Lexie and I have been talking about getting chickens for several years – I even staked out where I would build the coop back when we lived at 80 Hillsbury Lane. During the beginnings of the COVID pandemic, working from home, worried about food supply potentials, Lexie agreed that we could get chickens – provided that if they became too much work, we give them away (since Parker was on his way!).
I got 5 baby ISA Browns at Tractor Supply – you’re not meant to be able to buy fewer than 6 chicks (I think they’re trying to discourage ‘easter pets’) but the manager approved me for 5. They spent a lot of time in brooders in our garage – with occasional field trips outside.
Then, when Parker was arriving, our friend Kris was kind enough to pick them up from our garage and has been caring for them since. Once our coop arrives (this coming week), I hope we can move them back home.
