I just watched the 'I Love Lucy' esisode where they raised chickens.  It's so funny because I see myself in so much of the fun they had!  Those cute little fuzzballs, crammed in their little shipping box.  The sweet sound they made.  Although unlike the Ricardo's, we didn't trade those lil' tweeters for grown hens.  We raised them ourselves from box to grown chickens.  I sympathized with Lucy's concern when their chickens weren't laying eggs the way Fred said they would (1 per day per hen).  If we've learned anything, it's that animals don't read the same books we humans do and they don't care one whit about our schedules and grand plans!

Gotta go now and check our own hens!