First steps to self sufficiency

This week we welcomed two new family members.
Nope its not twins...We got Chickens!

                                            Thomas on the left Percy on the right
                                         

For awhile now I have been talking away in my poor husband's ear about trying to become self sufficient. I have been going on and on about how easy it is to take the first steps, but other then growing peaches I have been a lot more talk then walk.  So when my 2 year old fell in love with his Grannie's chickens I had my own little epiphany.  If we got chickens we would get our own eggs and possibly meat, if I didn't get to attached, and they would also be eating our scraps. So simple!


So after a bit of money, help getting the coop home from my pop and a little temporary handy man work from hubby, here you have it...

Our first step to self sufficiency.

Next step, a few vegetable patches.  Then I will be posting a nice recipe ( I'm thinking a quiche?) with ingredients that are all from my very own backyard. 

Tiffany.