Egg collector

[caption id="attachment_47" align="aligncenter" width="650"] He loves going to Uncle Levi's and collecting eggs[/caption]

Luke has always LOVED collecting eggs inside the coop.  He especially loves going out to Uncle Levi's place and collecting in his coop because Levi has more chickens and more eggs.

[caption id="attachment_50" align="aligncenter" width="650"] So proud of the ones he got[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_52" align="aligncenter" width="650"] oh so careful he is[/caption]

20 monther Luke Samuel & the chickens

[caption id="attachment_40" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Luke playing with the new chicks and their Mama[/caption]

Luke loved going out at an early age with the chickens.

[caption id="attachment_41" align="aligncenter" width="650"] All set for a wagon ride with his friends[/caption]

August 2011

[caption id="attachment_38" align="aligncenter" width="650"] At Uncle Levi's in the coop[/caption]

Mama to adopted babies

[caption id="attachment_27" align="aligncenter" width="650"] The Mama with her adopted babies[/caption]

We took a few eggs from Uncle Levi's chicken coop.  We knew they were fertile since he had a rooster.  Our little bantam hen was "setting" so we thought she could hatch some.  Yup.  She took right over with her adoptive eggs and sat on them until they hatched.  Only two of the 5 ended up hatching and now they are grown into white chickens who lay brown eggs and they are bigger than their Mama.

[caption id="attachment_28" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Brothers Gregory and Adam showing Luke Samuel the brand new baby chicks[/caption]

July of 2011

[caption id="attachment_29" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Luke loves the little baby chicks[/caption]

It all began with a boy who loves chickens

[caption id="attachment_23" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Two of our green egg layers[/caption]

Really it all started when Luke was a little guy and he loved to go outside and see all the chickens.  We only had a few hens but he loved them. This was July of 2011.  Luke was only 20 months.  This was before "Girl" came to us.

[caption id="attachment_24" align="aligncenter" width="625"] He just loves his chickens[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_22" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Trying to catch them  [/caption]