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post #11821 of 18488
4/6/12 at 12:58pm

Let me tell you, THE worst part of self employment is trying to find good employees! In this economy, anyone receiving unemployment who had a good paying job is making enough money on unemployment to wait it out, not working for just an extra $100 bucks a week or so. So the pool of people is not the quality you'd think!

 

The best employee I ever had was my daughter. She worked with me as soon as she was old enough. Boy, we had some fights over the years! We're so much a like but we were a great team. She's been helping me since my surgeries and we miss working together. Her youngest is 1 year old but she says she'd like to do some of the cooking and shopping the farmers markets and such, when we add more food choice to our menu.

 

Missy, your plan is what I did. I started my art glass business (stained and etched glass) when I was 16. I was able to grow that business from home while my kids grew up. When they were teenagers my husband and I decided to buy a building in the downtown and participate in a revitalization program. With the help of family and friends we added a new, lodge pole, large gables, metal roof facade and in addition to my glass business, I added a gift shop and featured local artists. A couple of years into that I added a wine shop, turned wine and brew bar....see where the "be careful what you ask for" comes in? th.gifWhen we were expanding on all this the economy was booming but when our town caught on fire in 2008 (the town was on some type of evacuation for almost 2 months), then the economy really took a dive.....it has been tough. We are seeing improvement but I'm still very careful with purchasing and expenses.

 

It sounds like you're good where you are with your business....for a little bit anyway. Keep dreaming....us dreamers (and there's lots of us here) are the entrepreneurs of this world.....and evidently farmers too!

Pam ~ (Formally BigDaddysMom) Married 33 yrs, 2 kids, 5 grandkids! Breeding: Polish; WC Black, White, Splash, Black, Silver & Gold Laced & EE's. Black and Blue Copper Marans & Olive Eggers. Layers: EE, RIR, Sexlink, Australorp, Marans! http://www.facebook.com/HighNDryFarm

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Pam ~ (Formally BigDaddysMom) Married 33 yrs, 2 kids, 5 grandkids! Breeding: Polish; WC Black, White, Splash, Black, Silver & Gold Laced & EE's. Black and Blue Copper Marans & Olive Eggers. Layers: EE, RIR, Sexlink, Australorp, Marans! http://www.facebook.com/HighNDryFarm

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post #11822 of 18488
4/6/12 at 4:11pm

Thank you for sharing this.
 

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Those bad/lazy employees that drag the place down when everyone else is trying. 

This line reminds me of an excellent essay, written in 1899, but still relevant today, on finding good employees and what to look for. It's called A Message to Garcia. It's a quick read, only one page.



 

Pam ~ (Formally BigDaddysMom) Married 33 yrs, 2 kids, 5 grandkids! Breeding: Polish; WC Black, White, Splash, Black, Silver & Gold Laced & EE's. Black and Blue Copper Marans & Olive Eggers. Layers: EE, RIR, Sexlink, Australorp, Marans! http://www.facebook.com/HighNDryFarm

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Pam ~ (Formally BigDaddysMom) Married 33 yrs, 2 kids, 5 grandkids! Breeding: Polish; WC Black, White, Splash, Black, Silver & Gold Laced & EE's. Black and Blue Copper Marans & Olive Eggers. Layers: EE, RIR, Sexlink, Australorp, Marans! http://www.facebook.com/HighNDryFarm

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post #11823 of 18488
4/6/12 at 4:48pm

Hey Seth, did you ever order that silver spangled hamburg you wanted?

Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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post #11824 of 18488
4/6/12 at 8:43pm

no i never ordered my hambergs i am thinking ill order in the fall.

 

 th.gifall this buisness stuff

 

I am 14 so opening a zoo is still a relalitiy yesss.gif

I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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post #11825 of 18488
4/6/12 at 8:55pm

what should i sell my bw/w chicks for?

I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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post #11826 of 18488
4/6/12 at 8:55pm

roos only

 

I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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post #11827 of 18488
4/6/12 at 9:02pm

Good luck to all of you in your businesses whether current or in dream form still.  My husband would love to own a business some day.  

 

Well, it was a record breaking day for us.  16 eggs!!!  woot.gif That's from 19 chickens so pretty close to the max possible.  

Elizabeth

3 Black Australorps, 1  EE, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Barred Rock, 4 Ameraucana (1 Lavender, 1 Blue Wheaten, 1 Buff X Wheaten, and 1 Black/Lav split), 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes , and 1 Golden Cuckoo Marans, 3 Norwegian Jaerhon, 3 blue silkies, 1 speckled sussex, 1 blue cochin, 1 dark brahma

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Elizabeth

3 Black Australorps, 1  EE, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Barred Rock, 4 Ameraucana (1 Lavender, 1 Blue Wheaten, 1 Buff X Wheaten, and 1 Black/Lav split), 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes , and 1 Golden Cuckoo Marans, 3 Norwegian Jaerhon, 3 blue silkies, 1 speckled sussex, 1 blue cochin, 1 dark brahma

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post #11828 of 18488
4/6/12 at 10:47pm
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Good luck to all of you in your businesses whether current or in dream form still.  My husband would love to own a business some day.  

 

Well, it was a record breaking day for us.  16 eggs!!!  woot.gif That's from 19 chickens so pretty close to the max possible.  

celebrate.gif Congrats Elizabeth!

 

 

1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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1 RSL, 2 BSLs, 8 EEs, 3 BOs, 1 NHR, 3 Black Ameraucanas, 2 Delawares, and 1 cat that runs the show.

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post #11829 of 18488
4/6/12 at 10:50pm
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Good luck to all of you in your businesses whether current or in dream form still.  My husband would love to own a business some day.  

 

Well, it was a record breaking day for us.  16 eggs!!!  woot.gif That's from 19 chickens so pretty close to the max possible.  



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On Wednesday we got 9, from 10 hens.  And I think there's one that's still not laying yet.  We're been getting at least 7 a day for over a week, and the welsummer has given us 3 so far.  Those go right in the cartons that Sahara sells.

 

We just got back from having Seder with a good friend.  It's so awesome to learn about someone else's culture, and the kids were really receptive.  But I'm stuffed!

Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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post #11830 of 18488
4/6/12 at 11:36pm
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On Wednesday we got 9, from 10 hens.  And I think there's one that's still not laying yet.  We're been getting at least 7 a day for over a week, and the welsummer has given us 3 so far.  Those go right in the cartons that Sahara sells.

 

We just got back from having Seder with a good friend.  It's so awesome to learn about someone else's culture, and the kids were really receptive.  But I'm stuffed!

thumbsup.gif  what do your welsummer eggs look like?  We have one that lays a darker terracotta color and some that are more speckled.

 

here are some photos just for the heck of it.

 

 

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Elizabeth

3 Black Australorps, 1  EE, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Barred Rock, 4 Ameraucana (1 Lavender, 1 Blue Wheaten, 1 Buff X Wheaten, and 1 Black/Lav split), 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes , and 1 Golden Cuckoo Marans, 3 Norwegian Jaerhon, 3 blue silkies, 1 speckled sussex, 1 blue cochin, 1 dark brahma

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Elizabeth

3 Black Australorps, 1  EE, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Barred Rock, 4 Ameraucana (1 Lavender, 1 Blue Wheaten, 1 Buff X Wheaten, and 1 Black/Lav split), 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes , and 1 Golden Cuckoo Marans, 3 Norwegian Jaerhon, 3 blue silkies, 1 speckled sussex, 1 blue cochin, 1 dark brahma

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