I hadn’t planned on it when I woke up, or even thought about it during most of the day. But at 4:30 this afternoon, I decided I needed to get new chickens.
Jeanne and Shelly are Araucanas (blue eggs!) and came from Economy Feed and Seed on Carolan Street. Originally, Shelly was going to be named “Patty,” as a nod to Patricia (otherwise known as Trish the Chicken’s namesake), and Gideon wanted the other to be named “Mike.” (Why? I don’t know.) But “Patty and Mike” just didn’t sound right. And naming one “Mike” would ensure we would end up with an unexpected rooster.
I named our previous chickens after live people, and they ended up dead. So this time, I named them after dead people in the hope that the chickens will stay alive. Shelly was Trish’s mom, and Jeanne was mine.
The boys and I are excited.
Eddie has registered his concern and dismay. Noted. And obviously ignored. (Sorry, Sweetie!)
Observe and report 
Yea!
(I think Mike is a great name for a chicken.)
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I have an Aunt Pat and Uncle Mike 🙂 That would have been too funny!
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Yay! And I’m glad you went to Economy. We love them at Oatland.
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I think “Pat and Mike” was a movie with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Both dead.
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I am honored that you named one after Mom! She would be proud!
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You think so? I think she’d roll her eyes.
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