Who Are We?
Established in the spring of 2005, we are a full-fledged chicken cooperative. We are 13 members strong and call ourselves Lucky Cluckers.

What Do We Own In This Cooperative?
We all own chickens, but not collectively. Each member owns his or her own personal chicken. Now this chicken can be kept for meat or eggs. We’ve had members with both in the past but currently every member just owns chickens for eggs.

What Do We Get From Our Chicken?
Eggs and meat but mainly eggs. The amount of eggs each member gets depends on how many chickens each member owns. Most of our single (ie. unmarried) members own a single chicken and get about two dozen eggs each month. Our family members own as many as eight chickens and can get four to five dozen eggs each month. Each dozen eggs come to members as a mix and match from all the cooperative hens, that adds to the variety of egg size and color.

If We Want Fresh Eggs, Why Wouldn’t We Just Buy Them at the Store?
Are you kidding me? Let me use an analogy: have you ever had a fresh Georgia peach right off the tree in the middle of summer? Or have you ever eaten an heirloom tomato grown in your Grandma’s garden and picked at the peak of ripeness? If your answer is no, then move on to another website since you are obviously a product of the corporate, mechanized world. If your answer is yes, then you know how different these goodies taste when compared to the supermarket variety available in the dead of winter. Well the same is true of a farm-fresh egg. And I’m not talking about free-range organic eggs that you buy at the supermarket either. Those aren’t much better than the factory-farmed caged counterpart except that the hens are treated more humanely. I’m talking about an egg that comes from a chicken that has had access to sunshine, fresh grass, juicy earthworms, roly-polys, earwigs, wild blueberries and seeds galore. Now that kind of egg is a different kind of egg and its worth tasting. But we Lucky Cluckers warn you the flavor from a pasture-raised egg is addictive and could make you chicken crazy!

How Many Chickens Live At Lucky Cluck?
This changes all the time but our carrying capacity is about 25 hens. If we add any more then it just wouldn’t be so lucky for our hens and we don’t want any unlucky cluckers at our cooperative.

How Do You Becoome A Lucky Clucker?
Luck, chicken love and talent. Yes, it takes all three. First we have to have an available opening and this doesn’t happen very often. Once an opening is available then anyone who wants to be a member submits a piece titled “Why I want a chicken.” It’s that simple. The luck part comes in here as “you are lucky if you know about the cooperative and know when there is an opening.” Now the piece can be a poem, a story, a play, an essay, a photo or anything that would wow our voters. This is where the chicken love part comes in. If farm-fresh eggs is what you are after, well there are plenty of folks selling eggs from their hobby farm and we recommend supporting them. But if you want your own chicken to love and name and visit then you are a lucky cluck candidate. This passion for chickens must show through in the “Why I want a chicken piece.” When all of the pieces are submitted then the current cooperative members vote for their favorite and the piece with the most votes gets to be a Lucky Clucker.

How Much Does it Cost to Be A Lucky Clucker?
The cost depends on how many chickens you own. Each chicken costs about $25 to maintain each year so the annual fee is $25/chicken. But that’s not all of the cost. Each member has chore duties and this ranges from cleaning out to coop, chicken-sitting while the owners are on vacation, and helping make coop or fence repairs. Some members bring special talent to the cooperative and help out in creative ways like sewing curtains for the coop or designing and painting our one-of-a kind label.

What Are the Benefits of Being a Lucky Clucker?
Owning our own chicken is right at the top of the heap. It’s so much fun to pour over a chicken catalog and shop for our favorite breed. Do we want a hen that is attractive, or that lays green eggs or do we want one that is friendly and cold-tolerant? It’s not easy making a decision on which breed to select but oh how much fun when the chicks arrive in the mail and our chicken becomes a reality. Naming our chickens is also a benefit of being a member and we take this very seriously at Lucky Cluck Farm . Some of our favorite names are Miss Viola, Pachycephalus, Frankie, Talla, Patina and Pollita. One of the most simple benefits is knowing where our eggs come from. We are all pleased to know our hens are happy and healthy and living the real life of a chicken. One could also say we are a bit smug in our decision to not support the corporate egg industry and its chicken abusing ways. But most of all we enjoy hanging out with other people who are chicken crazy!

Check Out Lucky Cluck Farm on You Tube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu1J49o5hYo

How do I contact Lucky Cluck members to find out more about chicken keeping?
We love to hear from friendly folks so write to us at luckycluckfarm@yahoo.com.