But you DO have to be old to remember when they were actually painful. The serum was thick, so the needle was huge ... and it made your whole shoulder swell with a reaction that lasted for days. For me, it felt like having the flu - it was awful! Today's tetanus is easy ... tiny little needle...
I try to stay under 20, but even that's too many. With a limited market for really tiny eggs (mostly Nankin bantams) I have to get creative with too many extras. My current count is 16. With a few senior (retired or semi-retired) hens and my two roosters, that seems to be working, for now.
My little sister and I had to sleep in these every Saturday night so that our loooooong hair would have those perfect sausage curls for church the next morning. UGH!
Oh chicken math got me hard ... I just got really lucky and found someone to take my surprise hatches and a really nice rooster. I doubt I'll be as lucky this year. I'm gonna have to work at it, this time!
I don't know how I managed to do it, but I managed to keep my biggest chicken resolution this year ... so I'm gonna repeat it for 2026: NO NET GAIN!
I resolve to end the year with the same number of (or fewer) chickens than I started out with. We'll see how that pans out this time ... :oops: