Epic Eggventure

Let the eggventure begin! My city-living family has broken ground for the backyard chicken coop.  We've read the how-to books. We've visited the feed stores. We've studied the online resources. And now, we're going for it. In just a few short days, our tiny feathered friends will come home to roost.

We're planning a small flock, say three chicks. That should be plenty to provide us with fresh eggs. Of course, we won't be eating those eggs for quite awhile, since it seems to take four to six months before The Girls will start laying. In the meantime, our family is sure to be entertained by the antics our chicks will provide.

We have only one small concern. Well, actually two:

It's not the yellow dog we're worried about as much as the white dog. You see, she tends to kill any small animal that moves. The Plan (as we call it) is to try and socialize the dogs with the chicks each day, so they get used to each other. If that fails, our back up plan is something like this; keep the dogs as far away from The Girls as possible.

We'll keep you posted on our epic eggventure.

The Chicken Tenders