Over the last few months, things have been slow here on the homestead. We have lost all but 3 of our chickens (none which are really laying) to a coyote. All of the chicks and even our rooster met the coyote. He will make a nice rug someday... The morning that we found the carcasses the coyote was still feast. As Zack and I were running into the house to get the gun, Zack landed funny on his foot and broke it. Never take mobility for granted. NEVER! Things have been put on hold for awhile because Zack is the main muscle of this operation. Now, almost 5 weeks later, we are getting back on track.
We have a new addition to the homestead... Forrest our 22 week old Great Pyrenees puppy. He will be our Livestock Guardian Dog to protect the chickens and the property from predators, someday that is. Right now he is just a snowball of energy.
The white one is Forrest... at 18 weeks when we got him he was already almost the same size as snick.
Also in the works is a 300 square foot fenced in area for both Forrest and the new batch of chickens that I get. Not only will this help give me peace of mind from the predators, but I will keep the chickens from digging up my flower bed and the grass seed that we are trying to sprout!
Lets hope and pray for some better luck over the next few months!
