This year my daughter, B, wanted to come up with a chicken science project. Why? Because it was a great excuse to get a whole bunch of baby chicks. She really didn’t have to twist my arm too hard. I love having chicks around, and we had a broody hen, so I agreed to let her do it. She came up with the idea to test out a bunch of the old wives tales on sexing the chicks at day old. …
I love weekends. Winter weekends especially, with the sun not coming up until 6:45. On the weekends during this time of year, when the kids are between sports, our family sometimes actually gets to sleep in as late a 7 or 8 am. Well, that is until recently… I know it sounds crazy, but around 5:30 AM, I have been woken up to crowing! About 8 or 9 times, over the last month, I have been hearing this awful “gaw—gawk–gawk–gawk—gaaaawkkkkkk–,”…
My son, J, came to me at the beginning of September and said “Mom, I want to buy that white chicken. How much is she? I have my own money.” He knows I regularly sell my chickens and wants us to keep this one. But then again, my kids would like to be able to keep them all. J explained he would be responsible and take good care of her. But as most parents will attest, when a kid buys…