The girls were in Heaven! Well, Camille was a little scared and shy and wouldn't hold or pet one, but that was fine. She liked walking around them and observing them, just not touching them.
Audra and Claire, however, had no problem holding them!
They decided that they want to raise chicks. I told them they needed to convince Dad, not me. So, they spent quite a bit of time in their room coming up with a presentation about why they should be able to get chicks. This is the list they came up with:
1. We're not going to keep them that long.
2. They are so cute
3. That you aren't going to be here that much (because he is at work)
4. That we are going to pick up the poo and not you
5. We aren't going to force you to hold the chicks
6. We are not keeping them on the carpet.
7. There will be a fence
8. We are going to put them only a floor (meaning a non-carpeted floor)
9. We are going to use sleds as a wall so that they don't run away
10. We are going to watch them.
Why do they want them?
1. Because we can play with them
2. Because we can't hold the caterpillars and we can hold the chicks (more info on the caterpillars the girls are currently raising to come)
I actually think the chicks would be awesome for the girls. It's a short term pet, and I have a friend who would take them from us once they were a few weeks old. The chicks have a very calming effect on Claire,and might really help her. Dad hasn't decided if he is convinced yet, though, so there may still need to be some convincing.
7 comments:
If you are allowed to have chickens, you should just get a small coop and have a few. SO easy, really and truly. We now have ELEVEN chickens. (6 grown and 5 chicks right now). I'd help you out if you want to go this route!
We are allowed to have chickens by the HOA, but not so much by my husband. He is the main obstacle in all of this. I think it would be fun to at least do the 7-week pets to then give to somebody else, but he doesn't even to do that for fear that things will just continue to escalate until we cave and get a dog- his worst fear in the world.
Our HOA doesn't allow them, plus we have a lot of foxes. If Ben does consider it, check into what predators you might have in the area and how to protect them. Fun.
There's actually quite a few people in the neighborhood with chickens. I think chicikens were simply overlooked when the HOA docs were first written, and now that chickens are a big "thing" here I am sure they regret it:)
Is it bad that I totally love that Christina? HOAs serve a purpose, but I kind of like it when they get blindsided!
Not bad at all- I giggle every time I think about it, and almost want to get chickens for the sole purpose of annoying them!
Ben might surprise himself. Matt is now the biggest fan of the chickens. They have that effect on men. Btw, those prefab coops are protected and predators like foxes won't get in. DO IT DO IT DO IT.
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