Last spring, my husband Robert and I started talking about chickens in the backyard. We read and researched and decided that it would be a great thing for the Twins, Sam and Zoe, who were 2 at the time to learn where their food cam from. And Lets face it, FRESH EGGS ARE YUMMY! Robert researched wether or not we could have backyard chickens since we live in a neighborhood (no HOA) but we are not inside the city limits. We found out we could and the fun started..
We got 4 chickens that were about a week old and fell in love! They were so cute. Robert began coop construction, and we finally got the girls moved into the coop by the time they were 8 weeks old. We waitied and waited for that first fresh egg, and finally go it around the beginning of September. We were stoked, and so were friends and family that have been getting eggs from us ever since. We lost one of our hens in the late fall due to a hawk attack. One of the Hazzards of the job i suppose.
this Spring we got 4 more chicks, and have recently moved them out into the coop with the big girls. We also think one of these is a Rooster, which should be interesting....he will be kept if he is calm and behaves or he will have to be rehomed since we live in a neigborhood.
When we got the chickens we also planted a few veggies, herbs and a couple of strawberry plants. We had a blueberry bush that finally started producing too.
Anyway, after doing some serious reading and soul searching, I decided to begin plans for next year for a much larger garden and maybe some bees too. I like the idea of self sufficiency, home grown food, and a fun family project! I have at times been really bad about following through with a project but now is the time. I am hoping to share pictures here, give tips as I learn new things, and document my journey in Backyard Farming!
Good start mere.
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