First one, locked out, big day

Yesterday was a big one on the chicken farm with Lucy producing her first egg.  It was the first egg since we adopted our new set of chickens.  Cindy was quite proud.  The egg was perfectly shaped but very small when held up to a store bought egg.  As Lucy gets older the egg size will probably grow with her.

So after we finished up watching the first Game of Thrones I wanted to head outside to close up the chicken coop.  The chickens now are smart enough to put themselves to bed each night.  We just walk out and close the main door to the coop to make sure they are secured.  Well with the sofa blocking the bedroom window I did not realize it was already dark outside but I wasnt concerned since I knew they would already be up in the coop.

When I walked towards the coop I saw  two shapes pressed up against the door of the coop.  I quickly realized it was Lucy and Lola.  When I moved the coop I evidently forgot to open one of the two doors so the hens could get back inside.  Cindy and I felt terrible seeing them huddled by the door, locked out of their home.

Chickens seem to be very disoriented when it is dark out.  They didn’t even want to move as I pulled open the swing out door.  Lucy eventually figured it out and headed into the coop and up the ramp.  Lola went inside the base of the coop but seemed to be confused about how to get up top.  Cindy shining light into the area with her phone just seemed to add to Lola’s confusion.  Cindy eventually reached in the side door and picked up Lola, something Lola has never allowed us to do before, and placed her up top in the sleeping area.

Today is a big day, the tiling of the main living area is supposed to start.  This morning I got a call saying we should expect the installers to show up anytime between 8am and 11am, a rather large window.  I am crossing my fingers that the install goes relatively smooth, despite the less than smooth/flat surface the tiles will be installed on top of.  I am using my remote control web cam to keep a birds eye view on the install remotely as Cindy will be in charge of handling any on site issues.