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Got my first chickens today!

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I thought I'd share this with you guys because I am quickly getting the impression that 'non chicken' people wouldn't understand. After weeks of preparation, including buying and building the hen house, educating myself on all (well maybe not all) things chicken etc, etc, my partner and I went for our chickens today. He said last night "it feels like we're going for a baby tomorrow doesn't it"? And I must say, there was something like adoption of human children about the process :oops: you know, anticipation, excitement, combined with knowing we will have a lot to learn along the way.

 

When we got home it was dark. We were surprised how peaceful and warm they were in the boxes and to handle into the coop (being the newbie's we are). We are smitten, they are gorgeous - a beautiful buff orpington (Henrietta), a rhode rock (Harriet), a hybrid light Sussex (Juliet) and a blue haze (essentially a bluebelle) (Lydia).

 

Anyway, I've embarrassed myself enough now with all this gushing!

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Yes, we understand. My husband said he was going to have NOTHING to do with our chickens. HA HA HA!! He was very quickly converted. He loves them as much as me and they are so amusing, especially our Cluck who is very funny with her charging orund the garden, flying vertically and sticking her beak in a wall mid flight to get higher. Not to mention her escaping antics!! The other 3 chickens are more normal. Welocme to a great past time! Clucker1

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