Saturday, August 29, 2009

I've got chickens!



My dear, sweet husband built me a chicken coop for our 5th anniversary and yesterday we filled it up! I'm so excited--they are just too stinking cute!

We got two Buff Orpingtons(Buffy and Pecker(in honor of a dear friend--because chickens peck!)), two black sex-linked chicks(Monique and Unique), one Silver Wyandotte(Eagle), and one Rhode Island Red(Chicken Little).


Tade loves them so very much! It's so cute to watch. If all goes according to plan, we'll be getting 15-30 brown eggs per week beginning in late January. Hope I'm hungry!



I also received a swap package in the mail today. Thanks so much Solidia for such an awesome apron and package!

Here are the only confirmed quilters in the bee:

Bumble Beans
Yukon Viv
Solidia
Melina
San-Dee
Tara

This means I still need 6(!) to get this ball rolling. Some that had said yes have never gotten back to me so I don't want to count on them unless I hear from them. If you're interested, leave a comment letting me know and e-mail me your address. I have to hear from you in order to count you in! Invite your friends, invite your family, but invite somebody!

I still plan on having a giveaway of a bag made out of the curtains, but my sewing machine is in the shop, so SOON! (I hope!)
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19 comments:

  1. SunriseAugust 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Eeeeeee! They are adorable!

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  2. Mountain MamaAugust 29, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    What exactly is a sex-linked chicken? because my imagination is quickly trying to take away the cuteness.

    I love their little sounds. Not that I can hear them through the screen but...you know.

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  3. Victoria Findlay WolfeAugust 29, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    that is so cool you have chicken coop! I asked my hubby for one this year for our anniversary, he laughed at me and said no way! he said next I'd ask for a cow and a pig...
    well? whats wrong with that? ;-)

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  4. kerrieAugust 30, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    Oh wow! I love chickens. I raised them every year growing up and I so miss home-raised eggs. Such a great looking coop too!

    I love your apron too. How adorable.

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  5. San-DeeAugust 30, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    What a bunch of little cuties!! Tade looks right at home, and that's so coll because the chickens will become his buddies. My sister-in-law's follow her around all the time.

    sometimes I hate living in suburbia, I can't imagine what my neighbors would do if we got chickens, or geese (like we used to have)--there's probably a covenant against it in our area.....
    xxooxx

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  6. shellysquiltsAugust 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Nothing says "I luv ya" like a chicken coop. Fun stuff. What kind of bee are you putting together? Happy egg gathering!

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  7. AngieAugust 30, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    I would love to partake in the quilting bee. I have never been in one before so this would be new to me but new things are fun.

    Angie
    angelaalford22@yahoo.com

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  8. Alf and Lily CreationsAugust 31, 2009 at 3:30 AM

    Could you send me details on your quilting bee, Id love to take part
    Karen

    breezybree_123@yahoo.com

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  9. YankeeQuilterAugust 31, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    I had a couple of "Rhodies" while living in England...great hens! Don't worry about having too many eggs - you'll find lots of volunteers to take them off your hands. (Unlike my monster zucchini that has neighbors hiding behind their curtains when I ring the doorbell....)

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  10. Rachel CoxAugust 31, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    I *might* be interested, lol. I've never done a bee! Can you tell me more about how this works? Do I have to send the fabric to all 12 recipients? Do I cut it or just send it? How much do I send? The overall timeline is a year?

    Thanks,

    Rachel
    www.rachelcox.blogspot.com
    Mountain Baby Blankets

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  11. MichelleBAugust 31, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    I would be interested in your bee. Let me know if you still need people.

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  12. UnknownAugust 31, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    Your chicks are soo cute! I swore to myself that in my next home I will be able to have a coop too. Such a great experience for kids. I just started quilting...I would love to join your bee but I think I need more experience first.

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  13. KatyKAugust 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    I would be interested - please provide details

    thanks,
    katy

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  14. BrittAugust 31, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    I'm up for the quilting bee!

    blpaul28 at gmail.com

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  15. Jodie B-CAugust 31, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    I'd love to join...and it will be my first quilting bee!

    steveandjodie@sio.midco.net

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  16. LizAugust 31, 2009 at 8:58 PM

    Elaine sent me from Soggy Bottom Flats, so I'm in for the Bee if you'll have me. Confirmed.
    elizabethmcmahon1950@gmail.com

    Lizzie
    XXX

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  17. Sedna-is-my-own-last-nameSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    hi tara,

    i'm still interested in the quilting bee, BUT want more details before i commit.

    my email address is: jennifersedna@gmail.com

    thanks!

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  18. HLMSeptember 4, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Yep, I'm in for the bee, now that life has calmed down a little.

    I am SO thrilled for you and your chickens! You're pretty cute in your apron holding one, too. :)

    Heather

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  19. SusanSeptember 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Good luck with the chickens.

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