MrsLarson
Chirping
- May 20, 2020
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Hello! I'm Mrs. Michelle Larson. I live in Northeast Iowa where there is no telling what Mother Nature will bring. Today the Cloudy Skies brought me joy in the shape of four fuzzy, 2-day old, little pullet chicks.
Please understand, I'm a city girl. A city girl with country dreams and a long ancestry of farming legacy to live up to... not to mention the living farming relatives that will never let me live it down if I fail, LOL.
. Hence my reason for joining you here at Backyard Chickens. This Crazy Cat Lady is most likely going to need some help from the Crazy Chicken Ladies. 
Now, don't get me wrong, I love animals. Some more than others, but all animals. So much so, that I spent the last 25 years in animal rescue. My specialty is of the feline persuasion (and a few barkers). Not chickens! We are a family of 4 humans, 9 cats, 2 fish, and now 4 chickens. Years ago, we rescued a chicken... a full-grown Buff Orpington hen.
Her health and comfort significantly improved. She even began laying again. She very quickly became my morning coffee buddy. I fell in love. How can you not?
❤ I was hooked!
My kitchen & patio took on a transformation -- stocked with all the happy chicken essentials and a whole new decorating scheme (a henhouse, of course), me and my new BFF were set. How little did I know!!!
I learned the hard way and "Betty Bach-Bach" paid the ultimate price.
I didn't know that opossum eat chickens. I also didn't know how easily they can get into an enclosure. I cried for weeks. (Still do sometimes when I remember her and then how irresponsible I was by not learning more about her needs, first.)
Now, a few years later, I feel I'm more prepared. Not as much as I'd like to be, but more than I was with Betty. A close friend, who used to farm, gave my daughters and I, 4 new babies and I want to do it right this time.
I've read lots of books about chickens, all the necessary supplies, and my plan of action. But I know I will never be fully prepared. They're chickens!
We don't know what breeds they are. But we do know we have at least three or four different ones & they might lay different colored eggs. Everyone tells us we'll just have to wait until they grow up, but I'm impatient. So I have consulted with my catalogs, chicken books, and the internet. And I think I've narrowed 3 out of the four to just a few possible breeds.
We haven't yet named them but it'll be coming... I promise there'll be no "pecker-heads"... as my farm-friend calls them, LOL.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to eating fresh, organic butt nuggets, learning more about chickens, and maybe making a few friends along the way. Thank you for being whoever you are, sharing your knowledge & experiences with a novice like me, and allowing me the opportunity to join you.
Happy Hens,
Mrs. Michelle Larson
Please understand, I'm a city girl. A city girl with country dreams and a long ancestry of farming legacy to live up to... not to mention the living farming relatives that will never let me live it down if I fail, LOL.
. Hence my reason for joining you here at Backyard Chickens. This Crazy Cat Lady is most likely going to need some help from the Crazy Chicken Ladies. Now, don't get me wrong, I love animals. Some more than others, but all animals. So much so, that I spent the last 25 years in animal rescue. My specialty is of the feline persuasion (and a few barkers). Not chickens! We are a family of 4 humans, 9 cats, 2 fish, and now 4 chickens. Years ago, we rescued a chicken... a full-grown Buff Orpington hen.
Her health and comfort significantly improved. She even began laying again. She very quickly became my morning coffee buddy. I fell in love. How can you not?
❤ I was hooked!My kitchen & patio took on a transformation -- stocked with all the happy chicken essentials and a whole new decorating scheme (a henhouse, of course), me and my new BFF were set. How little did I know!!!
I learned the hard way and "Betty Bach-Bach" paid the ultimate price.
I didn't know that opossum eat chickens. I also didn't know how easily they can get into an enclosure. I cried for weeks. (Still do sometimes when I remember her and then how irresponsible I was by not learning more about her needs, first.)Now, a few years later, I feel I'm more prepared. Not as much as I'd like to be, but more than I was with Betty. A close friend, who used to farm, gave my daughters and I, 4 new babies and I want to do it right this time.
I've read lots of books about chickens, all the necessary supplies, and my plan of action. But I know I will never be fully prepared. They're chickens!
We don't know what breeds they are. But we do know we have at least three or four different ones & they might lay different colored eggs. Everyone tells us we'll just have to wait until they grow up, but I'm impatient. So I have consulted with my catalogs, chicken books, and the internet. And I think I've narrowed 3 out of the four to just a few possible breeds.
We haven't yet named them but it'll be coming... I promise there'll be no "pecker-heads"... as my farm-friend calls them, LOL.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to eating fresh, organic butt nuggets, learning more about chickens, and maybe making a few friends along the way. Thank you for being whoever you are, sharing your knowledge & experiences with a novice like me, and allowing me the opportunity to join you.
Happy Hens,
Mrs. Michelle Larson
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Glad you joined.
