Everyone in our house is extremely excited about our four new babies. They are so cute and fun. I'm feeling like a mama hen and so are our two daughters. Why? Because we just added 4, one month old hens to our household!

There are so many benefits to having chickens. But they are not free. You do have to spend some money on them. So are they worth the expense? We will find out. Over the next year we will be tracking what we spend on them vs what we save by having them. And try to factor in the intangible attributes as well.

In the meantime, here's our flock.