Cock a doodle Dooooooo

We have chickens! We spent the weekend (in the horrible, mind numbing heat) building a chicken coup and a run for our new family members; Big Mama, Emily, Lily, and Matt. (Kyla picked out the names...I know that you're surprised:) ) We have a mama hen and three chicks. They have mostly feathered out and we are just waiting to see if we have laying hens or strutting roosters, hopefully laying ladies, we want yummy fresh eggs someday.

They came to us from a friend of my mom's via the Bonnell Chicken Transportation Company on Sunday afternoon. The mama hen is very protective of her babies and isn't comfortable just yet with her new digs, comfy as they are.


Chad made the coup and run totally from recycled wood. (Go Green Oregonians Go!)We did have to purchase some new hardware and the chicken wire. We have some cleanup to do and some finish work on the coup but our chickens have a happy home:) The kids were trying to be quiet so Big Mama would let the chicks come out, no such luck at that point.


The poor mama chicken...her chicks climb all over her. From one mom to another, I think she needs some alone time:)