Chicken Scoop

Here's the latest venture of mine:

Chickens!

I can not tell you how many times I have been out of eggs and not realized it until reaching a crucial point of no return in a recipe.

So I have decided to revamp the old rabbit cage, put it in an outdoor doggie kennel (borrowed from my grandpa), and add chickens.

Here's what my homeschooled children and I have learned about chickens during our unit study in preperation for our feathered friends:

• Chickens are cheap ($7.25 a piece for ones that are already laying, $2.00 for chicks)
• They need fresh food, clean water, and not so much in the love department.
• Get more than you need because you'll loose a few to wild animals.
• There are over 200 different varities of chicken. Even ones with curly feathers called Frizzles.
• Chickens, like women only have a certain number of eggs. Once they've laid them all they are what you call "spent."
• Sometimes I feel like I'm "spent."

So here begins our journey to recreate a farm at the Ward Compound. Chickens today...cattle tomorrow!