As I make my way out to greet my 6 chickens each morning it occurs to me that I am about to greet 6 beautiful girls that have impacted our lives. A few short months ago I knew nothing about raising chickens. ( and I am STILL learning) Knew that only Farmers had them and that why should I give myself one more animal to take care of.
All of this changed when my husband and I realized that we had a serious issue with getting rid of the ever present, constantly growing pile of lettuce scraps from our hydroponic greenhouse. Goats, horses, cows and friends gardens had all been the recipients of such scraps and frankly I was tired of having to beg folks to take them off our hands. So..what to do!
Bob was reading an older issue of Mother Earth Mag and came across an article on backyard chickens and thus the idea was 'Hatched."
1 year later and after many hours of work on a Poulet Palace, the idea is now a reality. Each day that I gather the eggs I wonder why it took us so long to get started!
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