tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post1582616851055991683..comments2024-03-10T03:35:22.612-07:00Comments on The Polished Pebble: Chicken EnvyKelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222598997403329166noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-8102827322911420922011-04-03T08:19:01.284-07:002011-04-03T08:19:01.284-07:00Wonderful and funny post. I am on the floor laughi...Wonderful and funny post. I am on the floor laughing. I lived in Ojai many years ago and loved it. I have hopped over today from LaDolfina to say hello. I also have chicken and coop envy. But, I also have alpaca envy! I really want an alpaca. Have you been to the alpaca ranch in Somis(near you)? I had sincerely thought of getting one and boarding it there because I doubt they would let me have an alpaca as a pet in Santa Monica. If you go to the alpaca ranch please tell Cindy "hi" for me. She probably knows of a great chicken wrangler in your area too. <br />So nice to have found your blog!<br />PS. Diana is correct...the other cage in Brooke's car has dogs in it. It would be good to know the difference. As Diana would say, "I'm just saying..."Blooming Rose Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927029523022093567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-39987212771582387692011-04-02T12:33:28.848-07:002011-04-02T12:33:28.848-07:00Your chicken story is hilarious! Well done.
Thank...Your chicken story is hilarious! Well done.<br />Thank you, I needed a good laugh today :~)<br />Karon JeanKaron Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-7970346913308223232011-03-31T12:20:01.850-07:002011-03-31T12:20:01.850-07:00Love her or hate her - we can all thank Martha and...Love her or hate her - we can all thank Martha and her pretty Araucana eggs for the current chicken craze. <br />It's also nice to see eggs enjoying a food Renaissance these days.<br />Good luck with your chicken envy!carol@cabinetstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583480387943412249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-76768120231327482452011-03-30T21:54:18.968-07:002011-03-30T21:54:18.968-07:00I am a recent follower of your blog and you make m...I am a recent follower of your blog and you make me laugh. You are a hoot. Actually, all of this chicken stuff has put a few thoughts into my head...........but, I am afraid someone in our neighborhood will think I have lost it. Someone has already taken the plunge......she has chickens and a chicken house. She is a fellow designer and hmmmm.............then our wonderful Brooke did it and all was right with the world.<br />You are wonderful Kelly.......love your wonderful sense of humor.Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230352010711244710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-76414698352825820322011-03-30T16:44:58.354-07:002011-03-30T16:44:58.354-07:00Just remember:
If you don't have a coop,
You ...Just remember:<br /><br />If you don't have a coop,<br />You don't have poop!<br /><br />Seriously, we had ONE duck for awhile, which my daughter watched incubate and hatch in elementary school and just "had" to bring home to live with her. My husband said that all that duck did was eat and POOP!! Imagine chickens are much the same. Check this part out thoroughly before you ever give in and get chickens.<br /><br />A friend of ours has lots of acreage and has chickens. Got some fresh eggs one time from them, which was nice. They got their chicks as they eat ticks, and they both had gotten Lyme Disease three times.<br /><br />I must admit, however, that Brooke's chicken are the cutest things! But I also have a Bichon Frise! lol!<br /><br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-85337644276453483892011-03-30T14:13:00.626-07:002011-03-30T14:13:00.626-07:00Hey, I just started reading your blog recently. Yo...Hey, I just started reading your blog recently. You are too funny and you crack me up. Every time I see a big ole barn and animals I get farm/barn envy. I want to put big old wellies on and go and feed the animals in the muck. This is probably not going to happen, but I totally understand the chicken envy. And that ladys chickens that were in the car, were really cute!!! I say get 2, and then every year just keeping getting an extra one. You can learn slow, but you need to have more than 1, or that chicken will just be lonely.Jen S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-77051047933571991322011-03-30T05:42:44.208-07:002011-03-30T05:42:44.208-07:00Love, love, love you blog! Sorry about your chick...Love, love, love you blog! Sorry about your chicken/coop envy. I was watching the cooking show "Extra Virgin" last week and they also had chicken issues. They were going to Tuscany and needed a chicken babysitter while they were gone.