As the summer heat comes upon us in full and preparations for the Fall Harvest Festival ramp up into full gear, we farmers think back to the brisk chill of winter.
The farm kids have a great deal of fun here on the farm during the winter, especially this past winter with it’s abundant snow, and accompanying snowball fights, sledding, and warm chicken soup for afters. In fact there was so much fun in the snow, which required so much chicken soup to warm them up, that we ultimately ran out of chickens for the pot. Of course, a farm with out chickens is simply impossible to imagine.
Farmer Donnie immediately delegated the task of procuring chickens to Farmer Ian. ”Get us chickens!” he cried, “good looking and tasty ones!” So Farmer Ian with all due diligence began his search for chickens that are not only good looking but also good for soup.
It was a difficult task for while one can see what chickens look like before purchasing them one can not taste them before buying them. Every chicken hatchery (which, dear reader, is where one obtains chickens) that Farmer Ian visited had beautiful chickens, but upon inquiring whether or not he could taste the chickens he was firmly told — “You eat it you buy it”.
Note from WebDiva:
Farmer Ian is JUST KIDDING! He would never eat Belvedere chicks!
Soon Farmer Ian was left with only one solution, “I’ll just have to buy a selection of good looking chickens, raise ‘em to soup size, and try em out”. And so the saga continues.
Will Farmer Ian successfully raise his chickens?
Can he keep the fox out of the hen house?
Will he count his eggs before they hatch?
Will his chicken’s feathers get ruffled, or keep his hens dry?
Will Farmer Ian grow too attached to his chickens to eat them?
Will the farm kids have to warm up with egg drop soup instead of chicken this coming winter?
We don’t know! Learn about and see the chickens on YouTube and follow the Farmer Ian in his search for “A Chicken That Tastes as Good as it Looks!”
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