HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines’ 40-acre Waco homestead is a proper working farm with chickens, turkeys, horses, 14 baby goats, and a slew of other assorted animals. So, not surprisingly, there is always plenty of work to do — and that’s when having five kids comes in handy.
According to People, the couple’s youngest child, Crew, was set to work at just two years old, gathering the chickens’ eggs in the morning for the family breakfast.
Chip and Joanna have strict chore rules, and all the kids play their part — even if the part appears to be more play than chore. “Monday morning chores never looked so fun,” Joanna captioned a photo on X, formerly Twitter, of three of her kids on top of giant hay bales in July 2021. The parents have made daily tasks a family thing. In fact, Joanna told E! News’ Daily Pop in July 2021 that it’s the routine, mundane things in life that “actually bring us life.” A sentiment Chip seconds. “The house charges our batteries…When we step outside the door, we feel like we can take on the world,” he said.
