Monday, November 26, 2012

The egg of it all. 

It all started with a few casual conversations over the fence between neighbors.  "Wouldn't it be cool to have chickens?" The more we talked, the more it actually sounded feasible.  Four households with adjoining yards got together and began to have chicken meetings.  One family had the perfect spot for it in their backyard behind the garage.  Another of the neighbors had carpentry skills and a bunch of salvaged lumber.  Others provided enthusiasm and research and the gathering of supplies.  We all chipped in money to get it started.

The most difficult part of it all was getting licensed and inspected.  After overcoming huge hurdles such as incomplete information, bad attitudes from city entities and a very hostile electrical inspector --we got our permit! The coop was completed by then, but as it was late in the season, we only found one place that still had chicks.  The members of three households set off in two cars to Ramsey, Minnesota.  There we picked out some six-week old chicks to bring back to St. Paul and start a new life under the benevolent care of the Coop Co-op!

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  1. A forty foot long trench was dug from the house to the garage using a post hole digger and a pick axe. Tree roots, rocks, and even some old stucco had to be dug through before we could lay the wire and conduit. Tough and sweaty work.

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