Chicken Update

It's been a long time since I updated ya'll on my chicken operation (i.e. 3 chickens). My dad and Paul recently completed their brand new coop (a whole 12x4 foot mansion!) The girls are in heaven - in fact, they are not quite sure what to do with themselves. I find them still hovering around each other, not realizing how much space they have! Anyway, they are each still laying 1 egg per day, which means we're getting a 1/2 dozen every 2 days. It's awesome! Coco has finally been introduced to them, and she's been great - no barking or rough housing, just lots of sniffing.

The building...







The girls...

A weekend at the parents

A few weekends ago, we made the trek up to my parents house to meet our new niece Riley, and introduce Coco to the family of dogs. At first I was a little nervous, as Coco had only met 1 other dog in her short life. Over the weekend, she interacted with 8 dogs; not just interacted, but played, ran, and jumped with them. She had a great time as part of the pack, and it was so nice to see her running around in the meadow. She was so good and kept close to us, despite the 90 acres she had to run around. And boy, was she tired! I can't wait to bring her back (and I'm sure she can't wait either)!


Sitting pretty

The view of the house from the meadow

Coco watching Reggie in the pond

My little bearded lady!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

From Coco Boling, the ever-growing puppy-dog. She's all that a puppy should be (rambunctious, playful, soft, cuddly, good kisser). She's also a chewer, if you haven't noticed!



So much for posing with the Celtics hat

Team Coco

I can't help myself. I'm in love with this dog. She's everything that we expected and more - a typical puppy that chases things, bites toes, pees on the floor (we're working on that) - but also, a total sweetheart who gives big kisses, is mellow, and doesn't chase the cats! We are very proud puppy parents, and things are going very well so far. Of course, the biggest thing now is bonding and working on potty/house training. Though she's still learning, she's just had a couple accidents while we've been home (and she nearly always makes it onto the puppy pads when we're not home). She's very happy-go-lucky and I think is in love with both of us as well :)

Here are some shots from her first week home:

Her first bath





And....videos!! She's such a rascal.