Zen Acres: The Sky Box

April 27, 2008 - This morning began like every other morning - with letting the chicks out of the Sky Box, their night time home. The idea behind this contraption is that keeping them up in the air will better protect them from any predators. We don't have too many things to worry about here in the town of Red Hook, but once the chickens are moved to their new home, we may have some new issues, so we're just sort of playing with some ideas.

This is them inside the box, ready to be let free for the day!

Joe's pretty much in charge of the chickens, so each morning he gets up early and lowers them down into their daytime home. Here's a few pics demonstrating the process (including the occasional escape!)

And then of course, it's time for a little worm hunting - for Joe, that is.

Then it's about time for me to go running around the yard to see how much everything has grown since the night before - this is the arugala and some mixed greens:

Next, check on the tomato, cukes, zuccini, and basil plants, which spend the night inside. Once the day gets warm enough, these all get carted out for some sunshine.

We spent the day doing errands and spending time with Joe's mom, as it was her last day in town. In the afternoon, I transplanted a bunch of the tomatoes, cucumbers, zuccini, and basil plants into larger pots so they have more room to grow. They start to take up a bit more room in the hallway as their pots get bigger - thinking it's time for a plant sale?