I’m so appreciative of your loyalty to Russell.. great decision.

@Grahamcracker6366

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I love all animals, but orange kitties have my heart. I am pleased with their decision.

@kathymacomber5115

5 жыл бұрын

😎👍

Laura, I have thirty four chickens and have had chickens for almost ten years now. Mine have a coop and a huge run for them to roam around in. Make sure you handle your chickens frequently so they will interact with you and they won’t be afraid and run away from you. Chickens get bored so maybe make a swing for them and things for them to climb on. They will deplete their run area so you can buy crickets for them to chase. Buy frozen vegetables that go on sale for hot summer months. Cold watermelon will keep them hydrated and their bodies cooled down. Not too many table scraps though. High quality cat food to supplement in hot summer months. I also buy strips of sod for them to eat and scratch at. They will make holes in the ground and you can spray the run down with water and fill their holes with water. Keep oyster shell down at all times for them. Feed black sunflower seeds as a treat. And I feed a bird food too as a treat. You can get big bags of meals worms as treats. I love my girls and I love spoiling them sooooo much. I have a couple of chickens that are very very attached to me. They will sit on my lap and talk. And once established you could probably let them out to forage around their coop with your supervision. I would plant chicken friendly plants around their the outside of their coop so they can mull around and do what chickens do best. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

@kelleyleblanc5025

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken math!!! It’s a thing ;)

@JermaineGertse

3 жыл бұрын

I have zero chickens... Just too scared of having rats and mice... But I would really love to get ducks...

@jamesandsusanshortill8713

Жыл бұрын

Chicken DO talk...my Gretel was the sweetest little bean ever, and I remember when she first laid an egg...she sat in my lap and told me all about it

@bettymecham5273

10 ай бұрын

😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢 6:32

0:00 yay chickens 17:40 im a grown man crying about a dog finding the right home 20:15 Yay chickens!

@QueenOfKings0402

5 жыл бұрын

Alex I was getting all emotional too about Molly but I’m happy she has a forever home with family

You don’t have predators because you don’t have chicken. Proofing your coop is the right thing to do.

@debh3404

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly right!!! My sister would not believe me and denied that there were Fox and coyote where she lived. She'd never seen any in the 10 years at her house. They showed up very shortly after the chickens arrived. She had 29 chickens. Now she has none.

@sapphireblue222

5 жыл бұрын

Within a couple of weeks after my chickens arrived I saw Hawks circling the sky above. And then the Raccoons. And then the Cougar. Our chickens were kept safe though, no problems ever.

@kyrad6543

5 жыл бұрын

Might need to start keeping Russell in at night. If the chickens attract predators they may go after Russell.

@karynboatman994

5 жыл бұрын

Her previous cat was attacked and killed by some kind of predator or dog so I was surprised she said there weren't any predators around. She'll work it out to make sure those chickens are safe though I'm sure

@pollinateordie6399

5 жыл бұрын

Last year a (i assume escaped from somewhere) chicken showed up here. I fed it for a couple of days. A hawk attacked it right in front of me. I don't know if the hawk later got it or not but that was the last day I saw it. The hawk is a regular here and kills 3 or 4 songbirds a year in my garden. I sometimes think I should quit feeding the songbirds because of the hawk having too easy a time picking them off, but I rationalize that whether I feed the songbirds or not, the hawk would still be eating at least as many songbirds somewhere else.

If they can fly they can roost higher which is what they prefer. I agree with another poster that you should keep the boxes closed up until they begin laying. Otherwise they will start roosting in the boxes. Makes a big mess. Deeper shavings on the floor and give them a pan of Diatomaceous Earth outside in the run to allow the chickens to dust bathe. It helps keep mites away. As they get bigger you might want to use a child's small bathing pool filled with the earth and sand mixture. Works like a charm. I always did hang my feed and water off the ground too. Keeps the whole setup clean. I used an eye bolt and small chain to lower or raise the containers as needed for height as they grew. Double end snaps makes it an easy DIY project.

Giving Molly to your relatives was a very selfless thing to do. I'm glad you can still be in contact with her. Go Russell (I love cats).

@aquadesignsbymlt4769

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, what a bad bad kitty cat.

