Welcome to the top-secret society

When we decided it was time to just do it and get some chickens, I knew I would need an outlet to share, but of course Facebook would be off limits for something like this. A private blog is the perfect solution for me. 

As many of you know, I have been trying to get our city to change its backyard chicken ordinances for 6+ years now. They will not change them. This has been very frustrating for me and it was a huge decision to just do it anyway. We are taking our hens very seriously and will be careful caretakers. 

Tomorrow we pick up our day-old chicks. Three of them! Here are descriptions from the Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply website, which is the store in St. Paul we are buying our chicks from. 

Black Australorp The “Australian Orpington” is a prolific layer, docile, quiet, very hardy, shiny rich black plumage with a greenish-purple sheen. Size: 5 - 6.5 lbs Egg: Brown   Buff Orpington Originally bred in England, cold-hardy, large friendly golden birds of quiet disposition, reliable layers of large brown eggs. Size: 6 lbs Egg: Brown   Silver-Laced Wyandotte Superb dual-purpose heritage breed, good-natured, very cold-hardy, dependable layer, showy feathers are silvery white and edged with black. Size: 4 - 4.5 lbs Egg: Brown

Aren't they sweet looking? My goal for today is to complete the "brooder" - the indoor pen for the chicks to grow and learn in. They will stay indoors for 6-8 weeks before moving out into the coop.

Check back tomorrow to meet the girls!