So spring break has been less than productive. I have not made it to the gym even once yet, we only went on one excursion due to all this massive rain, and not a whole lot has been done around the house. Oh well sometimes its nice to just be lazy and sleep in. We did go to the zoo on Tuesday. It started out really windy and cold but once that died down it was a nice day. Before we went to the zoo, we played at Kathryn Albertson Park and had a picnic. Then we walked along the Boise Greenbelt for about a mile and learned some rules of the road and trail manners to get to Zoo Boise. It was a really fun day and to top it off after wards we went to Baskin Robbins for a cone.
Boise Greenbelt
Now as for the title of my post... my chickens are being naughty. Since we live in a neighborhood, our back fence is shared with the neighbors. The chickens like to take dirt baths right beside the fence and it is causing holes that are creeping to the neighbors yard.
The other day while doing some landscaping, Brent noticed the neighbors filling in our holes. Brent had warned me for many weeks that we needed to fix it and I honestly didn't know how. If I put dirt there they would just dig it out again and they are pretty adept at shuffling rocks around as well. I decided to get some bricks and line them up along the fence. I was about to go buy some when a co-worker said she had some I could have so I went and picked them up. So far I have the back part laid out and I think it will work well. I just want to keep the neighbors happy or else some chickens will find their way to freezer camp!
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A few years ago, I traveled to Boise for my son's chess tournament, and we went to Zoo Boise. We had such a nice time. They have penguins there! I had never seen penguins in real life. We had been members at a large zoo in Albuquerque for years, but they didn't have any penguins, so we thought that was pretty cool. As far as those wild girls of yours, I do hope the bricks keep them in. I think it might be fun to have chickens in the back yard, and I would love the fresh eggs, but I'm worried about our golden retriever chasing them. Does your dog leave them alone?
We have a bird hunting dog and I really was concerned about how she would do with them. We trained her to leave them alone very early and now she doesn't bother them at all. She watches them but I have had them and the dog in the yard together and I do not worry about her getting them. If your dog has a high prey drive like chasing cats or squirrels then it might be hard to train, but if it is easily trainable then I think you would be ok. Our dog doesn't chase anything and only points what she is supposed to hunt. My husband has done a great job training her. I love my chickens so much.
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