I had trouble deciding what to call this post. It was either “How to Keep Chickens From Dust Bathing in Your Flower Bed” or “What I Did for Lunch“. One thing I’d like to post about is my schedule. Being lucky enough to work for a great company, I am telecommuting from Hillsville, VA (EST) to Boulder, CO (MST) – a two hour difference. My work hours will be the same as those in the office: 8am to 5pm MST with an hour lunch somewhere in the middle. It works out perfectly because I wake up at 6am EST but work (for pay) from 10am EST to 7pm EST. That gives me 4 hours in the morning to do my chores, eat, shower and enjoy a cup of coffee on the porch before getting down to office work. Then at 7pm I can stop work, put up the chickens, eat dinner with my wife and maybe enjoy an hour of reading or TV before going to bed. PERFECT! But…