In celebration of the season, we (meaning Michael) modified the chicken cabana to support nesting boxes, placed a new tarp over the armature, and hiked down straw, feed, waterers, etc. I got in on ferrying the chickens from their winter quarters to their summer pasture.

We may suffer from reduced egg production, since chickens need about 14 hours of light to produce regularly, but the ducks seem to be doing well enough (an egg per duck per day).

The chicken cabana backed by idyllic fluffy clouds.

We will seed the mud hole that the chicken and duck yard became and hope it will have recovered by the time the babies we are ordering are big enough to venture outdoors.

This was two days ago.  Note the bare bird hut in the background. We may get more snow two days from now, but it won't stay long. — This was two days ago. Note the bare bird hut in the background. We may get more snow two days from now, but it won't stay long.

The frogs serenaded us as we worked in the sun. Life doesn't get much better.