The cold weather has broken and it's a beautiful day. Joey and his grandpa have already selected the hen house and coop they want to build.
Joey took out a lot of time to map out where the coop
should go.
It needs to be in a flood free area that is well drained.
It's also a good idea to put the hen house and coop in an area that sees
shade during the hottest part of the day.
Grammy asked Joey to clear away all the sticks and walnuts so the area is nice and clean.
Joey worked hard clearing the area. He wanted to gather as much as he possibly could. He knows he can have a bonfire and make lots of smores with those sticks and limbs.
Joey worked and..
and worked...
and worked...
and worked...
and worked some more...
until he couldn't fill the wheel barrow any more.
Joey had his grandpa double check his plans to make sure he was measuring the area just right.
Joey thought his mommy should come out and help grandpa with the measurements just to be on the safe side.
They measured and worked and...
double checked Joey's plans.
Joey asked his mommy several times if she measured right. He had her to measure again just to be sure.
Everyone's hard work paid off. The foundation is perfectly level and ready for the structure to be built. Right when Grandpa started carrying the lumber over for the hen house, Grammy called us all in for lunch.
Joey had a hard time eating his lunch because he was starting to feel tired.
Joey went back outside, added a few more things to his plans so that his mommy and grandpa could continue working.
And then, Joey came back inside, crawled into his bed and fell fast asleep. He slept just like he did when he was a little bitty baby. (Joey at one day old).
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Joey hasn't been feeling well all week. He did handle the chicks a lot but he needed lots of help from his mommy, grammy and grandpa to take care of them.
Joey used my artist's pencils last summer when he was four to draw this picture of a rooster. He even tried to sound out the word rooster above the drawing...it's written backwards but you get the idea. Who knew that eight months later he'd be raising chickens of his own.
