Just another day in the chicken coop.

The chickens lead a pretty quiet life during the winter months.

My cochins won't even venture out into the snow, although the door to their paddock is always open.  I've got a bunch of broody hens, setting on eggs, out there.

Last summer's chicks are all grown up.

This lovely girl is from my flock improvement group.  Her mama is a show quality buff columbian cochin and her daddy is a gorgeous MFC/Calico rooster.  She's in with my Calico rooster now and I'm anxious to see what her chicks will look like.

My youngest batch (only 3 left) of Blue-laced-red Wyandotte chicks are still living with the cochins.  I put them under a broody cochin hen when they hatched so they could grow up with chickens, rather than in a brooder.  I'll move them out with my other 'Blues' in the Spring.

We had a bit of excitement in the chicken barn the other day.

The piglets, "Holly" & "Ivy"  followed me out, when I went to feed the chickens.   Well, those pig snouts are great for opening anything that they want opened and my girls decided that they wanted to come into the chicken coop with me!

That poor, little black-laced pullet wasn't real happy about the visitor!

Of course, I quickly picked up the feed pans and waterers.  The gilts (female piglets) had a blast rooting through the shavings for dropped feed.  I'm sure they found plenty!

The chickens were quite mortified by these 'big' intruders.

I finally had to chase the pigs out so that I could give the chickens their food.  If I plan on housing the pigs in with the chickens, (which I think might work) I'll definitely have to rig up feeders that are out of the pigs reach!  They quite obviously, love chicken feed!

Have a Great week, everyone!