Chickens Hittin' the Hay • Steph Calvert Art

Chickens Hittin’ the Hay

The first time our new chickens went outside of the coop, they all went over to this big pine tree. At the end of the day when it was time for them to get back in the coop, it took Jenn and I 45 minutes to collect all these cluckers!

I told myself I was NOT doing that song and dance every day! We had built a huge coop. Even at full size, they’d have enough room inside if they never came out. But then where’s the fun in that?

Thankfully the ladies have gotten a handle on themselves since then. Here’s how hard it is to get em in the coop in the evening nowadays:

It’s enough to make me feel like farmer of the year.

Now if I could just keep the goats outta the chicken coop…

April 10, 2013

Steph

Gardening

chickens, Gardening

Freelance illustrator Steph Calvert is an award-winning artist with 24 years of experience working as a creative professional. She is based in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta.

Steph Calvert has expertise as a children’s book illustrator. She is an expert surface pattern designer for art licensing and creates line drawings for publishing and product design. Steph has years of additional expertise as a mural artist, creating original art, and logo design for small businesses. She is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator book projects.