Re: Chickens More chickens

[Guest guest]

I've had chickens in my life for all of my 72 yrs--:-) On the farm as a

kid & hatching them in the classroom as a teacher & now as an old foggy

here in my 12 acres of woods. :-) Got 3 little Rhode Island Reds at the

Tractor Supply store last year. They were raised inside till they got old

enough

to join the rest of the gang outside. They still considered them selves

members of the family..When my son & I came home one day all three were

nestled in the middle of the kitchen table waiting for us... All I could think

of was the old Ma & Pa Kettle movies... Took a while to get them to believe

they are chickens & they belong in the coup at night... Have them free

range--Ponds for H2O & I haven't even mowed the lawn yet so lots of

greens--Black oil sunflower seeds fallen from the bird feeder & corn...I

couldn't

believe the size of Ed's ( ) double yoke egge !! Made two trick eggs

with one egg... Lois { Our " trick eggs " have many other names---A slice of

bread with the center pulled out--egg dropped in & center cooked beside

...I like my yoke broke,,,:-) } ( haven't named them all but the are

Red--Fred-- & Ed Grin