chicken chat

lots going on in my life emotionally with looking for a new home and the rest of it and the truth is, all i really want to talk about is my chickens! they are still patiently living a large dog kennel (but of course i let them run free in the yard every chance i can - which is daily! saturday they spent the entire day roaming the yard!)
but the dog kennel is not a proper home, they are getting so big so quickly, so yesterday i met with my grandfather and grandmother at their ranch and we began our plan for the new chicken coop. my grandparents own 11 chickens now. they have had chickens since i can remember. their home is where my chicken love affair began. i used to sleep with a chicken in my bed when i was little.
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while there we roamed the web and books looking for inspiration and then ventured out to their coop to get inspiration. their coop is large and lovely, has been standing for over 30 years now! mine will be smaller. roof top garden is a must and it has to be easy to disassemble considering i am not sure what my next living situation will be. (of course i also had to take a garden tour while there, love me some plant action, took home some lavender for the dining table vase).

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so the plan for the coop is in place, next we buy materials and start the building! i will keep you posted on the process. in the meantime a really long photo shoot of my silly girls - they are getting so big! erick is a proud chicken father - he likes to hang out with them ALOT and as you can see we do not have a case of unfriendly chickens. they are the sweetest ever! (i figured since i haven't blogged in so long, i might as well bombard you with chicken photos!)

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8 comments:

  1. These photos are beautiful. Makes me miss the endless days we would spend there in the summer as kids. so magical. i need to visit soon.

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  2. I don't know where to start commenting on this lovely post!!! What a lovely place is this, your grandparents home?!? I wish I had a cactus infront of my door. I wish myself and my boy to live and look like them when we're older. You must be the best chicken mummy alive, nothing else can be the reason that they became so trustingly!!! Best wishes for your future and finding THE PLACE for your little family!

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  3. OF COURSE you slept with a chicken in your bed when you were little. I can't believe I didn't just guess that from the beginning. You are an incredible individual, Bianca.

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  4. Awww I love it :) Such a cute blog post, I saw a really awesome chicken coop on someones blog...let me see if I can find it for you. I'll come back and post if I find it. It's probably a little more than you wanted but its so cool to see how much this guy (and you apparently!) loves his chickens. I read how smart they are and I always kinda wanted to get just one or two when my boyfriend and I move into a house (hopefully out in nature--if we don't have room for them we won't get them) cause I would love to have fresh eggs and pretty chickens walking around.

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  5. Found it!! Hope you like it :)
    http://high-road-artist.com/7269/southwest-living/the-best-chicken-coop-in-the-known-universe/

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  6. Wow, I never get tired of chicken posts. Those are some nice birds! I actually just found a rooster someone dropped off near our house, glad to see your birds have a nice home!

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  7. yeah! thanks for all the chicken love! i super appreciate it! @lindsay - that link was rad! thank you so much!!! xoxo

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