It's Not Easy Being Green

Actually, it's easier than I expected.  We made some changes this spring that we thought we'd share with you.  We purchased this little beauty on CraigsList:

Is it a play house?  A cage for my children?  I wish.  I think the neighbors might complain.  We also bought these supplies:

Then we went and picked up "the ladies".  Meet Blueberry and Clementine.

That's right we have chickens.  Laying hens to be precise.  And, yes, it's legal (always the first question).  My guess is that your opinion about this will fall into one of two categories.  First, "You're nuts!"  Or, second, "Awesome, tell me more!"  We've had these ladies for a while now so I can tell you that they don't stink, even when cleaning the coop (which is not difficult).  They are very well behaved and my kids love them, sometimes more than chickens care to be loved. 

When the coop was delivered Scott said we could take bets on how long it would take Jane to climb inside.  The answer?  Not too long:

This was before the chickens occupied the coop and she hasn't been back in since, but it is one of those perfect examples where Scott is always right (I assured him she wouldn't fit and couldn't get the door open).


If you are a Facebook friend then you may already be aware of our other addition:

They are up and running.  We figured they take care of about 1/2 of our electrical needs.  Not too shabby.

There you go.  We're officially the weirdos on our street. Not that we needed much help in that department.