With the economy the way it is, I cannot afford another pet. But I can always afford more chickens! They give me eggs to eat, and if they aren't laying, they give me meat!
Tonight I ate my first Marans eggs. For some reason I felt guilty, and a little grossed out. I don't know these chickens! I just got them a month ago! I can't just eat some strange chicken's eggs!
And then I realized what I was thinking.
"I don't understand house chickens" is now, "I want to keep her in the house. Do they make diapers for baby banties?"
I have someone's banty for a few days (we are in the middle of a 3-way chicken swap). There is one lone chick out in the garage brooder. I can use a heat lamp when the storm...