Remember a couple of days ago, how I was talking about how Spring bringing so much life around here (and everywhere)...look what came our way yesterday!
...and about 28 of their sister chicks. My husband has been wanting chickens for a while and I finally jumped on board. And now am in love with my sweet little girls. No, no boys. We just wanted the egg layers (seriously, you thought I could raise chicks to eat? me?! you know I'll have them all named with ribbons around their necks or something silly like that). These girlies will provide plenty of eggs for us and others beginning this fall. Keeping them safe and warm inside until we build the henhouse and free range area (yes, I can build...there's more to me than crafting :). Anyone else have chickens? Are we crazy? They are so precious...am I holding and loving them too much? The book says I can do that.
And in other news...
The second quote art giveaway piece is going all the way to Alaska! Congratulations, Michelle. I've already gotten in touch with you and look forward to hearing back. And check out Michelle's etsy site...cute aprons! I'm all about wearing aprons every day now...must be the farm wife thing I've got going on.
And while I'm thinking about it...
Remember back at Christmas when I did that "Christmas from the Craft Room" series? Anyone? I'd like to do something similar called "Handmade from Home"...maybe starting next week. Finishing and getting our Postmark book out into the world has me inspired to get all artsy and craftsy these days.
Much homegrown love to each of you! (and yes, I most absolutely did read all those comments...every single one.)
30 chickens?? You will have eggs coming out of your ears-we had 6 chickens and we had to give tons of eggs away-there was no way we could eat them all.They are fun though and they have such personalities-one will be timid,one very bold, one a clown,etc. One day I'd like to have them again-we have such harsh winters here and we don't have a proper coop for them so we had to give ours to a local friend with a barn.
Posted by: mary walmer | 23 May 2008 at 10:03
Awwwwww! I love little baby chicks! I did grow up with them on our farm... they were a ton of fun. Loved gathering eggs and taking care of the little chickees. I miss those days! Have fun with your new little friends, Rebecca!
Hugs,
Shannon
Posted by: Shannon J | 23 May 2008 at 12:46
Everyone seems to be getting chickens. I feel left out.I'm chickenless.I had an egg yesterday though.Does that count?
Posted by: jackie | 23 May 2008 at 15:49
We used to have chickens... I loved them! My neice got six exotic ones for her birthday number nine. She handled them so much while they were growing up, they are now fairly tame.... she still carries them around, petting them and cooing their names~it is so sweet!
"Handmade from Home" sounds fun!
Posted by: Erin Glee | 23 May 2008 at 17:59
Handmade from Home, how wonderful, nothing beats made by hand from home. Looking forward to it.
Posted by: Pearl Maple | 23 May 2008 at 23:58
Oh you'll love raising chickens Rebecca! We have range-fed chickens. I have a really hard time cracking open a store-bought egg anymore! There is just no comparison.
I also have some Crested Polish hen chicks that I'm raising just for fun. There are some photos of my cute girls on my blog if you want to see them. Just scroll down to the end of April.
Posted by: kendra | 24 May 2008 at 11:57
What a precious picture! We have raised a few chicks over the past couple of years. We now have a 3yo and two 2yo chickens who lay eggs for us every day. I just posted a blog post on them that you might enjoy peeking at: http://dailypleasures.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-went-out-this-morning-to-take.html We have loved on and handled them since day one and they still run to us for some love everytime we're outside.
Posted by: Amy | 25 May 2008 at 16:53
I love how cute lil chicks are! S cuddly and adorable!
Posted by: Andrea | 26 May 2008 at 20:57
Oh my dear, I never doubted you and the probability that you were a kindred power-tool sister of mine!! LOVE a girl who can wield a hammer as well as a curing iron! :-) Your little chicks are so sweet...I hope you get colorful eggs!
Posted by: Kimberly Kwan | 27 May 2008 at 13:45
Your going to love raising chickens. I've been doing it for 2 years now and have really enjoyed my girls. They are they easiest pets I've ever had. I love the different colored eggs. Consider a rooster -to wake you in the morning.
Posted by: Wendy Stuart | 27 May 2008 at 14:42
Adorable! We had a new baby kitten born on Mother's Day. :)
Tina
Posted by: twinklescrapbooks | 28 May 2008 at 03:48
We have chickens that lay us lovely eggs. My husband's fun... they're fun...we give away a ton of eggs to neighbors.
Posted by: paula | 28 May 2008 at 05:42
We just moved onto my sister's chicken farm with a whopping 150,000 chickens! Sadly, they do eventually become chicken nuggets, but with that many chickens at least I can't get attached to any one of them.
Posted by: Annie | 28 May 2008 at 08:17
Oh, the memories! It was 5th grade. It was science fair time. And I wanted to hatch chicken eggs as my project. I gently broached the subject with my Mom, which of course led to a "you'll have to ask your Dad" response. I planned and plotted and schemed. And I must have hit my Dad up at one of his weakest moments in history ~ because he said "Yes". I do believe that was the sweetest word my ears had ever heard up to that point in my life! Being an engineer (an electrical engineer at that), he decided that I would have to make all the things I'd need to hatch chicken eggs. So we spent countless hours together making an incubator and a hatching light. If I close my eyes, I can still see the light, made out of a Pringles can & a 100 watt bulb! Thank you so much, Rebecca, for bringing back a memory from so many years ago. Both my parents are gone now and when memories like these come flooding back, they are such a blessing! I wish you many enjoyable hours with your chicks! Blessings, Patricia
Posted by: Patricia | 28 May 2008 at 11:29
I just found your site; so cool! Crafty and farmy, a perfect mix in my book.
I have currently 18 laying hens and 20 chicks that will start laying in the fall. It is a joy and a stress all rolled into one. The fresh eggs are well worth it, though.
Enjoy your new babies!
Posted by: Farm Chick | 31 May 2008 at 13:43
I bought 15 chicks in early March. (See my blog) Anyway, I bought 6 pullets and the rest straight run and ended up with only one rooster, thank goodness! Some turned out to be some funny looking chickens and I have no idea what kind they are. Oh, well.
I love your blogsite!Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | 01 June 2008 at 06:28