Chickens!!

Kenney has been wanting to get chickens for a while now, and while we were getting food for the family reunion at Sam's Club in June we found a great chicken coup for a really good price. We decided to get it on a whim and brought it home to set up. We built the coup as a family, which meant that Kenney and I built it with more interference than help. Damon thought the chickens were in the box with the chicken house and was sorely disappointed when there were not any.  Kenney talked with a few people around town, and one of the nurses at the hospital came through for us and brought us some chickens.  She brought 3 teenage chickens and 4 baby chicks.  Everyone then got to chose what they wanted.  Kyler has surprised both Kenney and I and has been incredible with the chickens.  He doesn't have any fear and does whatever he has been asked.

It's looking pretty good now that it has been painted which will also help it last longer in the weather.

It's so cute!!  Kenney was going to build a coup himself, but for the price we got this one we figured by the time we bought all the other supplies Kenney's time was worth more.  So we got this one.

We decided to keep on big one so we could start getting a few eggs in a couple weeks.  They named her Big Red.

Everyone trying to feed the chickens.

Kyler really has been amazing with the chickens, especially the kinda scary big one.  He has no problem going into the coup and grabbing her. 

They are so little!

Well Big Red doesn't really like being held.  We're working on it!

The little red ones, Sassy and the other not named yet, are really sweet.

Bentley was super nervous when they first arrived.

The boys were trying to be brave and feed them, but it took Damon and Radley a few days to stop being jumpy long enough to actually feed them.

Big Red wasn't being very nice to the little chicks and was pecking at them.  They kept running away scared, so I brought them inside for now.  They constantly huddle and hate being separated from one another.

Damon attempting to 'hold' his black chicken Speedy while I took a picture.  He's still kinda anxious around them.

Kyler has no problem reaching in and grabbing any and all of the chickens.

Bentley wanted a picture too.  She wouldn't hold the chick, but she did at least touch one.

Looking up to make sure I was taking a picture.

Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be smiling!!  Haha!!

Wondering around the backyard.  It is so funny how they all flock together.  If one gets left behind she starts getting louder and louder until she is with the others again.

This was right after Tammy got a few of the chickens out of the box. 

They all made an attempt at feeding them. Damon claimed his black chicken pecked hard and decided that he didn't want that one anymore!! He's since changed his mind, but he's still a little timid.