<br /><br />Good luck to you, maybe just start out with 2 baby chickens? You could keep them in the bathroom?Carol Schiff Daily Paintinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992811279109092289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-20544910940175600492011-03-29T19:36:36.551-07:002011-03-29T19:36:36.551-07:00You'd be the best chicken Mama Kelley!! and wi...You'd be the best chicken Mama Kelley!! and with Brooke helping out, martini's and white wine...how could you go wrong?!! <br />Mr.24 has always wanted chickens AND mini goats...we'll see about the goats, but we might one day have the chicks, the kind that lay the pretty eggs, pretty eggs are important...they are!! ;)<br />xo J~24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-37424419754601169272011-03-29T19:00:41.694-07:002011-03-29T19:00:41.694-07:00Oh my gosh, I just subscribed to your post last we...Oh my gosh, I just subscribed to your post last week and I'm already loving it. You -- and Joni, of course -- make me laugh. Thanks so much for that.Anne at meadzmail@aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-74813807021282674182011-03-29T17:41:18.960-07:002011-03-29T17:41:18.960-07:00Chickens!! Do you know how many eggs a day 10chick...Chickens!! Do you know how many eggs a day 10chickens can lay???? Got 4 so the grans could have the experience, our gardner brought 6 more in case one or two expired etc. They all survived to provide me w/ 8-12 eggs a day!!!Yikes-giving them to anyone who showed up at the house, delivering them to friends. We (the grans & I) got very attached. Alas after 3 years the coyotes raided my coop with buried wire 2ft deep and end of my sad chicken story! Do an aviary instead.. I have very attractive one (my grans again!) finches, cockateals and parakeets -colorful, happy noisy and fun..xo COAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-38013511912229488042011-03-29T15:40:43.996-07:002011-03-29T15:40:43.996-07:00You may have heard me...I just totally cracked up....You may have heard me...I just totally cracked up...you are too funny!Faded Plainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728647724999033849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-10384500841177079722011-03-29T13:59:23.366-07:002011-03-29T13:59:23.366-07:00I think we have all become a little nutty over thi...I think we have all become a little nutty over this subject...maybe I should get a goat instead?<br /><br />xo kelleyKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222598997403329166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-58466658762529882182011-03-29T13:36:11.768-07:002011-03-29T13:36:11.768-07:00your home in ojai is screaming for chickens! i pro...your home in ojai is screaming for chickens! i promise to help. really! i could be your chicken wrangler, but i like martinis, not beer :)<br /><br />xo<br />BrookeVelvet and Linenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254920453147895763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-28841389592958302552011-03-29T10:22:19.997-07:002011-03-29T10:22:19.997-07:00Best... Post... Yet. Laughing so hard!! Growing ...Best... Post... Yet. Laughing so hard!! Growing up on a farm in middle of nowhere Oklahoma, I never realized how I had it made (riiiight). Then I moved to the city and now I want chickens too! I'd much rather have your garden though, and a cool little chicken coop instead of this ugly barn thing my dad built in an afternoon that the cows lick so much the paint is coming off. Horrid. Sigh. Thanks for the funny read!Brown Eyed Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224265647903234209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-47092942677671185192011-03-29T07:56:17.636-07:002011-03-29T07:56:17.636-07:00This post made me smile so big! :-D
