The Chickapades - Lauren's Hens

I have a new friend Lauren, she is helping me along my chicken adventure. Lauren sent me this hilarious quick synopsis from her own Chickapades, I just had to share. I am soooo looking forward to the adventure, but I will tell you now... I ain't baggin' no chicken!

" I had a d'UCCLE Mille Fleur, she was SUPER sweet and mellow, just like the silkies, and my kids could hold her easily… however I let them loose in my yard once a week to run around and get exercise, and my son had accidentally stepped on her. At that time she seemed fine and for the next few days she seemed fine… then we went on a small vacation and I got a call from my father in law saying she was dead. So I assume my son must have stepped on her harder than I though… I felt so terrible….

We started with 10 bantams… 4 silkies, 2 spitzhaubens, 2 japaneese black tails, the d'UCCLE Mille Fleur, and one more I forgot the name… however, we lost the d'UCCLE Mille Fleur, 2 of my silkies turned out to be roosters that I managed to find good homes for, one of my spitzhaubens I had to bag and put in the trash because the raccoons managed to dig under my coop and sntach her and drag her out… she was still alive, but one leg was missing and she couldn’t move… so I couldn’t leave her like that… I felt terrible… and one of them I think got picked up by a hawk when I had them loose in the yard!!!! So that’s why I am getting more…"

Thanks Lauren for the laughs...