You did the best thing with Molly. The baby chicks are adorable. Benjamin is so precious. 💕🌻

@dorothytate9033

4 жыл бұрын

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@dorothytate9033

4 жыл бұрын

Love the looks of the chicken coop.

I respect your loyalty to Russell, and I'm so happy you were able to find a great home for Molly. I look forward to your videos every day, they are part of my morning coffee session.

So excited about 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓. I could see in your eyes it was heartbreaking about Molly but I think you made the right decision. Those kids will just be loving on her! And Russell ❤️. Heavens gf, you have so much on your plate! You always keep it interesting. 😉

@QueenOfKings0402

5 жыл бұрын

Karon Crickmore I agree I felt her pain saying that but it’s a blessing that Molly was about to be a blessing to that family and I love German shepherds and I fell in love with Molly.

Benjamin at the end petting the chicken is the cutest thing!! He’s so curious and gentle 🥰

@peacepocketmama4276

5 жыл бұрын

And good for Benjamin! I’ve had grandkids that were too afraid to approach the chickens...

😂 Aaron says "Oh man HOLD ME BACK". What a sweetheart!!!... So funny. Aaron, you rock.😳

@margiemcpeak9304

5 жыл бұрын

Lolololol! 🤣😂🤣😂

God has surely blessed you and Aaron with life and love. Thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us.

I think you did the right thing. Russell was there first. I am sure he felt sad. I am so happy there was an alternative! LONG LIVE RUSSELL!!!!!!

I had tears in my eyes when you talked about Molly but it is good that Molly found a home.I can't believe how fast Benjamin is growing he is so precious.He seemed to love the chickens.Thank you for sharing Laura.

@Edu_Kate

5 жыл бұрын

Yah, who knew Russell would be such a bully. He's had free reign in that house so, of course, he wouldn't take kindly to competition. Better watch him around the new chickens. There's your predator.

Not going to lie, will miss seeing Molly in your videos but happy ending overall. The coop is looking great!

Hemp bedding from Carolina Coops....the best, use also for deep bedding method, no smell. You'll need to mount the roosting higher, above the nesting boxes, so they don't sleep in the boxes. For now they are not laying...board up the boxes so they don't get use to sleeping in them. Once they start laying, then open the boxes. until they begin laying.

@jenssuburbanhomestead759

5 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly next boxes need to be lower than roost or they will prefer to roost on them. i would also but a slant at the top of the boxes to discourage roosting or perching on them as well.

How exciting about your baby chicks.. you have inspired me to get more chickens. Thank you for posting the link, we will be buying more chicks. We place apple cider vinegar in the chickens water to keep them healthy and prevent infection. One cap full per gallon of agua. What a tough decision to have made in regards to Molly. You have a good heart, good decision. Enjoy your baby chickens. I used backyard chicken website to help Guide me through the years of chickens. I live in Pennsylvania and I dont have heat for my chickens. They have adult feathers and are fine. I do have a heated water bowl to prevent the water from freezing in the winter that's about it. I have bundles of lavender hung upside down in my coop to help keep the bugs away. An added plus of lavender scent in the coop. We use lime under the bedding to help control bugs (mites) from nesting. Lime also helps keep the urine smell down.

I had a chicken coop and poultry yard double your size with chickens, geese and ducks. Cover the entire floor with whatever you plan to use for litter. Chickens dont control their droppings so wherever they walk is where you will have to clean up. Put a raised threshold in the door way to keep the mess inside. If you use the window for their chicken door to the outside run be sure you have a ramp running up to just below the window sill so they can get up easier and you can still close the window when the weather gets bad. You dont want to encourage roosting on the window sill because their claws tear up the wood griping onto the edge making the window hard to close. Droppings are bad on the window frame too. Hanging the feeder will not keep out mice. They go after the easy stuff scattered all over the floor. Make a nipple watering tower out of pvc pipe. On demand water and No clean up. Check amazon for the fittings.

The coop looks great! I've done chicken wire, and then had snakes to get in after the baby chicks, after that I installed hardware cloth. I like to use grass carpet in my nesting boxes, just hose them off when dirty. I compost my fall leaves in the chicken run the chickens will turn it into compost faster than any other way.

