I am proud of myself. 6 years ago when me and Rosie started taming Momma Hen my brother and my sister disliked chickens. Sara thought fresh eggs were gross, and was afraid of them. My brother Michael thought they could never be a true pet and if you've saw 1 chicken you have saw them all. Both quickly started calling me and Rosie the crazy chicken ladies. Once when Holly, Daisy and Drummie were still young Sara tried to lay out in the back yard to get some sun. She came in screaming that my chickens were attacking her. No Sara, they are friendly and thought you had treats and were just seeing what you were doing. Over time I have changed both of their minds. Sara finally tried one of my eggs after having them for over 2 years and has never looked back. To top it off she is a health nut, will try to go organic if she can and has not ate a store egg since. My brothers interest was peaked first with the cochins, he thought they were pretty. Then he too started liking Branch and the silkies. Now he has discovered Polish. When he is out doing maintenance on his motorcycle he comes armed with a pocket full of his Conure's food to use as treats. To get it they have to eat it out of his hand. No problem for my flock. He used to say I had too many when I only had 5, now I do not have enough and what is a few more if it means he gets a Polish eventually.
Sara came over Friday to get her weekly supply of 2 dozen eggs. She then came and played with the chicks holding each one. She handed me her phone and asked my opinion. She is researching chicken coops. I asked her what was this all about, she lives in a townhouse style apartment. She wants to be prepared. Her and her boyfriend Austin have been saving for a year now for a down payment on a house. They have plans to buy within 2 years when they find the right place. They are looking for something with a yard, not only for a dog, but, they want their own small flock of chickens. Sara is the resident Crazy Cat Lady and she owns that title with 4 cats. She said she needed a even number of either 2 or 4 so they would not be lonely. She also let slip her plan. When she can she is coming here and picking out her favorite from my flock. She wants either 1 big girl and 1 little girl or 2 of each. Yeah no. Buy your house and build your coop. I will then either raise the chicks for you or show you how to do it yourself since she claims I raise friendly chickens. I also now have 2 years to convince her she needs a Rooster as well. That one may be difficult. She likes my roosters but she is afraid if she had one she would crack a egg with a baby chick inside it. She also does not want fertile eggs. Fertile eggs means she would let a hen sit and raise babies. She took in a stray cat that was pregnant at the time and kept 2 out of the 4 kittens. She said she knew she could not get rid of any chicks that a hen of hers hatched.
