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Throwback to Chicken Coop Build.

Throwback to Chicken Coop Build.
Throwback to Chicken Coop Build.

It was about two years ago that my family and I made the quick decision to buy chickens because they were cute, not knowing everything that went into it lol. We bought 12 hens, no research, nothing prepared at home, just a mom that grew up on 10 acres with animals, a dad that always wanted to have a homestead, and 3 cute little kids. We quickly realized they can't stay in a box in the garage, so we found some plans from YouTube and brought it to life. Now we have 8 cartons of eggs. Plus the 6 new baby chicks we got at TSC yesterday, along with our 3 dogs and small garden. It's been amazing seeing my kids play with and learn about the chickens, we homeschool so they make great teaching aids which led me to start working on my own app (more on that in a later post). It's been amazing knowing where your food comes from! We can't wait to get meat rabbits soon!

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