A word of advice from an old farmer lady, block off your nest boxes until they get laying age, otherwise they sleep in the boxes and poop in there, then they’ll keep that habit! Not good!

A lot of people grow climbing roses next to the chicken run because the soil becomes so enriched. The roses then climb over the top and provide shade for the cluckers. Good luck with your flock!

Love the chickens!!! Sad news about Molly, but sounds like the best possible solution. Love, love, love your channel!!!! ❤❤❤❤

@wolfsangeleyes

5 жыл бұрын

@@suzyq4433 ?? Laura explained it all at the end of the video.

Liam is getting a wonderful life with Mollie.

They like to roost high, the older they get the higher they will go. And yes spread that stuff everywhere, because they will poop everywhere. I love the chickens.

Oh my i loved the end with the introduction you filmed with your son and the chickens. I am so glad it all worked out with Molly and Russell....

I think Benjamin wants to pet orange ones🤣

Lots of happaning with you. Im super happy for Liam. Wow your an angel Laura for sure. Sweet Molly is going to have so much attention & Russel can calm down. Thanks for letting us share in your family life the way you do. Its truly a mental health break to see you when you opened that box & Benjamin just so excited. Just love seeing this. Thanks again.😳💥

Really enjoying your channel. Thank you very much for investing the time. Tip on nest boxes from my experience: build your boxes such that they will hold a plastic dishpan. You’ll find that soooo much easier to clean. Sometimes eggs get broken in the nest and make a mess that is practically impossible to clean out otherwise. Keep up the good work...and enjoy EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Oh Laura chickens are so much fun!! Also you could hang a swing made out of a big branch and the chickens will love to swing!! We made one for our chickens and really thy love to swing!!! Also giving Molly to Liam was the perfect solution so you can still see her!! What a wonderful thing to do!! Love Benjamin and the chickens!! So cute he is living the good life!!!

We get a piece of vinyl flooring off the roll at Lowes to put down and protect our floor before we put down pine shavings. I think you will never get the smell out of concrete or wood if you don't.

@courtneyrenegar4329

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I was yelling this at the screen while I was watching it. Not only for the smell, but it will be so much easier to clean!!

YAY!!! Chicks! Very exciting. I was wondering about Molly; God always has a beautiful plan. I know it was a hard decision; good pet people always make decisions based on what is best for the animal even if it hurts our human heart. I think Russell was wanting to protect HIS people from that huge fury very cute non-feline thing! He loves you guys. Hugs from Maryland.

Hey Laura! Chickens are so much fun, I've had mine for 4 years. I really love your coop! Your chickens are lucky. You definitely did the right thing by predator proofing your coop, eventually the predators will find it. For the roosts, I use 2x4s and some brackets that allow me to remove them for cleaning or easy replacement. I highly recommend the chicken chick blog, she has a book too, I have learned so much from her. You're off to a great start!

This is one of my favorite videos. Watching Benjamin be introduced to the chicks was soooo cute. Poor Russell cant imagine what he was going through. Glad that Molly was able to find a good home. He was adorable too. You have a full plate. I really appreciate you taking us through the whole chicken coop and going to the nursery etc. Make me feel like I am a friend that came by to watch and help. Thanks again Give Russell a hug for me. Tab

Laura, I love you to death....but I knew something would go awry with Molly when she was in & out of the flower beds! 🤣 I have 3 labs who have control of our backyard, grass will barely grow back there & plants? Forget it! Lol Molly is so precious & it was so obvious that you genuinely love her!!! But I swear I had that feeling like "yeah....I don't know if it's gonna work". So happy that you were able to bless your nephew with her, from the clip you shared, it honestly does look like a match made in heaven!!

So excited by the chickens!!! Wish we had the room to have some so like I said earlier we will live our chicken dreams through Garden Answer. So sorry to hear about Mollie but it seemed like she was meant for your nephew, you guys have big hearts. lots of blessings going your ways. We still have a mail package we need to send you guys but there is something special we want to include and so sory we havent. it should be going out soon though. So im on the computer and there is no heart emoji, so six green hearts going your way. Still figuring out the computer thing, phones are so much easier. LOL Happy Easter to you and yours!

