Nearly 6 mths ago I finally got to get chickens!! I had to wait 10 years lol. I'm know I am pretty sad, every since I was little I and use to spend a bit of time with My Nan, and she had soooo many chickens, along with ducks and dreaded geese (insert big shiver) I don't like geese. But I always wanted to have my own free range eggs. After we brought out new property with a couple of acres, quite a change from our suburban yard. My hubby finally agreed to to let me have chickens. Now came the task of finding time to make them a house and yard. We had a cubby house that was no longer used with my little fella 6 and not into cubby houses, that was to become the coop. So for my birthday this year I requested that My lil brother and hubby with a little help from my brother in law, to build me a chicken yard. It looks like this....
They are very cleaver aren't they, we have since built another yard onto it as well, more space for them to roam.
These are our little chicks and mother that where given to us, We still have all of them including 3 roosters (lovely at 4:30, let me tell you!!! My little fella just adores them all and cuddles and picks them up everyday, including the roosters. He is now waiting patiently for one to go broody to catch babies chicks for the first time.
I mean come on how cute are they little YELLOW fluffy balls of cute.
And with all the chicks come of course the good part, The eggs, record today of 8 eggs collected in the one day. We have an inudation of eggs at the moment and have to have egg night once a week, Could think of worse for tea!
and before I go just a little page of the new pets that I did a while ago, Karen's Funny Farm!
Well thanks for visiting as I am first on the list here is where you are headed from here.
Enjoy the hop I will follow you around to see what the girls have put together!!
Hi Karen, I used to spend time with my Pa and all his chooks etc. now my kids do the same with my mum. They do like to go check for eggs and feed them whenever we're are there. I be your kids enjoy having their own and all those eggs would be a huge bonus. Well done to your builders, are you ever bothered by foxes? Mum has lost some to a fox. Lovely layout, your son looks very happy there. cheers. :)
ReplyDeleteNo foxes here, Well depends on who you talk to, I am in Tassie. We have so many eggs at the moment, will never have to buy a carton again hopefully lol. Thanks for coming by!
DeleteToo cute!!! I would love a few chooks... but alas, just not enough space. Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteyeah I had no space for a long time. Thanks for stoping by xx
DeleteHi Karen, I stumbled across the hop while visiting Marcia's blog so I hopped over to start at the beginning. I love yellow and scrap with it a lot but I cannot wear it! Your chicks are so sweet not sure I'd like the 4.30am rooster alarm though. Great LO, love those farm embellies.
ReplyDeleteHi Ali, I am so not in love with the crowing, and they seem to not stop, thinking that maybe they will have be moved :(
DeleteNot sad at all Karen for wanting chickens ... I've been asking for ten years and I am still waiting! I think I will have to wait a bit longer too. Thanks for sharing this today! xx M
ReplyDeleteLOL Marcia, maybe it will happen one day, never say never.
DeleteA very cute layout!!! I to am waiting for the chook pen to get fix so I can have chooks lol Have become a follower :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful story Karen
ReplyDeleteand I love love love the chicken pics....I fancy some fresh eggs now YUM
Ooohhh love your post Karen! We got some chickens ourselves today 4 Rhode Island Red :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait till they start laying they're only 12 weeks at the moment.
Yay Sharryn, I love my chooks and was so excited when we got our first egg. I have Austrolorp and just some cross breeds. Good luck and happy egg collecting
DeleteAwww...they are so sweet! and a lovely layout to keep the memory alive!!!
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Don't put me in your hop, but I had to say I sooo agree with you...yellow is my least fave colour too...you done good:):):)
ReplyDeleteOh I adore your page!! Great idea about the yellow chickens :-). I used to be like you, yellow was my least fav colour, but now, it's really growing on me. It helps that it's my little girls fav colour ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit jealous, I would love to have chooks! The chicks look adorable, and Oh my goodness, how fresh does that boiled egg look?
ReplyDeleteYour layout is very cute too, love the pics, and the little scene you created!