shed Door
Originally uploaded by Mark Waite

Andrew Lundmark has successfully persuaded the girls that they want chickens. That meant we needed a shed. Andrew then found a fully constructed, nicely painted shed at a local seller in Loveland.

The seller was even willing to haul it to the house, and put it in place. The paint job is a little painful (Bronco Orange and Blue), but it is so well constructed that we can forgive the paint.

Or, more likely, we'll have the kids paint it so it looks more like the house.

Good luck chickens, hope you enjoy your new home...