One of the items on my bucket list was to be a "backyard" chicken farmer. I know it sounds strange to some folks, but it has been a dream of mine for a long time and Abby began to share in my dream this past year. So....after some mighty persuasion, the rest of the family agreed to jump into the chicken farming adventure.
On a very snowy morning, March 21, Abby and I traveled to the local feed store in a crazy snowstorm to pick out our little flock. After looking over the chicks, we chose six Buff Orpingtons and braved the slick roads to get them home.
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| See the snow in the background?? |
They were so cute! Abby was already late for school, so we let her stay home for a little while. She held each little one to make sure that it was comfortable it her new home.
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| They were so fluffy and sweet! |
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| Our little flock was so stinkin' cute! |
The most difficult part of the first day or so was introducing the little flock to our cats! The cats were very, very interested in the little chicks.
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| Fortune couldn't figure out what was in the box. |
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| Pumpkin and Fortune were enthralled with the chicks in the brooder. |
Stay tuned for more adventures with our little flock!!
