Chicken Contemplation

[frogs n chickens]

from sunny california

 

[TipsyDog]

and

from PA!

I was lurking here for months and we too are becoming self sufficient. What better way then chickens? I'm having a ball with my little chicks and DH spent two weeks on the coop and actually enjoyed building it!

Good luck to you

 

[preppy*hippie*chick]

Welcome from the Buckeye State!!!

 

[kevnbro]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I shared BYC with the wife and she's very excited. If it will stop raining here in Northwest Arkansas, we'll pick our coop location. In the meantime, we'll educate ourselves.

 

[kevnbro]

FYI, we are members this growing season of an CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm and received a half dozen fresh eggs yesterday with our share. We decided to give two a boil and see what we've been missing. When my wife was peeling them she said, "maybe boiling isn't the best method for cooking fresh eggs"; meaning that they were difficult to shell and we lost a good bit in the "process of extraction". I was a bit prepared for that possibility, as I'd read another BYC post yesterday regarding just that in pursuit of the best method for peeling (fresh) eggs. Regardless, the eggs (what we got) were delicious and inspiring. I'll visit that post again today as I'm sure the generous members of BYC have been more than helpful with suggestions.