Kathy547's blog: Cleaning up future chicken area...& someone dumped a puppy 😠

This old smokehouse was already here when we bought the property so we converted it into a chicken coop. We really didn't know what we were doing so I plan to redo it. We haven't had chickens in years but are thinking about getting some for the eggs. So, I've started cleaning up around the area. I was waiting for cold weather to avoid snakes & wasps (hard to look up AND down). I've been cutting the trees that have since grown & cleaning out the junk that's somehow accumulated.






My husband placed all these large (& heavy!) pieces of concrete up against the wall to block anything from getting in or out. Now I need to clean that up. I managed to get all but one piece using just my hands, a garden rake, shovel, & a 2 wheel dolly. But that last piece is too heavy. I almost dropped it on my foot & hand because it was heavier than I anticipated. Maybe I will use them as the floor.

And, we temporarily (I hope) have a foster puppy. 2 or 3 nights ago, I turned off the t.v. around 10:30 so we could go to bed. We both heard a puppy whimpering really loud. It sounded like it was under our bedroom window. At first, I thought it was my husband playing something on his phone to rile up our dogs. By the time I got dressed & put my flip flops on & went outside, the sound had moved further away towards the woods. So I ran inside for my jacket & to change shoes. Back outside but the sound had moved again. All I had was the flashlight on the cell phone so I thought I would use the car & point the lights where I needed.

We live in a rural area with only one other house near us. The only light at night is if we have a porch light on & their street light. They live across the road about a quarter of a mile away. My husband doesn't see how someone could have walked or driven up our driveway without us hearing them. Our house is about 120 yards from the county road. I believe they could have parked past the house & walked up the driveway without us knowing. With the tv going & the dogs inside for the night, no one would have heard anything. It is very disconcerting to think that but this puppy is really small & I just don't see her going too far on her own. Hopefully we find a home for her soon.


But she is stinking cute!

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