buying a chicken

One thing that I have decided to do sometime this year is to buy a chicken. I know that this sounds crazy to most folks, but really it is something that I have wanted to do for a long time now. And what really sealed this for me was meeting Jenny, my friend who has had a chicken for a long time now and she had a brutally honest discussion with me about this.

I have researched this for a while now and I need to do the following:
1. build a coop... (dad has a 10X20 ft kennel run that would be great) I need to build an elevated coop to keep the roost off of the ground. I also need to build a nesting box to keep her out of the elements and to provide privacy when she wants it
2. find a poultry farm that sells laying hens... ( I am sure that I can find one through a local feed store) (avg price is $3 per hen)
3. make her feel right at home and if I am successful at this she will provide me with a bounty of eggs (2-3) per day!

I am really looking forward to yet ANOTHER way to instill good values in my daughter and living as naturally as possible is a great lesson!

I will be able to kiss goodbuy all the EggLands best that we have been buying for years now!!! LOL