Our new Chickens.

James has some new pets! Troy really wanted to get some chickens and he had some friends from work that gave us 6 chickens.

The first night James managed to let one out and I was not about to go chasing after a chicken. So we thought we had lost that one, since they hadn't even been here for very long. However the next day we find it at our neighbors house and James manage to catch the crazy chicken.

We gave him the net thinking he could use it to catch the chicken in it, however he caught it with his hands and used the net to carry the egg back. Crazy kid. Since then James has let the chickens out a number of times, so much so that now when James comes out, the chickens practically run for the gate thinking they are getting out again. However we solved that problem by putting a spring on the door of the coop so that it always swings shut and the chickens stay in. He just loves to go out and check for eggs. Everyday he practically rolls over gets out of bed and runs to check for eggs. Most mornings in means no shoes, still in PJ's, and no coat. At least he has something that he likes to do. He especially loves to bring in the eggs that are still warm. Some days I catch him waiting outside the coop watching for an egg to drop. Gotta love the kid, he is so proud of his chickens when they give him an egg.