Hello group, glad I found you! My wife and I have decided to raise chickens again! We had a flock of chickens when our kids were young because I wanted to teach the kids responsibility...and of course to get 'free' eggs. That was almost 40 years ago; the kids are grown up and we've decided to teach the grandchildren the same things, plus we've always enjoyed raising animals. We are down to one old dog and 6 rescue cats (our daughter is a vet and we 'adopt' cats that have been abused and/or "dropped off"). We purchased 6 Rhode Island Red chicks to begin our new flock and I have given up half of my work shed for the temporary chicks home. Now in the process of designing and then building our new chicken coop. This project will take a while; my wife has Stage 4 lung cancer and I am in remission from Esophageal Cancer, have COPD, and some pretty bad degenerative disc issues in my back (my "reward" from running a firewood business for over 30 years!). We started with 35+ acres of property many years ago and have sold off some sections to trim it down to 11+/- manageable acres now. I do a large amount of landscaping work on the yard area with about 3 acres of 'lawn'.
Looking forward to participating in the group!
Looking forward to participating in the group!
Glad you joined.
