We have the cutest chickens!

On Wednesday I picked up 3 chickens to start our little journey. We have two Jersey Giants and one mixed silkie. When I tell you how much fun they are I’m not lying.

They were named in the most ridiculous fashion as well, because…well, have you met met? My camp staff named one Bacon, Jon named one Pollo ( Spanish for chicken), and the silkie is Grandma Jo after an inside joke.

They have been pretty consistent in their egg laying and because the silkie eggs are so small, we either give them back to the chickens scrambled OR I give them to the dogs. It’s been a lot of fun so far.

I’m not going to lie though, I’ve been the most paranoid chicken mom ever. Every day I second guess whether the coop is large enough, if the run is large enough, if they have enough snacks, if they like their food, etc. Lord help me when I have kids. I think we are going to expand the run a bit more this weekend. They’ll enjoy it and I’ll feel better.

When it comes to snacks, these girls are sluts for meal worms. Absolutely no lie. I walk over with the bag and you’d think the ice cream truck was in town. We’re supposed to get 4-6 inches of snow tonight so I put a little tarp over their run so they can stay outside. I’m hoping the weather man ends up wrong so I can get them playing in the yard tomorrow. I’m hoping by extending their run and getting them out in the yard a bit each day that I will be a lot less paranoid. LOL.