I was telling mom about how many chickens we had, and decided to take some pictures and show them off. We started this about a year ago with six hens, now with a few added on here and there and us hatching some of our own, we are up to 24 chickens. (Continued…)

We have new baby chickens! After one bad incubating batch, Tessa started another one with a new strategy. 21 days later, 5 baby chicks hatched out perfectly. These chicks were laid right here from our chickens. (Continued…)

Our incubating has been having a tough time, but we couldn’t wait to get some baby chicks in our brooder. We went down to the feed store and bought 6 Baby Rhode Island Red chicks. (Continued…)

Tessa and I found the solution to our bobcat troubles. It includes a cute fluffy white bunny, and a steel trap. Don’t worry, this trap is designed to keep the bunny safe. (Continued…)

This year, we are trying our first shot at incubating chicken eggs. These eggs were home grown in our coop, and should be exciting to see hatch. Stay tuned, we have about 15 of the 21 days left before hatching. (Continued…)

About 6 months ago, Mrs. Riddle, our neighbor called and said that a bobcat had attacked her chickens. Now, we finally have got one of the bobcats, but there is still another one. (Continued…)

Today we bought six chickens. The kids are really excited about getting eggs and taking care of the chickens. We drove to Waxahachie, to the Boyd Feed Store and purchased a mix of different breeds. We got 2 Americanas, 2 Brown Leghorns (in Texas it pronounced Legerns), and 2 Rhode Island Reds. (Continued…)

When Tessa came up with the idea of building a chicken coop, we didn’t know how to start. So we went to visit the only people we knew that have chickens, the Johnson family in Milford. They had made two chicken coops using hog panels, and we loved it. (Continued…)