I knew right away the coop would be called "Coope Diem" because I made the decision to build a "spare-no-expense" coop shortly after I found out I'd be laid off at the end of the school year. "Carpe Diem" became my rallying cry. "Coope Diem" was a natural.
My first chicken was a rescue, so...
I started with chickens on August 23, 2011 - the day of the East coast earthquake. I rescued a stray chicken - Gladys, a BSL. Here she is on her first day:
We were trying to catch her in front of my cousin's house.
Then I learned about chicken math, and how you can't have only one chicken...