In addition to bees we also raise chickens. We started with 4 last year. One ran away, sort of!! One of our neighbors saw a car stop and pick her up and take her away. That was Marilyn. Then Ruby died right after we returned home from Italy last fall. She was being picked on and no matter what we tried, Roxy would not leave her alone. So now all we have left is Roxy and Aretha. We get about an egg a day out of of each of them which is perfect. We have them separated in the coop and when we're home they get to wander and keep the yard bug free.
Once you have chickens you can see where the saying "chicken" comes from. They scare easily and are flighty (no pun intended and they don't fly well anyway). Some others; "hen pecked"and "pecking order". They are really quite fun to have and now it's hard to eat a store bought egg. I am still a little afraid of them though. My Italian grandmother, "Nana", thought birds, especially in the house were a bad omen. I've been a little frightened of birds since childhood!
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| Aretha and Roxy getting the herb garden ready for planting |
Love their names! Do you remember when nana would bring all the baby chicks into the house by the furnace in a big box right after they hatched?
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