Here chick, chick, chick.......

 So.....years ago, my dad had Isa brown chickens, for about 15 years & at any given moment, had anything up to about 16 chickens. 
God forbid I ever let him know, that my workplace had gotten in, something called 'Henny Penny Hatching'. 
Now, for those who are not aware, Henny Penny Hatching is a program that supplies Child Care Centre's, Libraries, Schools, Aged Care Homes etc, with eggs & an incubation setup, that allows children/adults the opportunity to watch eggs hatch & learn about the life cycle of a chicken. It's actually an incredibly up close & personal, educational experience & fantastic to experience. 
See, at the end of the program, I would always have to bring, as many chicks as I could, home for my dad. It's like he couldn't get enough of them!! But the great thing is, the number of eggs, that we got in return, was incredible....it was endless!!
Yet, I swore, I'd never have any chickens myself. When my father passed away, I swore, there was no way I wanted chicken's......I was done.

Now, approximately 7 & a half years later & along with a 6-year-old, who LOVED our neighbours' chickens....we now have 2 Isa brown chickens ourselves & plan on getting 2 more in a fortnight's time. 

Who actually new that Isa chickens, can be fantastic pets, for children!! My 6-year-old absolutely loves them, plus.....the fact that we are able to collect eggs from them, is just a bonus!
They are very friendly animals, to have for children & do help, with giving children a sense of responsibility. They are very tolerable, in terms of getting picked up, as well.......my son loves picking them up (supervised of course), babying them & making sure they are well looked after. 
Of course, there's the yucky side, that comes along with having chickens, like having to clean out the chicken pen of food scrapes & the chicken poo, that comes along with having them.....BUT......who knew they'd be such great pet's!

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