Loved seeing Benjamin with the chicks! He's so adorable. I think things turned out so well with Molly and your nephew. They looked so happy together!

Benjamin's reaction to the chicks is so adorable. And Molly is going to be so happy, we had to rehome our puppy, and sometimes you have to do the hard thing and do what's best for the pup. At least you will all get to see her and love on her occasionally! She seems like a great dog!

Molly was there for a reason and Liam was the reason . GOD always has a plan !’ Happy Easter !’ Love the chics.

Your chicken coup would rent as a two bedroom apartment in CA for $3K/mo! Haha

@lolacookie453

5 жыл бұрын

Yasss! They’d call it a bungalow in Santa Monica or Venice 😂

It's kind of silly how excited I was when I saw the posting for this video! Learning about chickens through you!!! What a wonderful life Molly will have - sounds meant to be!

I’m so glad to see the support in the comments for the decision you made with Molly. It was clearly stressful for you, especially having to tell your audience. But how special that it worked out so perfectly!! I think your nephew and Molly were meant to be best friends. 💕 Congrats on the chickens! And thanks for sharing your life with us.

Precious seeing Benjamin experiencing the chickens 🐓 so sweet! You and Aaron are wonderful parents

So happy for the chickens. Brings good childhood memories. Can’t wait to see them grow!

Aww how wonderful for the kids Molly is so lucky to have two families to love on her. How cute they are. Please plug up the hole in the door so you don’t get a weasel. We lost all 18 of our girls in one night 😭. We had never had any predators before that night . Love your videos God Bless

Gosh I could see how excited you were, bless you, I loved watching Benjamin's reaction. My 8 month old grandson is just having his tea, but I can't wait to show him the chickens because when we sit in the garden, he is so observant and loves to watch the 'birdies' fly, he also loves to listen to birdsong when he comes into my bedroom in a morning. Thank you for providing the chicks with a lovely new home, God bless, Wendy

I was so excited when I saw this video pop up this morning. I paused, refreshed my morning coffee and sat down to enjoy. I LOVE chickens and have been keeping them since I was a child. Another breed that is very friendly from Murray McMurray are the 'Easter Eggers' which are really a Mutt breed of aracauna and ameracauna and a couple other breeds, but they lay coloured eggs. You'll get blue/green/pinkish brown so that is always exciting for children. This 'breed' is also very friendly. I currently have three Easter Eggers, 2 Buff Orpingtons (SO friendly) and 1 white leghorn. I've never had a leghorn before as they are mainly known to be good layers of white eggs that lay early, but are not frienly. I have to agree with that. She always is a bit skiddish whilst the others happily come up to me. But, she is strikingly white and will had a nice white egg to my mix of brown from the Orpingtons and Coloured from the Easter Eggers. I have to say, what will most likely happen is they will try and roost on your shelf or on top of the nesting boxes. I know whenever I make a place for them to roost they will often choose what they like. I had a really tall old wooden bookcase in my coop for nesting boxes and I had two chickens that always roosted on the top of that, which was over 6 feet high. They can fly and like to roost high up (genetically it makes sense as they'd be above the ground for night predators) I've never heard of that bedding before. I have a plastic lining in my coop and basically do a good brush out once every three weeks and put that all straight into my flower beds around my coop. Obviously some of it goes into the compost to mature as we all know how good chicken droppings are for veg and such, but the straight bedding, not composted goes into my flowers and they seem to thrive on it. Good luck and enjoy them, I LOVE the morning routine of watching the hens explore whilst I drink my morning brew. And for your sweet Molly, it sounds like it was the best decision. I might also suggest when you do get a new puppy get her as young as you can, some breeders will sell puppies at three months and although some think it too soon, the smaller the puppy the more it will 'grow up' with the cat and the more they will understand one another. Thank you for this wonderful morning with chickens. And I am envious of that coop. I'm going to be building a new run this Summer and also plan on planting roses. I'll have to see how your thornless variety work.

Good morning! How exciting to get your baby chicks. As for Molly, you could see her and your nephew already had a bond. That's always sweet to see when dogs find their forever home.

