We took our little family to Arizona to visit my sibs & some good friends over Spring Break. Usually we go in the dead of summer {which I love- cause we just live in our bathing suits} but since kung-fu baby will be entering the world then- we decided spring break would be just as great- minus the pools being way to cold for miss wimpy here...
I love going to Az. Staying with my sister Michele is always a blast & seeing my brother Eric & my other sister Lori & a few old besties is always a good time too. The day before we got to Michele's they had just bought 5 chickens. Her super husband Stuart made them a chicken coop earlier that week. They each named their chickens & became quite attached very quickly.
we called this the chicken show- after "swimming" we would sit on the lounge chairs letting the chickens run free- cage free chickens are all the rage after all!
yes the one with no feathers looks like a turkey- that's my sister michele
they loved their mommy
after naps the girls lived in their bathing suits- feet only in the pool though- way too cold for us- kaleb got in but ended up getting swimmers ear when we got home- not fun
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So after a few days of their dog tootsie totally ignoring anyone that was paying any attention to the chickens we found 4 out of 5 of them dead while running cage free. Sad thing is we were only a few feet away sitting by the pool. We didn't hear a thing. One of the chickens had come over by the pool so Michele asked her son to go get her so she didn't poo {chickens poo a LOT} on the pavement & when he went back by the cage he saw the massacre. What a sad sight to see! He was pretty devastated as were the rest of us. It's amazing how close you get to your pets in such a short time. {this is why we don't have any pets} needless to say Michele went onto craig's list & found some new chickens that very night.
the farmers who sold them the new chickens told them that if you give the chicks massages they would bond to them faster. it was amazing- the chickens would practically go into a coma loving the massage so much.
I love going to Az. Staying with my sister Michele is always a blast & seeing my brother Eric & my other sister Lori & a few old besties is always a good time too. The day before we got to Michele's they had just bought 5 chickens. Her super husband Stuart made them a chicken coop earlier that week. They each named their chickens & became quite attached very quickly.
we called this the chicken show- after "swimming" we would sit on the lounge chairs letting the chickens run free- cage free chickens are all the rage after all!
see the vintage spindles in the front- michele told her husband he had to incorporate those no matter what. michele has phenomenal taste & knows exactly what she wants & her husband always does what he's told...
yes the one with no feathers looks like a turkey- that's my sister michele
they loved their mommy
after naps the girls lived in their bathing suits- feet only in the pool though- way too cold for us- kaleb got in but ended up getting swimmers ear when we got home- not fun
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So after a few days of their dog tootsie totally ignoring anyone that was paying any attention to the chickens we found 4 out of 5 of them dead while running cage free. Sad thing is we were only a few feet away sitting by the pool. We didn't hear a thing. One of the chickens had come over by the pool so Michele asked her son to go get her so she didn't poo {chickens poo a LOT} on the pavement & when he went back by the cage he saw the massacre. What a sad sight to see! He was pretty devastated as were the rest of us. It's amazing how close you get to your pets in such a short time. {this is why we don't have any pets} needless to say Michele went onto craig's list & found some new chickens that very night.
Kaleb & his cousin with the new set of chickens- on Easter morn right before our 12+ hours trip back home {my moms in the corner- she flew back- smart lady}
the farmers who sold them the new chickens told them that if you give the chicks massages they would bond to them faster. it was amazing- the chickens would practically go into a coma loving the massage so much.
* note the girls are in tights for our trip home. we didn't want their toesies to get cold in the car.
