Chicken Run!

Here is my chicken story.  First of all I live on maybe 1/4 acre, we have a nice sized house but we live in suburbia Houston.  Second, I have never lived on a farm but have had horses and love all things farming.  Third, I LOVE Tractor Supply, Chick days at Tractor Supply are so very very fun, cute fuzzy chicks and sometimes ducklings.  Well this year when it was brought up in the house My Loving Husband said it was ok to get some, he loves the idea of zombie apocolypse so Im sure that was what he had in his head.  We decided on 3 in case one of them didn't survive for some reason. 

I spent the entire day at work researching chicken breeds, what they will need for the first few weeks, and general cost.  When it came down to it Hubby was busy so I went on my own.  I got what I thought I needed then asked for help getting chicks.  Imagine my surprise when they told me I had to get 6!  I called everyone, no one answered.  In a panic, I went ahead and took them, pretty sure my friend would take the extras.  I got ahold of her later and she being recently hen-less was happy to take the extras if I raised them.  This is how I ended up with 6 chickens in my kitchen.  Ok they are still chicks I have now had them 3 weeks and they need 2 more before they are old enough to go outside full time.

Welcome to the Brood

I would like to state that I am not a normal person but please, someone define normal.  I am 29, I will be 30 in July.  No I am not freaking about being 30, I figure its just part of life.  Here is a little about me, I have a horse, Emma who is my sweet heart and I absolutely adore her, you will learn about her antics here and trust me, she has antics.  My husband, Mark, just bought a horse, Truman, so he could spend time with me.  I ride about 5 times a week, who needs sleep?  I also have 2 dogs, Rookie, a 1.5 year old lab mix and Layla a 6 year old border collie/ rat terrier mix (cute as a button but definitely nuts).  To round out the fuzzy 4 legged bunch is Peter Pants, yes you read that right, he is our year old, last month, kitten (yes I know he isnt one anymore but he is a kidden in my mind).  We also have 4 gold fish in a 100gal water trough on our back porch, and 6 chicks in our kitchen.  No I dont have kids, in the human sense, but who has time for those?  Maybe one day.