What I Saw At Runnings!

Actually, if you are familiar with Runnings (our local "farm" store), you may be able to guess what I saw there. And if you have been to Runnings this time of year, you don't have to wait until you see them. The "cheep, cheep, cheep" hits your ears about five feet into the store. 

Of course I'm talking about chicks. Violet is a farm girl, and there's nothing like a Box 'O Chicks to put a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. Who needs Peeps when you can have the real thing?!

We brought home our first Box O' Chicks six or seven years ago. A "ten pack." Of course we named them: Henri and Etta; Bobbi and Esther; Indigo and Jeanette, Silver Butt and Firebird; Flossie and Lydia. Silver Butt and Flossie made it until last year!

This year's crew: Olive and Jimmi, Henri and Etta II, and Sassafras (don't ask!).

If you've never had chickens, I'd encourage you to try some. They are fun, easy to care for and do a great job "tilling" the garden in the springtime! They'll keep your lawn bug-free throughout the rest of the year too. And, once you have "real" eggs for breakfast you'll never buy the "fake" ones the grocery store sells for cheap!