thanks...They have done excellent in the heat...eggs came from Virgina...poultry judge bred them....bands were used to identify them as my favorites for future breeders.
I appreciate all of your knowledge, DEMOS! I'm a little different with my flock. My chickens are not pets. That's not to say that I don't care for them any less, I just TRY to avoid emotional attachment to them. If no one was able to take her, I would do the necessary treatment myself. I worm, dust, even will do bumble foot surgery for my girls. I need to downsize my flock anyway, so this is good. I know City will take wonderful care of her!
About the kids, yes, more equals more stress, but also a more fulfilling life, IMO. Peoole think we're crazy having 6 children so close together. That's their opinion, and that's ok. I absoultely LOVE it and I wouldn't change a thing at this point. It's actually a bit easier right now, the older siblings help out quite a bit. They love holding the baby and they are learning so much about responsibility! We have a very small house and they all share a bathroom. (I TRY to keep them out of mine!)No fighting, but then again my oldest 3 are boys. It probably would be different with girls! Eeesh! Stop by sometime if you're ever on the East Side and we'll talk everything chicken and kids!
I'm right there with you on them not being pets. And even though my wife initially agreed, she's changed her tune some. Her Silkies are not eligible for Camp Freezer, ever. And even though the three turkeys are named Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, she'd keep at least one of them (probably Easter) permanently if she could. They are the broad breasted variety, so that's not possible. I hope to get one or two heritage Bronze later this fall or early spring. I'd love to get a mating pair so that we can have fertilized eggs from them, too.
I'd love to be able to come chat and socialize sometime. My wife and I are needed to build more friends and get out more. We have one set of friends that are over at least once or twice a month, but our conflicting schedules make it so hard. One of our neighbors is great, but we rarely have the opportunity to get together. But a healthy marital relationship needs more outside interaction than we have at the moment. I'll PM you and we can work something out. You're more than welcome out to our place, too. If you look through my pics, you can see the playground we have in the backyard, plus a tetherball pole and a pool, so we are very kid-friendly. City Farm and her boys had a blast last time they came over. Even she got out there playing a game of tetherball. Oh, the memories it brings back from my childhood when we had real playground equipment at school...