And by the wa...This post made me smile so big! :-D<br /><br />And by the way, I want chickens too...going to look at a little farm (complete with chicken coop) later this week....who knows.....<br /><br />;-)Lettered Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112667634239212827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-41010061392604106862011-03-29T07:54:42.494-07:002011-03-29T07:54:42.494-07:00I have often considered chickens as well. I love ...I have often considered chickens as well. I love to garden. The only problem is I had a yellow lab as well. He loved chickens...if you know what I mean?Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200976219762341628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-77744636395462377522011-03-29T07:41:09.342-07:002011-03-29T07:41:09.342-07:00Ha! love it! I think if you want chickens you shou...Ha! love it! I think if you want chickens you should get yourself some! It cant be that hard, right? I think they are good at eating all your food scrapes so that means less garbage to take out! :) <br />Now that I think about it, my brother had chickens once - when he was living in metro atlanta. I think it was majorly against code in the city, but he's a rebel like that. He now lives in Morr Bay, Ca so he doesnt have the chickens anymore, but I'll have to ask him how that whole chicken thing went. I'll report back ;)Alimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388768816371305776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-89266431297183171032011-03-29T06:11:46.264-07:002011-03-29T06:11:46.264-07:00K,
I love the IDEA of having chickens in a darling...K,<br />I love the IDEA of having chickens in a darling coop in the back yard. But there are only 2 little, nagging concerns...Irvine won't allow them and (like one of the other readers) is there more poop than we realize? Hubby had a duck as a little boy and said there was lots of poop. With 2 dogs and a cat I may be capped out. I'll live vicariously through Brooke over at Velvet and Linen!<br />:-) KarenKarenhttp://gardenhomeandparty.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-34197779363186531842011-03-29T05:14:49.378-07:002011-03-29T05:14:49.378-07:00How 'bout some marshmallow peeps? Will they sa...How 'bout some marshmallow peeps? Will they satisfy your craving? :)Fairfield Househttp://fairfieldhousenj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-5265005228144703062011-03-29T05:12:16.141-07:002011-03-29T05:12:16.141-07:00You're sooooo cute Kelley....but I swear somet...You're sooooo cute Kelley....but I swear sometimes we have mental telepathy.....I think since we both just read about those cute chicks on Velvet and Linen we both have chicken envy. Just last night, promise, I asked Steven "do you think at the new house they'd allow chickens?" cuz they have HOA restrictions there...he likes the chicken idea....but I don't know , it's truly just a fun thought. I'd really research everything, cuz i've had more pets for my kids, only to learn it's alot more work than I bargained for...except for my sweet cats and dogs.<br /><br />Brooke, we need more chicken info girl!<br /><br />Kelley, you're writing is always fun....<br />xxooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-83596201631030158102011-03-29T05:10:08.210-07:002011-03-29T05:10:08.210-07:00that was fun! I suffer from it as well! I am fasc...that was fun! I suffer from it as well! I am fascinated with Brooke Giannetti's chickens too...did you view the video of their stylish sanctuary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-3522536724702447742011-03-29T05:06:11.178-07:002011-03-29T05:06:11.178-07:00Hi Kelley,
Enjoyed your post! I also fell in love...Hi Kelley,<br /><br />Enjoyed your post! I also fell in love with Brooke's chickens.... they're adorable and free range eggs are the best; but unfortunately, they wouldn't work with our lifestyle. One can dream though:)coastal femmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406733256264976834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-32925470432424151572011-03-29T04:27:59.860-07:002011-03-29T04:27:59.860-07:00Great post!! I really want chickens, but Papi say...Great post!! I really want chickens, but Papi says he would end up being the one taking care of them, and the answer is "no". He's probably right, but I still want chickens. LOL<br /><br />Have a God Filled Day<br />Shirleygrammy and papihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993065798281866319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-45647468975248552262011-03-29T04:26:37.388-07:002011-03-29T04:26:37.388-07:00I want a coop because I have seen some that are SO...I want a coop because I have seen some that are SO dang cute. I want Brooks chickens because they are SO dang cute. But...put them together and you have work.....chicken work. And I already have enough work. Fun to dream though :)SHERRY HARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169500278856819493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964224117445332873.post-20860830367477548292011-03-28T22:49:36.051-07:002011-03-28T22:49:36.051-07:00PS. Everyone I know that has chickens says it'...PS. Everyone I know that has chickens says it's easy : )PK Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117425254544671376noreply@blogger.com