There’s something timeless about the soft clucking of hens in the garden. For many of us, the decision to get backyard chickens begins with a simple dream: fresh eggs, right outside the back door. But what we don’t always expect is the joy and rhythm these birds bring to daily life. First egg 14th of september When we first set up the coop, it felt a little like preparing a nursery—fresh straw, sturdy roosts, little feeders filled to the brim. The hens were shy at first, adju