What an exciting day! Loved Benjamin's reaction to the chickens! It's going to be fun! Totally understand about Molly and what a great solution. Poor Russell can now relax. 💚🐓😽😊

This was very sweet. I am so glad you did what is best for both Russell and Mollie. It warmed my heart. ❤

Morning Laura, thank you for sharing with us. Keep’em coming. Coffee and Garden Answer.... can’t ask for a better start to my morning. XOXO from Katy, TX

@ozanacorbett7907

5 жыл бұрын

JeZori I have to check my iPad every morning 👍

@tommyknockerparanormalinc

5 жыл бұрын

IKR?!! Its how I also start my mornings. Nothing but awesome inspiration to start your day!

Benjamin's reactions were so priceless 😍😍😍

The best and most comprehensive book I have ever read on chickens is "a chicken in every yard" I highly recommend it!

Congratulations on your new chicks!!! They're darling even if Benjamin isn't too sure about them just yet. He's growing up so fast! I applaud your decision to gift Molly to your nephew. Russell is king of your castle, at least for the time being, and nothing makes life miserable like an unhappy kitty. Bless you for making him happy again. He's a wonderful cat and you will not regret your decision. Kiss his sweet little forehead from me. ~ Lisa

Maybe think about putting a hand sanitizer jug on the wall. My 4 year old is recovering from salmonella and astrovirus from not washing his hands well enough after handling our chicks and ducklings. 😢 now he washes hands while singing the entire happy birthday song and follows up with sanitizer to be safe

@genesishenriquez8039

5 жыл бұрын

Homestead 96 same thing happened to my daughter. We installed a couple wall hand sanitizers right away.

@vahlla78

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info about that. We plan to get chickens when we move this year and my daughter would have surely been at risk as well. Thank you again!

@jedbom5646

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear about your son. There are ways to prevent from salmonella and astrovirus without using hand sanitizer. Sure, it's effective but it also creates superbugs since the sanitizer doesn't kill all the bacteria (99.9%) making the bacteria more resistant and also makes the immune system weaker since it's depending on sanitizers and killing it's own good bacteria. Bill Nye has a show on it. Pretty interesting. In Japan, they have thorough health policies since they eat raw eggs. Healthy chicks lay healthy eggs.

@alicec2830

5 жыл бұрын

Sanitizer is very bad for your baby's health. Please look it up. The birthday song with soap and water is excellent and enough!! Please take it kindly, I don't wanna judge, I wanna share knowled of the harmfullness of antibacterials like triclosan and so on

I'm so glad that Liam and Mollie found each other ❤

Diatomaceous Earth for your chickens, dusted in their bedding and nests will keep them mite free. 😊

First I have to say that Benjamin is absolutely adorable. Those gorgeous eyes, oh my!! I'm sitting here grinning from ear to ear watching him interact with the chickens! I grew up with ducks in the back yard and I have such great memories of them as pets. They would come when I'd call them by name! Benjamin will love them. It must have been a difficult decision for you to find a forever home for Molly with family, but I'm so glad that Russell is happy now. He must have been very upset to throw himself against the French door that way. Your home will be less stressful for everyone, and Molly will have all the love and attention she needs. In my house our kitties rule, and everything we do is with them in mind! It's their house, we just live here!! I'd love to have chickens, but I'm still working on convincing my husband!

I was hoping the whole time you would show us Benjamin's introduction to them. SO cute! Each of those uh...uh... will be words before you know it!! Sweet little man.

So awesome that your adorable chickens are finally here, amazing. I understand your decision on Molly, it sounds like she will be loved and well taken care of, and so wonderful how you care so much about Russell's feelings, that can be a hard thing, animals are so special, and now you have your amazing chickens, and watching Benjamin interact with them is just cute, he will love them and have so much fun growing up with them. Thanks for sharing you're both are so awesome and compassionate, that's what makes you such great people. See you in the next video, bye for now.

As soon as I could hear the chicks in the box when you picked them up, I had a smile from ear to ear!! So precious! Benjamin's reaction was so adorable!!! That's how my daughter was at that age with some kittens we had. I think they see them so small and alive that its almost like they are concerned with hurting them lol. And I'm so happy for Russell and your decision. It sounds like he was very unhappy with having a dog around. Glad you were able to find Molly a great home too❤😻🌱🐶🐔

the chickens are coming to a luxurious home!! Royal!!!

