Yes, my wife thinks I am nuts! I had been thinking about getting some chickens for a couple of years and finally pulled the trigger ...... er, got permission from my better half! (well - sort of got permission!)
We started out as a blended family 10 years ago. I had Sammie and Abby - a yellow and black Lab, she had Matilda (Tootie) and Cowy - Tootie - a buff Cocker Spaniel and Cowy - a black and white cat. Everyone got along (well, Abby was only about a year old, so Cowy had to "teach" her the rules of the household!)
Over the years we first lost Cowy to old age, then Sammie to old age (she was 16 - I don't remember how old Cowy was). Then, about a year ago we lost Tootie at age 14. Tootie was my wife's baby and, of course, had a hard time.
Six months later our neighbor brings home a stray mama dog with 8 puppies which were adorable! Catie instantly picked one out and named her Hershey. There was another puppy there that seemed to catch my eye - the largest of the puppies and the kids had named her Big Blue Bear (she was wearing a blue ribbon to identify her). So we decided to get Bear and Hershey.
Chickens??? Oh, yeah - this blog is supposed to have chickens in it, right? Well when Catie said she wanted a puppy - I said "well, then I am going to get my chickens!" Her reply was fine - you just have to build a coop!
The next day was Monday and at lunch I stopped by our local Feed and Seed and bought 3 Buff Orphingtons and 3 Black Sex Links
That is the start of the madness.....!
