Matt: I've been looking at getting a chicken coop with some chickens for eggs.
Me: Uh, no...I don't think so.
Not many days/weeks later...here is what we have in our backyard!!
Matt's done quite a bit of work getting the coop and "outdoor space" ready for the new animals. And I must admit, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. As long as we can keep the poop in the coop area and the rooster(s) don't crow and the 4 escapees learn to stay in the pen, we'll be set! :)
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| The first 5 chickens going to their new home |
The kiddos have been really helpful with the chickens. They like to feed, pet, and retrieve eggs every day.
Then, since the first 5 were too little to lay, Matt added these beauties who all lay almost every day!
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| Our first egg!! |
Just last week, we got 4 more (for a total of 14) chickens. These are the new and biggest guys who can't figure out how to stay IN the fence. Every night Matt has to shoo them back into the coop. We've gotten quite a few eggs already. I'm sure we'll have to figure our what to do once we get too many! But for now, we're all learning how to live on our new farm! :)
How fun! If we lived out in the country with a lot of space, we would do the same. Looks like they fit right in...well except the ones that escape :)
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that then men always get what they want?!? :). It looks like the kids are learning from this experience and the eggs are an added bonus.
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