My niece Ashy calls me Auntie. When she was younger, she would draw it out with a long whine “aaauuuntie”. My husband and his brother started calling me that in a way to make fun. And it stuck. Now lots of friends call me auntie as well.
I’ve been getting some comments and questions from some of you, so I decided to address them in the first ever installment of “Just Ask Auntie”.
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From Reader Donna: I have a “strraaaange” feeling these babies are NEVER going to make it to the chicken house!! Has anyone ever kept their grown up chickens in the house???? for forever!!
Brandi says: I don’t think these chicks will ever live in the chicken coop, their momma will miss them too much. I can picture them all perched on the back of the couch, while you and Jason watch TV with one in each in your laps.
Aside for the non-house-brokenness of them, I might could deal with house chickens, but alas, they poop. Everywhere.
Although I could put a nappy on them, I have been strictly warned by my husband. He says the day I start diapering my chickens is the day he checks out of here, for good.
Photo source: backyardchickens.com
Since I won’t be housing my chickens indoors, I must get my coop ready. I have a structure already on my property, but it needs some repair and a chicken run with a covering to protect it from those flying predators.
No, they can’t stay inside. It’s either them or J-Dub, and he cooks pretty good.
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Question from Reader Chas: How is Molasses doing?
Molasses (the chicken who sat spraddle-legged under the waterer all day long) is doing just fine. Actually, she is no longer spraddle-legged and has melded well with the rest of the flock. I can’t even recognize her anymore. She’s probably the lone chicken that I spend chasing around the yard, ducking and dodging when I try to put her in the box to come inside. Fast little Molasses.
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Question from Leon: Where’s my present?
Hopefully in your pocket by now.
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Again from Donna: Do you have a dog or a cat?
Actually I have 2 dogs. Drew Miller, named after a classmate of Ashy’s when she was in pre-school, and Grace.
Here they are walking with me yesterday. They’re fat and need the exercise. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that my jeans are cutting off my circulation and that I give out chasing chickens.
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Well folks, that’s it for this installment of “Just Ask Auntie” If you have a burning question that you want answered, leave me a comment and I’ll include it next time.
Happy Pecking,
Auntie
Angel Wheeler 