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Colorado girl raises chickens, helps save family

post #1 of 6
1/29/13 at 7:28am
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I didn't see this posted elsewhere on BYC, and it's a very nice story.

 

A 9 year old Colorado girls mother was in a nursing home, father had trouble making ends meet. She borrowed money from her grandmother and went into egg farming; her business earns $15k per year and it kept the family in their home through the rough times. She's now 13 and has 135 chickens.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57565944/colo-girl-hatches-plan-to-boost-familys-finances/

 


Edited by Gargoyle - 1/29/13 at 7:30am

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Four Columbian Wyandotte hens, and a charming young roo who's growing fast.
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post #2 of 6
1/29/13 at 7:38am
I hadn't seen that article! That's awesome!
3 royally spoiled cats, 5 very spoiled hens; 1 exceedingly tolerant DH and a beautiful toddling boy!

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post #3 of 6
1/29/13 at 10:14am

Great article! Shelby is definitely a "good egg" wink.png

I'm a bible-believin', chicken lovin', down-home country girl!

~John 3:16~
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I'm a bible-believin', chicken lovin', down-home country girl!

~John 3:16~
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post #4 of 6
1/29/13 at 10:53am

What a special, caring young lady.  Thanks for sharing!
 

Whoever said don't count your chickens before they're hatched clearly never tried to count chickens after they're hatched.
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post #5 of 6
1/29/13 at 8:18pm

What a fantastic story!   God bless Shelby!   Everyone on BYC needs to see this!   Thanks ever so much for sharing!

mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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post #6 of 6
1/29/13 at 8:21pm

That is really good. 

It could happen. Just remember, Pluto used to be a planet.

And when things go wrong, always remember, even geese cheat sometimes.

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It could happen. Just remember, Pluto used to be a planet.

And when things go wrong, always remember, even geese cheat sometimes.

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