How it all began

I sent a letter to the Mayor and Board of Trustees of Horseheads, New York in early March 2011 to see if they would make a variance in the village code. The Village code says that you may not have any chickens or other livestock, etc..

My request was to host four chicken's and no roosters. I was required to submit proof that my neighbors were in agreement to this idea. All of these things I had no problem complying with, so I was granted permission.

So on March 25th I purchased some chicks from our local agriculture store and the journey had begun.

Shortly thereafter my Brother-in-law Cliff Horton, who has been in construction for many years, built me a first class chicken coop with some assistance from yours truly.

While the coop was under construction the chickens were kept in two washing machine boxes that I joined together. I placed a brooder light, a small perch, water and feed in the boxes. Then we waited for warmer weather and the completion of the coop which came together on June 4th a few days shy of the birds being in our home for 6 weeks.

So far the Chickens are doing great in their new surroundings. Check out the pictures as they will show a little of the history of the Four C's.

Let me explain the Four C's. Each chicken's name begins with the letter "C". There is Cecily, Copper, Charlotte and Carly. Each chicken can be identified by a different color zip tie that is loose around their feet.

I will post more details in the near future