Chickens

AW wanted to get some chickens. To me it just sounded messy, that I would be adding one more thing to my to do list. She promised I would not have to lift a finger, that it would be HER project.

Well, it hasn't quite worked out that way, but I haven't minded. She was right. Chickens are probably the easiest to care for, most useful animals on the planet. Instead of throwing away our table scraps, we give them to the chickens. And they convert them to eggs.

Our kids have eggs for breakfast several times a week. The chickens are very low maintenance. If we want to go away for the weekend, I just put a little extra food in the feeder. If they get out of their enclosure, they never go very far, and they always want back in by nightfall.

Last year, while Daisy was in the hospital, a raccoon killed all our birds. We got a bunch of new chicks this past spring and have kept them safe until now.

The kids, and our friend's kids as well, love to go out and play with the chickens. It is a beautiful sight.