Our son is always coming up with a scheme to make money
or start a new business. He dreams of
becoming a farmer so the money-making ideas usually have an agricultural
bent. After a recent trip to his
grandparents’ house and surveying their cattle herd, he decided that he really
needed to invest in a calf to raise for beef.
He had grand plans for keeping this calf in our yard… which is not large, and is in the middle of a heavily
wooded subdivision. Our neighbors currently
tolerate the toys and bikes that litter our yard- a calf (and soon to be cow!)
would probably not endear us to them.
We want to encourage our son in his path to be a farmer
and businessman so we have reached a compromise- and embarked on a new
adventure. We are currently building a
chicken coop to raise hens (no roosters!) in the backyard. Our hope is that we will soon have four to
six egg-laying pets that will teach responsibility and animal care. Now- this is not just any chicken coop. Because we don’t want to limit the building’s
purposes or the size of our potential flock, we are building an 8’x8’ coop. It will be the Taj Mahal of coops- we hope
the girls will appreciate it.
Providence has also intervened and brought us the first
potential member of the feathered family.
This young chicken needed a new home and some healing after a run-in
with a dog. She’s a sweet girl and may
be destined for the Bean Chicken Ranch.
We’ll bring you more pictures and updates as we progress… Cross your fingers for us!