Happy Chicken Day! I’m looking forward to seeing them grow up and start laying eggs. So exciting. Liam is soooo cute and sweet with Molly. I admire your bravery in finding her another home and your courage for sharing your story. I appreciate that you are always kind and sincere. You make the world a better place!

I’m glad to see you guys putting the safety of your animals first and giving them to a good home if they don’t work out

Glad Molly is still in the family. Great decision on what is best for everyone. ❤️ We had to make the same decision once, it’s hard but the right thing.

Laura, I really respect you for making the tough decision about Russell and Molly. Because of the dynamic dogs have with humans, cats are often ranked as 'lesser' pets, and there are people out there who would have re-homed Russell. You recognizing him as being there first speaks a lot to your character. And sounds like your relatives and Molly are a fantastic match :) Also, the chickens are adorable - if I were a chicken, that is where I would want to live!

Agree that coffee and Garden Answer is a great way to start the day!

Ahhh-chicken day! 🐓🙌🏼 They are so cute and it was endearing how sweet you were with them, their new momma ❤️ I’m sad for you guys about Mollie but I feel you made the right decision. Putting Russell’s position in the family first, that’s a good pet owner. Best of luck with your new feather babies. Can’t wait for updates!

Happy decision for molly. I bet she is so excited to have rambunctious kids to love her and always be ready to play. It was a responsible choice, a hard choice and considerate as well. You must have been meant to bring a new puppy into your family’s life! I can’t wait for more videos especially with more Russell and chicken appearances.

The chicks are precious but little Benjamin takes the prize - he's just too adorable! Those chicks don't know how lucky they are. That's not a chicken coop that's a palace! Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter and God Bless.

Oh my gosh a baby next to baby chickens!!! My heart!!!!

Can we get a live stream for the chicken coop? 😂 They are adorable. 😍

Benjamin's reaction priceless🐣🐤🐓 Kind of sad Russell and Molly didn't get along, but you made the right decision.

Hi Laura, it’s Emma here. We like to add herbs to our nesting boxes to deter mites and other insects. There is loads of info out there but we just use the basic herbs like mint and marigold for bugs and a bit of lavender to keep the place smelling nice.😊

@MakeItSo_ST

5 жыл бұрын

Things By Twins Marigold petals also help make more beautiful and nutritous yolks!

you made a wonderful decision for Molly, Russell and all families involved!!

Oh Benjamin will have so much fun. Molly is in good hands. You did the right thing.

Oh my goodness!! Benjamin is the cutest, he seems to really like the chickens. I'm sorry to hear about Molly and Russell not getting along, but you guys definitely made the right decision I feel. Molly will most definitely have a great time with all of those children. You shouldn't feel like you made the wrong decision to get her, you can't plan for everything.

Laura how sweet of you guys to be so good to Russel to give up Molly-his behavior was very extreme, he deserved to be happy-good call. Liam’s happy too-good for him. Be SUPER careful with a heat lamp, they scare the heck outa me. I’m from MI and we had 2 kennels burn up this last winter from heat lamps, one was my brothers friend, saw the other on the news. We never had heat for our chicken coup growing up and those were hard winters. Love Chickens!

I just love you're chicken coop and the new chickens! So fun to see Benjamin's reaction. Sorry you had to give Mollie away but you sure found the best solution. I was worried about Russell so happy he's back in his element and all is right in his world once again. Looking forward to seeing the first eggs! 🐣💖

That was an awesome and wonderful decision you made to gift Molly to your sweet family. All ends well!

Love the chicks! We had two cats that didn't get along, and one started spraying, so I totally get how heartbreaking it is when pets don't get along. Molly is a beautiful dog, and it was meant to be!

That was beautiful that you and your husband gave your nephew that precious puppy. Everything worked out so nicely. That was so sweet watching your son with the baby chicks. Really nice video. Thank you for letting us see all this. 🐥🐇🐣🐝🌺💐🌷🎀🐈🤗🌻

lol I love how willing Benjamin is to try again! What a good boy! Keep it coming, I love to watch you on my lunch break! It holds me over in this college years until I can get back to keeping ducks again!

