All Boxed Up

Backyard Poultry

Into the Moving Van

Well, putting an ornery rooster in a box is much easier said than done. As we found out, it's actually more a delicate balance between coaxing and shoving! Here you can see how we accomplished it: one person shook a cup of scratch in a little window cut in the box side, while the other stood ready to shut the door on the opposite side as soon as Puzzle entered. See the really thick gloves we're wearing? It actually worked pretty well.
At the time it seemed very sad to see Puzzle go! Only one chicken got to witness it: did you spot Pepper in the nest box?

All Boxed Up

Can you guess who's in here? See those air holes we carefully cut all around the bottom? Wait a minute . . . that was supposed to be the top . . . I think somebody wasn't paying attention! During the drive there, the woodchips gradually filtered out of those holes, all over the floor of our van. The rooster's constant scratching for the scratch we'd put in didn't help anything!