Chickens

I ran to the store this morning to pick up a few things. When I came back, there were two ladies looking over my fence into my backyard. It was obvious they were looking at my chickens. I have become use to this. I have people stop by frequently while they are on their walks. I went to greet them wondering if they are for or against city chickens. It was very obvious they were on the pro side. (The funny thing is I have never met anyone on the con side yet but I am sure they are out there.)

The ladies are thinking about getting chickens themselves. One lady had taken the other lady on a long purposeful morning walk past our house. She has been trying to convince the other lady to get chickens and share raising them together. They are next door neighbors. I invited them into the yard to show off the chickens as well as the coop that Chuck designed. Neither one had had chickens before and were concerned about taking care of them. I told them that it was fairly easy and the eggs were worth every bit of the work.

We then did a brief tour of our edible landscaping. I showed them "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" and recommended they check it out of the library before they decided to get chickens. The one lady is going to bring her husband and sons back later to see if they are interested in doing this in their backyard.

I am always excited when I can show someone the benefits of raising their own backyard flock for eggs. It only takes a little bit of time and it is fun to make new friends.