Squee!!! After 2 years without chickens, we’re trying again.

We got new chicks when we bought this place 4 years ago. We didn’t want the hassle of moving ours from our old house – even though Snow White [Me] was attached to many and had them named. The new ones grew on me as well and we somehow even managed to break Otter (our lab) of killing them. They said once they start, they never stop but she did get over it. I remember well when she got in the fenced area one day & we found her in it at the gate with an, ‘ohmydogohmydog’ look on her face. ‘I DIDN’T MEAN IT!!!’ She got in but remembered it was bad & hadn’t done any damage. *whew*

We let them free range when they were big enough & the dogs and chickens ran around the yard together in harmony for almost 2 years until one of the chickens decided she liked sitting on eggs. We thought it was cute & let her sit on a few but the scent brought a predator and it killed them all over the course of a few nights. There was one remainder for a long time but she eventually disappeared. RIP: Elsie.  (LC – last chicken.)

I’m hoping the predator has moved on & these little gals can stay. Bad enough hubby informed me the colored ones are the layers & the yellow fuzzies…. are supper. Dangit… now I gotta give up chicken. I just can’t eat something I knew in its previous life :( That’s why I don’t get friendly with cows before a bar burger. ;)

This farm stuff is still new to me somewhat. I had the pleasure once of breakfast at hubby’s brothers house. When eating bacon the kids wanted to know, “Is this Brownie?” GAH!!!

Here’s my little girls:
chicks
Now we just gotta get them a fella. I’ve really missed hearing a rooster around the place. I loved the “rasta mop top” of the Polish Rooster we had….

rooster

…but really, anycock’lldo ;)