Last summer was our first living on our 5 acre hobby farm after moving from the city. We quickly made friends with our 80-something neighbor. He has several chickens, and we mentioned to him that we'd like to get some SOMEDAY. Well not long after that, we happened to run into him in town. He rolled down his car window and said "I left a dozen eggs at your house for you. Oh, and by the way, I've got a couple chickens in a cage at my house for you." Then he rolled up his window and drove off. I looked at DH and said "I think he may have been serious." DH says to me, "I'm pretty sure he was." Sure enough, the next day he shows up with two hens in a dog kennel. And that's how we became chicken parents!