Monday, February 15, 2010

Chickening Out?

I tried my best to get some great shots of those sweet new lambs but just couldn't pull it off.  Will try again, tomorrow.

So another of my duties at this housesit is to tend the chickens and collect the eggs.  Chateau Poulet is the name of this little farm.  Pretty classy.


 
Recycled Metal into Rooster Art

This giant metal sculpture greets everyone coming up the lane.  The eggs are for sale and they're so popular that there are two signs at the beginning of the driveway that state whether or not there are eggs available.  First come, first served is the rule here.


The Chicken House - Pretty nice digs for those chickens!

See that little roofline at the bottom of the building?  That's the roof of the egg-laying nests.  I'm pretty sure that "egg-laying nests" isn't the technical term.  The chickens go into those nests from the inside of the chicken house, lay their eggs and hop out, again...at least, I'm guessing that's what they do.
 

This is a close up view.  See that pulley system?  Well, when you pull it, the roof opens up and you gather the eggs!   I pulled it up to take this picture and there were a couple of hens doing their duty.  I said, "Sorry, girls" and closed it up again.

I think there are about six different egg nests in this extension of the chicken house.  Plenty of room for laying eggs. 


The "girls".

I started this post, yesterday, but didn't quite finish.  I need to hurry, though.  I hear those sheep bleating for their breakfast so I'd better head outside.  All these mouths to feed, y'know.

They're actually supposed to be mowing the grass.  That's their job here at Chateau Poulet.  
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Posted by CherylK at 9:56 AM

10 comments:

  1. I love the name, Chateau Poulet and the metal chicken. I'm very fond of chickens. I used to live in a less rural part of the bay area (now I'm more rural) and if we left our doors open, we could hear the chickens pecking and clucking on the kitchen floor linoleum. It was fun to have chickens in my kitchen. No chickens where I live now. They'd be eating by bobcats, raccoons and other animals.
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  2. Wow! That's some kinda fancy chicken coop! And what a great idea for accessing the eggs in the nesting boxes!
    You're going to have all kinds of farming credentials by the time you're finished this house-sit! Now, if you need some experience calving cows, you could come up here in March.....
    :)
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  3. You should see some of these chickens, POD...they're gorgeous. Wouldn't want them in the kitchen, tho.

    B.L....I hope I make it through the next ten days...Jack had to go home for some business so I'm here by myself...feeding those sheep is pretty mucky business. Thanks for the offer but you do NOT want me to help with calving.
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  4. Those really are fancy digs for the chickens!!! Holy wow!

    I think it's kinda cool about the demand for the eggs!
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  5. Aww, cuties! I happen to think that chickens are adorable, but unfortunately, I just can't stand the smell of seeing them in person most of the time... I'm happy to admire them through your photos though. :)
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  6. I know what you mean, blueviolet...it's a chicken dream home!

    Hannah, I absolutely know what you mean about the smell...luckily, they have a feeder that only needs to be filled every four days or so. Yay!
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  7. That's a pretty photo of the rooster art with the green mossy tree trunks. There's nothing like fresh eggs from healthy, humanely raised chickens.
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  8. What pretty little hens and I loved the duck swimming in the water trough in the background.
    It sounds like they keep you busy!
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  9. They do keep me busy but only for a little while each day. You should hear the din when I walk out there. The chickens, ducks and sheep all want my attention at the same time.
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  10. This place sounds fabulous (to visit of course, I'd be no good at all that long term)!
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