Um.. yeah. We bought chicks.
Four of them. Rocky, Nuggets, Oreo, and Princess-girl-- to be specific. (Take a guess which one Sophie named.)
I decided to give in to my husbands desire to add "organic" eggs to his mini-farm, and my children's desire to have more pets that I will surely end up feeding and cleaning up after.
It just kinda sounded fun..
and they are, really, cute. For now.
However, I'm not sure they will be AS cute.. all grown and "ca-caw-ing" and red ooey-gooey gobbler-like hangy-downer-thing-ish. But for the moment.. they are quite enjoyable.
They are 'hot'.. due to the large 250 watt bulb that must toasty them up 24/7.. and no so much for their actual, sex-appeal.
So far, they poop.. alot, but only cheep, a little..
and are a constant form of pretty 'cheep entertainment' (I'm SO clever.)for the enamoured eyes of my little ones.
And they seem pretty comfortable with us too..
(Is it creepy that I've taken to photographing small birds?)
So that's the party that is our life THIS week.
Ya'll come back now, hear?
6 comments:
You are more brave than I am. We had chickens growing up and lets just say I still remember when we had to change them from pets to dinner, not pretty. How is that for a pretty picture?!
What wonderful childhood memories for your children. My father wanted a home like yours -- we had ducks, pheasants, foxes, turtles... My blessed mother always accommodated his little fancies.
Enjoy those chicks while they are little.
You definitely get the mother of year award! I've vetoed anything else in our lives that poops or requires feeding or nurturing. I won't tell my children about you...they'd move in. But it does look fun! I have to admit, baby chicks always give me a little pang because they are so fluffy and cute!
Before you know it, you'll be up at dawn, milking cows! I love that you are farmin'--and you look to have made your kids as happy as your hubby. Pets that are cute AND produce something useful? Sign me up!
Love the name Nuggets! Why am I the only one finding the humor in that name?!?haha Good luck with the new found farm life...I'll be praying for ya!:)
As long as you don't have roosters cock-a-doodle-dooing at crazy hours of the night/morning, I support you! ('Cause if you did, you might have to get that farmboy at the store to come "put a bullet in their head" and that just would not be a good blog post)
GREAT pictures by the way!
It is also nice to know that I can put you on my egg-supplier list (with Kelly) of people to call when I have an egg emergency!
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