We've been having a little bit of a busy week here, and trying to keep our minds off some other things.
Monday of course was Auction Day. But, because it was a Holiday Weekend, it was MUCH busier than normal.
And my neon sucker sign was flashing away.
When they got to the small animal part, the auctioneer sure was trying to get me to bid on things I didn't want. Like the 5 black bantam chicks I got for 25 cents each.
They're going to Mt. Hope, not keeping them.
I also brought home 3 lop kits - black and white in color and super long ears! 1 boy 2 girls. I only paid $1.50 a bunny! I had to take all 3 because they were in a cage together, and when you bid you're taking it by the piece and everything in the cage. I plan to keep one of the girls and the other two will be sold at Mt. Hope with the baby Dukes.
The deal of the day was Becca's - she managed to get an adorable brand new chicken coop at Auction! We had to have E come up with the truck to get it home for her.
The auctioneer had said they'd load it for us with a skid loader - but when we were ready to load it, we couldn't find anyone. So, the guy who built it, E, Becca, and I were struggling to shove this little coop from the flat bed truck to E's truck.
At one point it got hung up on the wheel well inside the truck bed. Thank God for plastic bed liners, though, other wise it would NOT have just slid so easy.
Two other guys came by and saw that we were trying to get it moved over. I'm IN the truck, between the coop and cab, trying to pull while Becca, the builder, and E pushed. These two guys came over and gave a hand - but no one warned me they were all pushing!
Coop comes FLYING at me, my life flashes before my eyes, and I'm screaming, "Let me out first!!"
The men all bust up laughing, and they don't give me enough time to get out of the truck before they're shoving again!!!!!!! I'm on the side edge of the truck bed trying to get a good jump out - and I'm in open toed heeled sandals!!!
I hear Becca say, 'Is she out?" someone replies NO!!! and they're STILL SHOVING!!!
E comes running around the truck just as I jump down - spitting and sputtering and ready to plaster someone.
We had a laugh about it, but I wasn't too thrilled with almost being crushed to death -
Death By Coop. Can ya imagine??? I should have known chickens would be the death of me.
So we get it to Becca's, unloaded, and I helped her paint it white before we left. Still need to get her trim painted blue to match everything else.
It's super cute, though, and had 4 nest boxes and roost, 2 windows (one doesn't open), a big door for people access and a small pop door for a chicken yard.
I told her it would make a great Jaerhorn coop!
E suggested she put linoleum down on the floor before putting in birds to make clean up a little easier.
The only other interesting thing is yesterday I inquired after a job to a new feed store opening up in the town we go to get our water in. It would be close to home, and possibly a full time position. My resume has already been submitted and I have to go down and fill out an application tomorrow.
They are hoping to be opened by the end of July, and I'm hoping to be their first employee!!
