Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Because the lady who lived on the other side of said road is a softy to the core and needs serious counseling for hoarding and codependency!  When these chickens moved in...I did everything I could to get them to go back to where they came from.

I called their home on the other side of the road, I shooed them off my place onto the side of the road hoping they  would cross back, I tried very hard not to care when chicks went missing or midnight carnage occurred from the pesky raccoon that thought the chickens crossed the road to make for an all-you-can-eat buffet. Then I snapped....yes sirree....I went out and bought myself a chick coop, off Craig's List no less.  I then put up my poultry electro-net from Premier, my good neighbor friend came and made the coop a little less drafty and wa la.....I've now got chickens.

Here is the mama hen:

and one of her two hen babies that are more teenagers:

I've got the coolest hen house with three nesting boxes.  They have a place to roost at night....plenty of food and water....I toss them COB every day to keep them happy with things to do.  Shhh don't tell anybody but I kind of like them.  My only wish is......I wish I could have been there the night the raccoon tried to climb the fence and got his hiny shocked!  That would have made this whole adventure priceless! Here's to fresh eggs come what spring.

Seize the Day!