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Pullet Palace

I used to think people regarded me as a little odd, dreaming as I was for 15 years of moving to the country and having chickens.  Granted, I could have become a "backyarder" in the city.  My neighbor down the street managed to get a variance and permission to have 4 chickens in the city limits.  But that sounded like a tease to me.  I wanted the whole boat: land, a big old house, chickens, a large garden, and hopefully other animals.  In 2008 we found this place, just 13 miles out, on 5 acres, with a beautiful old farm house.  My husband agreed to look at it, we both fell in love, and put an offer in two days later.  We even missed a music concert we had paid hefty ticket prices for because I wanted to meet with the realtor at the earliest possible moment.  I just couldn't risk someone plunking in an offer ahead of us! 

 We moved in on May 30, 2008.  The following spring we worked like little bees converting a garden shed into a coop, and plowed up the side yard for a garden.  We ordered 25 pullets and anxiously awaited chick arrival day.  They arrived May 11 and I thought there was some mistake -- the box was no bigger than a shoebox.  I asked the postmaster if I could peek in to verify all were alive.  There were 26.  They were alive and well.  I raised them up for a few weeks, then gave 7 to my brother, including one rooster, leaving us with 19.  We are now swimming in eggs.  Our co-workers and neighbors love buying our eggs.  We love eating them too, but the chickens are really it for me.  They beat T.V. anyday.   

2-mo. old Ancona

 

  

 

 

Now we're going to try a hatch.  13 eggs from our hens.  Most will be mutts, but there could potentially be a purebred California White or Ancona in the mix.