Here We Go!

So, let me take this time to fill you in on our family story.  There are 4 of us.  My wonderful hardworking hubby, my creative and very analytical son, my dynamic and sensitive daughter and me, I'm a wife, a mother, and Jazzercise instructor.  We don't live on a farm.  We are not on an acreage, to be down right honest, I don't really care for "nature".  I am not sure I would want to live on a farm. Before you jump to conclusions, that just means that I am not a real outdoorsy person, I don't like to touch nature or have nature touch me.  I like to think we have an agreement.  We can discuss this issue at another time. 
We have started the road to healthy, organic, sustainable living for a few years now and lately it has truly become a life style for us. Cutting out processed sugars and meats, adding raw milk to our diets, kefir and the such. Bigger changes have been our garden in our backyard, which grows larger each year as we decide we want more and more veggies on our plates!  Our family has truly reaped the benefits of our efforts and in staying true to our choices we have been purchasing local, free range chicken eggs.  LOVE them! They are so yummy....so rich....so colorful (not in the colored Easter egg kinda way).
Needless to say the conversation of owning chickens has come up.  Never to be taken seriously, because #1 we live in the city limits, #2 we have 2 kids that drive us crazy already, #3 we don't have our property fenced, and lastly # 4 we have absolutely NO knowledge about farm animals etc.  I have a hard enough time going to the farm with my friend, Bernadette to get our milk!  Kid you not!!!  Did I mention I am a city girl?  Okay, just checking....  After a very eventful tour of the farm, I now stay in the car.  Again, we can discuss that at a later date.
We found ourselves visiting the local Tractor Supply lovingly admiring the baby chicks they had for sale.  Not the first time, mind you, and I am fairly certain it won't be the last. Aren't baby chicks the CUTEST things ever!!!  I mean really.....never mind they grow up...and POOP every where!  Just adorable.
But we would always leave empty handed.  Remember our list above as to why.
This year, well.....this year was different.
I did research.  Lees Summit can HAVE chickens in the city limits!  Not only can we have chickens, we can have up to 8 chickens.  ONLY condition they have to be all girls, hens, PULLETS as I am so now educated.  No roosters allowed.  Side note: That could work for other areas of women's lives...I just know it.  But again, we will have to discuss later, lest I digress......
Also, a wonderful church friend already had chickens and so wonderfully shared her experiences, her knowledge and all the reasons why we should make the jump to chicken ownership.
Easter was fast approaching, my Dad was scheduled for open heart surgery on Good Friday, what better time to buy chickens.  I mean, doesn't everyone make decisions like that under stressful conditions?  No? Really!  Perhaps my husband and I need to revisit this process for other life decisions we make....
In a very impromptu conversation on April 7th hubby and I decided we must either buy chickens now or by the time Easter is done there will be none left and will have missed out on another year.  Hindsight we have learned chicks are not seasonal and we can purchase them anytime, but hey, again let me refer to reason #4 above.
I load the kids up in the car, leave hubby home (cuz that seemed like a good idea) and off we went to buy chicks........