UH-OH!

Some say I am a strong woman. In some ways that may be true. When it comes to certain temptations though, there is very little that will sway me away from the dark side.

Take chicks for instance…

Remember last week when I bought dirt at Piedmont Feed & Garden? Well, as I was leaving, I noticed a flyer on the counter with their schedule for chick deliveries. I didn’t even know they did chicks. They had two batches of sexed chicks coming in March and two in April, with different chicken breeds in each batch. As luck would have it, the breeds I wanted were coming March 8th.

I argued with myself all week about it. March is too early. (There’s a good reason why I usually I get chicks in May.) It’s okay if you don’t get the ones you want. (But I want Those.) You’ll have to keep them in the house for six weeks because it’s so early in the season. (But I want Those.) You don’t need more chickens. (Hush your mouth! I do so need more chickens!)

Seven days of resistance was futile. Delivery day was today. As I drove home from work, the car automatically turned into Piedmont’s driveway and, well, as long as I was there, I should see if they even have anything left.

That is how I am now the new keeper of two Cream Legbar (the brown ones) and three Buff Orpington (the yellow ones) chicks.