backyard chickens

The progress on my chicken coop is quite slow now, but it really is nearly done.  As soon as the City of Palo Alto approves the henhouse and run, I'll be more focused about where to get the chickens.   


The Barred Plymouth Rock is just a beautiful bird, and they are reputedly quite friendly.  

barred rock hen


We'll also have one hen that lays blue or green eggs, though these are a bit more tricky.  There are lots of mixed breeds that just might lay green eggs but then again they might not and the only way to tell is to bring it home and wait to see.  I think I am too picky for that.  So it may be mail-order time, though it would be ideal to get the chicks locally.



green eggs!