In the beginnning

Our chicken adventure was fuelled originally by watching "River Cottage" - how cool to have your own eggs, and I'd always liked the idea of chickens as pets. What was one more species going to be to an already admittedly large menagerie? And so it began.

Step one: Convince parents this is a good idea. Easier said than done. Work on the age old basis that if you show enough dedication/determination they give in eventually and clear out our propsed chicken coop (no mean feat!) and draw up plans for the run and nest boxes. Parents give in. V. good. The ball is set rolling.