. . . and on this farm he had some Chickens! E- I - E - I - O!

We finally cracked! We have not just one but TWO chicks in our possession! Every year, Kara's teacher brings eggs to school for the kids to hatch in the incubator they have in her classroom. Once they are hatched, if the kids want, they may take one home.

Well, when the day came, we hemmmed and hawwwwed about it. After speaking with the teacher, she informed me that when the chicks get big, we could bring them back and she would let them loose on her farm that they have. With that in mind, I conferred with Randy and we decided WHY NOT!

We went originally to get one chick. There were two left. A female and male. Kara wanted the male. We walked out there, only to be chased down by her teacher. She asked if we wouldn't mind taking the other chick because she was crying. Aaawwwwh! I figured what's one more. So we went back and got the female.


We went to Ace Hardware, picked up some chickenwire, and I built a mini-chicken-coop for our chickens. We put it on the side of our house. When it rains. We put the chicks under our house.



Kara's been very good about taking care of them. Every morning she gets up, gives them water and chicken-feed. After school, she does the same thing. All the kids have been having fun with these new additions. At night if it seems extra cold, and also to quiet the chicks, Kara will throw a blanket over the cage. They are cute because they huddle up together to keep themselves warm.

Oh yeah, in case you're wondering, their names are Mandy (the hen) and Manapua (the rooster).