The kids are so darn cute and so are all the animals. Good for you two for making sure all pets involved are happy. Blessings

Awe! Don't you love how Benjamin experiences everything? My youngest is about a month younger than Benjamin and I can't get over watching her reaction to things. So happy for you. Enjoy your chickens!

So happy it all fell into place for Molly and that Russell is a lot happier. Some times God works in mysterious ways - I truly believe it was meant to be this way. So happy I have found your channel! Your gardens are beautiful and you are so amazing on camera, giving great advise! Love love the new chicks! So cute!

I know how you feel about Mollie! My heart broke when I got my second cat Macguyver and my first Missy was SO rotten on me! It took her 3 days, and it turned out she liked him, but was just being stand offish in front of me for extra treats the tart! So til I caught her playing with him I swore I'd made the wrong decision (not that it had mattered, everyone else had fallen head over heels for Macguyver so there was no re-homing him). Took me awhile to bond with him though because I felt so bad for my girl Missy. It did turn out well in the end, but I've seen cats do that running at the door thing before and its so violent and scary! You think they're going to break their own necks! So I know how you felt. Mollie will be super happy with so many kids to fuss her, you did the right thing :)

Hello! I stumbled across your videos a few weeks ago, trying to find information about planting in a shady garden. Well, now I’m addicted to watching all of your videos. Thank you for the wealth of information you share. Hellebores and hydrangeas are now in my garden, along with hostas and I get so many compliments, thanks to you❤️

Awwwww Mollie and Liam....what a beautiful thing!!! And those little chickens are so cute!!! So excited for little Benjamin and that face he made was so adorable!! Congrats guys!!! Thank you for sharing with all of us!!!

I'm excited for your chickens. I'm also so impressed with how you handled the situation with Mollie. I feel the same about my cats and getting a dog. I'm really glad you shared the situation with us. Thank you.

So sorry about your dog, Molly. I saw the sadness and heartbreak all over your face. The upside is that you were pivotal in making another family whole again through Molly! I hope Russel is ok from running into the door? Congrats on getting your chickens finally! I remember you spoke of wanting chickens way back in your first year of garden tours.

I know how hard it is to give up a puppy but I’m so glad he went to a family member and little boys love love a dog and he seemed to be a sweet loving pup. Shepherds are wonderful and he looked like he was from the Longworth line of shepherds. They are largest of shepherds and very loving and protective! Looking forward to him growing up. Russell is like a protective ‘Dog’ so funny! I know he’s very happy. Really happy!😄😂🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓 ❤️ the chicks! Fresh eggs! Yummmm

Awww so glad Molly found a new home

Great start to my day once again!! I was late for an appointment because I had to see the chickens (shame on me). I am proud of you making the decision about Molly. I know there are so many people that judge and have an opinion of your every move. Always do what's right for you and your family...you can't please all the people all the time. Good luck with the chickens..there were a lot of helpful comments on here. Sending love to you and your beautiful family. Peep...peep..peep💓

The chickens are SO cute! I'd be sitting in there watching them too!

So excited..you finally got your chickens! And what a nice thing you did for Aaron's sister's family! I'm sure it was the perfect solution. Hope Russell is doing well. We all just love him!

I was actually glad to hear Molly found another great home. I was kind of sad for Russell who seemed to really like following you around and now that had been somewhat displaced. Not all cats respond well to dogs and especially a dog so much bigger than them, it was probably scary for Russell, which is why he was attacking. Love the chickens, so cute.

Enjoyed the unveiling of the chickens and coop! It's a beautiful coop. What a sweet and happy story about Mollie. Glad Russell is feeling better :)

Morning!!! Sorry mollie didn’t work out, looks like she will have a wonderful home 🏡 and life is still good!! ♥️♥️♥️

Re: your update; Liam with Molly in obedience will make for a very happy summer for both families, and for Russel! Also, now you and Aaron and Benjamin have a less-distracted chance to meet your chickens (minus Russel!)

Great job with the chicks! Will miss Molly, but probably for the best. Hope you show her once in a while! Benjamin is getting so big! Brave boy, petting chicks! Good luck!