Finally! Our chicken coop as arrived!

I say “finally” because we have been co-habitating with the chickens (yes, in our house–our dining room to be more specific) for the past week and a half. The first day, it was actually incredibly fun. We let them walk around our living room, and we held them in our laps. We invited our neighbors over to do the same thing.

And the sunny weekends were nice, too. When it’s nice outside, we carry the chickens out two-by-two and watch them peck around on the grass. It’s endlessly entertaining (oddly enough).

But the rest of the time, our four chickens have been cooped up … Read More

Ah, chickens.

We picked them up from the acquaintance-of-our-friend’s-stepmom who was giving them away. We packed the 5 x 2-feet box into my tiny Honda Fit (which, by the way, has a miraculous amount of space). When we got them home, I wondered, “Um, what were we thinking?” With no chicken coop and little to no knowledge of how to raise chickens, I felt utterly unprepared.

I was scared to touch them, and I couldn’t easily envision them playing the role of cute pets in our life. But after about 15 minutes, I was over it. I love them. I adore them. They make the sweetest sounds (think subtle bird … Read More