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The Egg Plant

     I received an early Christmas present from my boyfriend, something that I am absolutely giddy about.  I am naming her The Egg Plant.  She is sure to house many chickens for many years, yielding hundreds of eggs to satisfy many needs. 


     When Andrew told me he had a surprise, I could not have imagined this.  This coop has me clucking for joy.  It has so many different doors to access their nesting boxes, to clean out their coop, to create breezeways, etc.  I have already been spoiling my two girls Gertie and Myrtle.  We've had them for several months.  They seem to be loving their new quarters just fine.



     Eventually we are going to move our two girls to another coop and fill this one up with Black Australorps.  The reviews that I have read on them is absolutely amazing.  They are terrific egg layers and are hearty birds weighing as much as 7 lbs!  I love their black feathers and am in awe of the green sheen that occurs when the sunlight hits them just right.  


Go ahead and call me the #CrazyChickenLady  I don't mind one bit.  I am absolutely loving this simple life and intend to make it as self-sufficient as possible.  

I am in no way on the verge of giving up electricity, but I am super pumped with growing our own food and visiting the grocery store as little as possible.  

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