rearranging and rethinking

right now my chickens are a year and a half, and are doing splendid! they have so much personality, and are total girls!!!
and many of you may be at this same stage as i am. you love your girls very much, but have had to completely change your backyard and life for them. we have rearranged the fencing for the chickens at least 6 times (and are currently completely changing our backyard for the 7th time) andthe coop at least 3 times since we got them. which equals more $$$, more work,and more rethinking your choice to have chickens. but don't give up! if you love your girls and want to keep them, but feel like they are causing more harm than good, then find ways to relieve the work and stress load or taking care of them. having chickens is a great commitment, even more so than having a dog, because you can only train them so much and they are like having permanent two year olds to look after.so if you are thinking about getting chickens, ask friends, neighbors or anyone about their experience with keeping chickens. a great website for info and chicken stories is keepingchickensnewsletter.com, which is a free online magazine for people with chickens.

in the bottom pic, is fencing surrounding the veggie garden. this is regular 3' tall chicken wire. but with fences only 3' tall, you will most likely need to clip their wings.