New Additions to the Family

Okay, so this might change your mind about what we should name this blog. We have more chickens! John and Eli went and picked out two chicks and one adult chicken. Some of our neighbors have told us that they'd like to buy some eggs from us, so John decided to get more chickens so we could do that. He's really been wanting to get more for awhile, and this was a good excuse to do it.


Eli and John named the new hen Cacciatore. Eli's been calling her Ketchup for short. We don't know exactly what kind of chicken she is, but she's pretty with white and black feathers. The other four chickens are taking awhile to warm up to her, but it will come once they figure out the pecking order.

The chicks are staying in their box in the garage until they get a little older. It's hot enough that they don't even need a heat lamp. They will be exotic-looking chickens with longer necks. Supposedly they are both hens, but we're a little suspicious because the brown one is pretty feisty and aggressive. Hopefully we're not surprised when we find out we have a rooster! Eli loves holding them and petting them and checking on them. It'll be fun to watch them grow.
Oh, and Boone's adjusting well to the new additions, too. He better get used to it!