baby chicks

I've been annoyed with our chickens lately. We have to keep the old ones separate from the new ones and it's a pain to deal with. But the other day Judah asked us why we had chickens instead of just buying our eggs at the store. And I was reminded of why we do it and what it means to our family, it's more than just the eggs.
Yesterday the baby chicks squeezed out of a corner of the pen and had some time wandering around the yard. The boys had a lot of fun with them. Judah kept putting them up high and then watched them flap back down to the ground and rush over to join the other chicks.
So after the good conversation with Judah and watching the boys play with the chicks I'm back to loving our chickens. :)