Hi.

At some point, we really dug our heels in.  I think it was when we finally built the chicken coop and got the ladies.  It just became impossible to imagine Moving With Chickens, you know?  So while we have lived here for 6 years, the first 5 were strictly us figuring us out.  Now we know, we are the people who have chickens.  We are the people who garden.  We are the people who make our own mediocre laundry soap.  And we are the people who troll the alleys of our neighborhood, gathering up what other people throw away and giving it a new awesome life.   3 years ago, we would have been worried about freaking out our neighbors.  Today, we know who our people are and everyone else can suck it.

So, want to meet the chickens?   It's all their fault, anyway.

 This is River.  She is a barred rock, just over a year old.  She used to be a fantastic layer, but went broody recently and maybe kind of also lost her mind a little bit.  she picks at her feathers when no one is looking.  or maybe it is another chicken.  if so, that other chicken is a dick.

This is Rhino.  She is an australorp, and also just over a year.  She wins for most and biggest eggs, and she comes running every time she hears me come outside.  She is a better listener than most people I know.

This is Red.  Oh Red.  She is a Red Star.  She used to lay all kinds of crazy eggs….misshapen, teeny, even an egg in another egg.  Then she stopped laying.  She also has a fairly rotten personality.  She is lucky I am not one to cull, as she brings very little to the table.  but also, I JUST LOVE HER ANYWAY.  effing chickens.

 These gals are Sunny Jim and Hoos Foos.  Bonus points if you know where their names came from.  (Hint:  it's a literary masterpiece).  Sunny Jim is an easter egger and Hoos Foos is an actual pure bred Ameraucana.  Neither of them have started laying yet as they are just teenagers, but they should within the next few months.  Hoos Foos will lay blue eggs and Sunny Jim's should be some version of blue or green.

This is Peaches.   She is just a wee thang, maybe 7 weeks old.  She is a white rock.  She is giving Rhino a run for the money, as far as attentiveness goes.  Shit is about to get real up in here, if you know what i mean.

More to follow on their setup, how they live and how we all roll with it.   The internet has a lot of chicken sites and they all tell you exactly the same three things about chickens.  so hopefully some of my real life experience may offer up some more insight for you.  or maybe you just want to look at pretty chicken pictures.  either way, i'm down.   i've been there myself.  i won't judge.