Cluck-Cluck-Cluck & A Hen House Too!!!

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted chickens.  When we were first married, we lived in a little rural community where many of our neighbors had them, and we got our eggs fresh from them.  There is no comparison.  Ever since we have lived here, where we have the property, I have wanted them.  But then there is the matter of a chicken coop and all of that.  Mr. G is not the building type, really.  A few years back, a friend of my Mom's was going to build me one.  But it never happened.  My little brother, you know him, the Celine Dion fan, he has a hen.  He got her a year or so ago. She is an egg laying machine!!!  Every time I am over there, I say, I want your chicken...can I have her?   Last night he called me and said, hey, I am sending the chicken out tomorrow.  WHAT?  Where ever will I put her?  I need to find a spot.  AND FAST!!!   I got up early this morning and at first light, came out to see where I could put her.  Two guys from work came out today, with a truck of scrap wood and a roll of chicken wire, and built me a coop!  I was GIDDY!!!  Say hello to my new girl.

Jorge and Steve were only here a couple of hours and built a top notch coop. 

I think we picked a perfect spot.  Underneath the shade of one of the front orange trees, and close to the garden.  Easy for retrieving the eggs too.  Jorge is a handy guy.  He has built some nice things at his house, so I knew he would build a good coop too.  Just after they got started, I got a visit from Gennifer and Claire.  Hannah was in school so she didn't come.  Claire wanted to pick fruit with Mommy.  So we put her in the wagon and off we went, but first we had to meet Miss Chicky.

Claire liked her.

Genny wanted to do her own avocado picking.  I had to laugh.  I don't think that in all the years she lived here, she ever picked her own...not one time.  EVER.  

Today she was a regular farmer Jane.....er Gen.

As soon as Noah got home from school, he wanted to see the chicken too.

He sat and talked to her for the longest time.

Jorge let Noah help him with the finishing of the coop. They installed a nest box with a ladder leading up to it. 

Noah thought it would make a great play house for him and his cousins!
Then it was time to let Chicky check out her new digs.

When they picked up the chicken from my brother's house, they forgot the feed.  So for today she had apples, oranges, grass, dandelions, and fresh snails!  Schlurp!!

I hope she likes her new home. 

Tomorrow I will go to the feed store for supplies.  And this weekend I hope to get another one or two laying   hens.  I wonder if she will lay an egg after her stressful move?

Thank you Tim!  I am so excited to have my first hen and hen house!!!
Omelet anyone?