Having To Move

My husband found out that he has a new job. That means we will have to move, and in so doing, will have to sell all our livestock. It's a bittersweet situation.....blessings and curses.

So I have spent the last week posting ads for our beloved birds and selling them to the best homes I can find. It's a monumental task. We started with the following:

Easter Eggers
Olive Eggers
Black Copper Marans
Blue Copper Marans
Silver Laced Wyandottes
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes
Lavender Orpingtons
Lavender Splash Orpingtons
Black Orpingtons
Silkies
Showgirls
Seramas
Guineas
Indian Runner Ducks
Pekin Ducks
Sebastapol Geese
Peafowl

and a gorgeous Great Pyranese guardian dog.

In addition, I had incubators, brooders and numerous coops, as well as the feeders and waterers that are required to support large flocks.

Much is sold. For that I am grateful. But I look around me and wonder how I'll ever get everything in order to list the house to sell. It's not everyone who understands why an entire side yard is a mud pit, and these endless Illinois winters make it impossible to work on the yard yet. I'm plugging away at what I know needs to be done, but I feel overwhelmed at times, and must keep my eye on the prize of being moved and settled in a new home.

Take it one day at a time - that is all you can do. So sorry you've had to part with your lovely animals.

Mary, I'll send a prayer your way: for strength, and a sense of peace as you undertake the tasks ahead. And that you will settle into your new home, and feel at home there quickly. Will you be able to have a flock in your new home?

It makes me so sad to say that my poultry days are through. Arthritis is making it more and more difficult to keep up with the work, and my husband would like to be able to travel. Parting with my animals has been so sad, but I think it will be best for my family if we simplify.

Moving does make one realize how much 'stuff' has been collected. I've moved a few times and it sure is daunting when you first start to pack the boxes. Sending you encouraging thoughts.