It is so good to hear about your life getting better!It really can! I won't get into super details, but my whole ordeal included losing a job (outsourcing to Mexico, the entire plant shut down putting hundreds of folks out of a job, unless they wanted to relocate to Mexico), homelessness, and a cancer diagnosis. Fun times!!
Took a while to dig out of those massive holes, and even now I am still not where I want to be (but getting there!). Throughout all that, I always kept chickens in my mind. And have a chicken tattoo to carry with me forever.
I'm currently living under a landlord, BUT he agreed to let me get chickens in exchange for some farm fresh eggs for him and his wife. Done deal!! So I got some assorted brown egglayers from the local feed store, they turned 2 months old on May 26th. Anxiously waiting for those coveted first butt-fruit!
I've also got some feelers out looking for a couple beloved breeds I had years ago, but eventually had to part with and have regretted every day since. One I found, but the other still eludes me and I'm starting to think they may not exist in the states anymore.
I will say, having chickens again has definitely boosted my mental health. They truly have. My little 6 are so fun to watch, they get me outside in the fresh air and sunshine more often, have made me more social with the neighbors, have got me back into gardening so I can grow some produce for them to enjoy, etc.
SO glad to have chickens again! But now I have soooo much to RE-learn about chickens. lol
The fresh eggs will be greatly appreciated by your landlord. Seeing the chickens thrive under our care is very healthy for us.
It is exciting to get now chicks! Are they local or being delivered?
