In the early morning before the sun comes over the mountain...
the chickens call to me to come down and open their coop door
after I have obliged them, the coop gets a quick cleaning for the next evening roosting ritual
maybe the chickens don't care but, I like them to have a clean, healthy coop
every couple of weeks after the lawn has been mowed...
the ground flooring in the coop gets a clean rake up...
and all the old grass and chicken manure get put into the compost for the garden beds
our farm helper puts all the new grass cuttings in a pile and I fill the bucket up...
and take it into the coop to cover the floor and refill the nest boxes
fresh grass cutting smells awful nice and gives a good feeling to the coop, once again
the chickens usually come running when they see me throwing the grass to the floor...
after all, there just might be some protein goodies hiding in all that grass
it's a morning homestead chore the Lord has blessed me with, and I enjoy
May your day or night be eggs-cellent in the grace of the Lord.
