NEW RELEASES
Pretty soon we’re going to be banned from the Costco, too
We’re having fondue at work tomorrow so we took a trip over to Costco to start gathering up the necessary supplies. As soon as we got past the ridiculous workers guarding the door and checking IDs to make sure you belong there, we came across this. 
It’s a chicken coop. At Costco. Aside from the Sisters, how many people actually want chickens that this item is necessary at Costco? This causes a problem for us. Chickens were a kind of pipe dream since we couldn’t really sell our husbands on the idea since we really don’t know anything about chickens and their upkeep.
It’s a chicken coop. At Costco. Aside from the Sisters, how many people actually want chickens that this item is necessary at Costco? This causes a problem for us. Chickens were a kind of pipe dream since we couldn’t really sell our husbands on the idea since we really don’t know anything about chickens and their upkeep.
Are you my mommy?
BUT NOW – here’s a house for them. Did you see the price? Happiness for less than $170.00. Chicken happiness.
This totally looks like a chicken we’d own
Ava/Amy, in unison: Costco has an adorable chicken coop for sale. We’re getting chickens!
Husbands, in unison: Like hell you are. And stop lying, Costco does not sell chicken coops.
Ava: (fumbling with phone) Look. Here are the pictures.
Amy: (pointing, with vigor, at Ava’s phone) Yea, look at that.
Husbands: No – NO chickens.
Ava/Amy, walking away: What else can we put in there? Baby Lions! Yea, baby lions!
Husbands: Deep sigh.
Chicken keeping might help with your new diet of no processed food.But keep in mind if you want to be hip [a word for older people who find themselves tired after a weekend of bookfairing]– once costco is selling a chicken coop keeping your own chickens isn’t the new new thing anymore.
Why you harshing our mellow? Our chickens will be so CUTE!
Yup, I’m cranky tonight. Agreed baby chicks rate on that cuteness factor. And chicken doo-doo is a key for your vegetable garden. So bah to hipness.
It’s also interesting to see stores I actuall walk through selling live baby chicks this time of year. I’m not sure which stores, but there have been a couple. Clearly I do not shop in upscale markets.
Ace Hardware is selling chicks. I’m not sure if I were in the market for live chicks that Ace Hardware would be the first retail outlet to spring to mind, yet there they are. Cute as the dickens, too. I love the Buff Orpingtons. Not only are they pretty, I just like saying ‘Buff Orpington.’
I love that so much I may name a character Buff Orpington!
They come in other colors, too, including blue, splash, and lavender. I could see a brother/sister team of Buff and Lavender Orpington getting into all sorts of trouble.
Orpington is the place in England where the breed originated. You can check Facebook for the Buff Orpington Book Tournament now in progress. A retired librarian/chicken lover friend of mine and I were following a book tournament named the Rooster. We were disgusted with some of the choices of books (Gone Girl, I’m looking at you) and the early elimination of one of our favorites, Wolf Hall. We decided to do our own, and 2014 is our second year. All year we scouted reviews, recommendations from friends, read books and boiled our choices down to 16 titles They are battling it out now, and The Orchardist is making a very surprising showing. I was disappointed that Sparta (my favorite) was eliminated in the second round, and I really though Americanah would have had a better showing. Because we were the anti-Rooster tournament, and my friend loves chickens, we named it the Buff Orpington.
WOW! That’s so intriguing.