We now have four chickens at our house. Papa let the kids pick out some chickens to keep at home. Josh built a coop with a nesting box.
We went to tractor supply to get feed and supplies. Grace and Kaden were with us that night.
The kids picked out two brown and two white.
Hudson was so scared that they were going to get out and he was crying. He is still nervous about them getting out and running away.
They are set up in the backyard where we can watch them.
We picked the coldest week to get them, Their water was frozen a couple days.
Our first day (January 8th) we had 3 eggs and 23 in the first week. They lay either 3 or 4 eggs a day.
It's exciting to see how many eggs are in the box. Hudson is tall enough to see in, but we have to hold Gianna up.
Their names are Lucy, Annie, Becky and Bobbie.
The chickens started off scared when Josh put the food and water in the coop, but now are getting more aggressive.
Hudson and Gianna love to check on the chickens and feed them grass, weeds, clover and corn. Gianna got pecked a few times and cried. Hudson brought a picture and some boiled eggs for show and tell at school. His teacher said it was a big hit!
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