Perkins Chicken Farm

Yes, we now officially have chickens living in our back yard! Have we gone nuts? This is like a dream come true for John. He's been working on the chicken coop for weeks now and finally finished it last weekend. So, yesterday we went to a great store with all kinds of farmin' stuff, including chickens. They were only seven bucks a piece. We got all hens, no roosters. I'm excited about the eggs that we'll be getting for free. We eat a lot of eggs. John's looking forward to the other benefits like fertilizer, aerating the soil, possible meat, etc. Eli loves "his" chickens, too. He calls them "chichens". He keeps wanting us to go outside to look at them with him. Eli also keeps trying to kick the chickens and take their food, so we'll have to work on that. Boone is actually doing well with them. He seems a little scared and unsure of them and just tries to go sniff them. We have even named our chickens: Nugget, Dumplin, Noodle, and Pot Pie...and yes, we can tell them apart. Hopefully they are happy in their new home. It's gotta be better than the dirty, tiny metal cage they were in at the store.