tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664117729915063890.post8039566447619631085..comments2023-03-29T14:11:14.795-03:00Comments on Occidental Acres: The Homestead - Part 2 of 3 - The AnimalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664117729915063890.post-52066618856668537972013-09-13T02:36:44.602-03:002013-09-13T02:36:44.602-03:00When I was a kid, we lived just a few blocks from ...When I was a kid, we lived just a few blocks from that hatchery on Albert and Dewdney. One year my sister and I decided to surprise our parents with fluffy chicks as an Easter gift. We scrounged around the neighbourhood for abandoned pop bottles and eventually saved enough coin for the purchase. Our parents were surprised alright, but lacked the enthusiasm we had hoped for lol. The downy cuteness soon gave way to awkwardness and the soft cheeping to noisy squawking ... and we were the proud owners of gangly city chickens. The next year we gave them chocolate :/ <br />Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531473330954593188noreply@blogger.com