Dixie Chicks

[Bogtown Chick]

The catchier the phrase the more people like them it seems. Here is a company with fun labelling and catchy phrasing.

http://www.locallylaid.com/

They also hired a graphics artist out of college who did a great job for them on their labelling and signage...and probably for not too bad of a price.

 

[perchie.girl]

Deb, you should check on the plastic vs steel issue, that's just a personal feeling I have. Yeah, cutting on the steel isn't a good idea, but sometimes knives slip. Plus with a plastic table, you might feel that you can cut on it just this one time... steel would sort of force you to observe health issues more rigorously. Food safety is something we talk a lot about with Karin due to her work, and the point about shortcuts is something she brings up often. Quite a literal example would be on a dairy farm. You should not put doors in places that offer shortcuts that make it possible to go through without a cleaning station, if the door is there, someone will use it.

If I go beyond the ones for my own consumption I will have a table built... but I am considering doing an all stainless kitchen in the house so when I do that it would be easy to have a stainless processing station done exactly the way I want.

I want two sinks a garbage chute and workspace on either side of the sinks... at least thirty inches on a side... Rolled edges that are at least one inch deep too. The rolled edges could contain cleanable work surfaces if cutting on them is necessary. I could also have an over head pipe to hang the poultry from while working.

I have designed very complex sheet metal enclosures before.... a sink/work area would be easy peasy...

deb "off to go draw something"


deb

 

[BriardChickens]

Looking forward to your drawings Deb

 

[hennible]

Find the horse drawn vehicles hitched to a hitch post at a grocery or feed store....  then go in and talk to the clerk...  there may even be a buliton board.  At least thats what I would do.  Chat people up  ask around word of mouth is a wonderful thing.

deb

Mennonite here drive cars... They use cell phone too...

Someone who doesn't know what fermented feed is might think "eew rotten food!" Also the fact they are fertile can turn off some people I have found out.

How about: fresh, free range eggs from happy hens?

I want to be honest. If you don't want fertile eggs buy them else where... The FF part I may drop, but those who know, know it's good stuff

Just how to find them...?

Look for the ladies in dresses who have those " coffee filter" looking modesty hat/bonnets the men dress plain, black jeans or dress pants, blue button up shirts with collars, often they where hats, mostly ball caps... They usually drive blue vehicles.

The catchier the phrase the more people like them it seems.  Here is a company with fun labelling and catchy phrasing.

http://www.locallylaid.com/

They also hired a graphics artist out of college who did a great job for them on their labelling and signage...and probably for not too bad of a price.

Nice, thanks. Luckily I am a graphic designer.

 

[Beer can]

Mennonite's round here drive cars and and use cell phones also. But they do wear the traditional clothes and look just like Amish. Very nice people. We have a small grocery store they run, and in another town they have a construction company they call 'Amish sheds and barns.'
They make sheds and prefab garages. Will build what ever kind of house or garage you want. They built my neighbor's log sided two story house in just a few days it was amazing, unfinished inside of course. Stained the whole thing in one day. Just a few young guys. And they did use a air compressor nail guns and electricity.

 

[hennible]

They do pre fab stuff here too.

 

[tntchix]

from everyones experience with chickens what would you say is the most surprising aspect about having chickens for you?

I can't believe I'm saying this but it doesn't feel like work to me. Yes, I get tired of trudging out in the cold to get eggs, but compared to say rearranging the pantry or mopping floors or doing loads of dishes or laundry, it is actually kind of fun. Oh and I really thought I would have had a higher mortality rate or we probably wouldn't have started off with 30 as first timers.

jem, this is a great thread, i've been reading for hours and still not caught up but am learning lots today.

back at ya

 

[Beer can]

My brother in law bought a 24'x24' garage from them. It was two piece. He had a garage in one afternoon. I drive by where they have a lot with display models. I see they are selling nice size chicken coops and even have them little bitty 'back yard' chicken coops and tractors.

 

[hennible]

I can't believe I'm saying this but it doesn't feel like work to me. Yes, I get tired of trudging out in the cold to get eggs, but compared to say rearranging the pantry or mopping floors or doing loads of dishes or laundry, it is actually kind of fun. Oh and I really thought I would have had a higher mortality rate or we probably wouldn't have started off with 30 as first timers.

jem, this is a great thread, i've been reading for hours and still not caught up but am learning lots today.  back at ya

X2 on all of that

 

[Beer can]

Got a bunch of chopped chicken necks in a four qt pressure cooker.
Going to let it go for a little while, open it up and add some chicken bullion, chopped onion, garlic and cabbage, and then drop in a couple scrambled eggs. The kids said GROSS! More for me!