I have been wanting to get some chooks for quite some time now, and finally this month we were able to install a hen-house in a corner of our yard and set up home for 4 chickens.
I am very pleased with them and happy about how they came into our possession.
We got them by old-fashioned bartering!
My hubby will be repairing the timber frame on a friend's sofa in exchange for these chickens and their coop.
Over the years he has been able to use his skills in this way to provide us with a number of things for our home.
It's the way we like best - no money - just sharing!
Our new hens give us at least 3 eggs per day which is ample for the two of us, and leaves some to give away to friends and neighbours.
Besides that, they provide us with much entertainment and company - they really are funny creatures with sweet personalities!
I think they're bound to live out a long life here; none of us has the heart or will to turn them into a chicken dinner any time soon lol!
We are much more into pet-cuddling than culling :-)
Speaking of cuddling - my son's girlfriend and I are cuddling up to my 94yr old mother in this photo.
She has just left today to go back home after spending the past week holidaying with us.
I am so blessed to have such a healthy and spritely mother still with me at her advanced age!
She had a ton of fun watching the chooks and all their antics - they brought back many memories for her.
Mum's parents were country folk and always had hens running around the house.
She and dad also kept chickens while my siblings and I were growing up.
She and dad also kept chickens while my siblings and I were growing up.
I was raised with the iconic backyard chookpen and vegie patch, and I have hankered for my own for ages!
Now I have both at last :-)
I am spending lots of contented moments throughout my days watching and tending to them and thanking the Lord for His provision.
Slowly but surely, my hubby and I are taking more and more small steps towards a simple life - and that makes me grateful and very happy indeed!
How wonderful to have chickens! I wish we could have some. We go through several eggs a day.
ReplyDeleteYour kitty is so cute, and you look great.
Love,
Mrs. Q
Hi Trish,
ReplyDeleteOooooo I just LOVE to see your MOM being cuddled by you and son's Gal!!!
Your Mom is a Beauty!! (She looks a bit like my own SWEET Mommy 88)!
The Hens are so very fourtunate to be living with you!
Many Blessings Plenty of HUGS and Love, Linnie
It sounds like you are enjoying the quiet moments of life! Have a blessed week ahead!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your achievement! (Thanks to your husband's good work!) You are blessed to have your mother so long, and she does look wonderful. My grandma, when starting out, had chickens running around her company house (my grandfather was a coal miner in Pennsylvania) and once she wanted to rid them of fleas, so she put gasoline on them...and she was surprised/greatly saddened when they died! Poor grandma. (She told us that story humorously though). love,andrea
ReplyDeleteYour mother is adorable! I hope that I am spry at her age! :)
ReplyDeleteYour chickens look very happy in their new home.
Blessings,
Mrs Georgina
Hi Trish...I am still around ...sorry I haven't been by!
ReplyDeleteI just love your post...a simple life having what your have wanted is just wonderful!!
Love he photos of the family!!
Blessing ,and enjoy those hens
Grace
Hi Trish, your pictures are lvoely! You ladies are very pretty! I hope you enjoy your chickens and the eggs they provide for you. I can't imagine having such fresh eggs!
ReplyDeleteLove those fresh eggs! We have friends who keep chickens - quite a few. They lay the "Easter egg" types of eggs as they shells are pastel colors naturally. We love getting our eggs farm fresh from her - and she won't have hers for dinner, either. As a matter of fact, she is very particular in how she feeds them, too. All I know is - best poached egg breakfasts ever!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're living the dream and sharing all and sundry with us! Love to your precious mum!
Joy!
Kathy
You have some sweet little chooks, so don't you dare turn them into any chicken dinners! :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the photo of you, your mother, and your son's girlfriend. It's quite a precious picture, and your mother looks GREAT for 94 years old! Her daughter still looks good too (smiles).
This was a delightful post to read. I enjoyed learning about how you are taking steps towards a simpler life.