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Hmmm, sunglasses. Might work for the girl if we can find her a pair that she likes the feel of. She won't wear anything if she doesn't like the way it feels. Just got her wearing regular shoes this year, still no socks though! The boy is determined to use the welding helmet, lmao! He even wore it around to prove he can see in it. Tried to get a pic but the camera wasn't charged.
The old folks are saving their cartons. Well, some are saving their coffee cans. They say they fit better in the fridge. I might try that when I pick up my 10 dozen this month. I feel you on the hunger thing. I regularly feed a couple of extra families. In return I get help with the veggie and herb gardens, plus other things like babysitting and the stuff my hubby doesn't have the knowledge for. Next season we are going a lot bigger with the gardens and starting canning. Other people I help out a few times and get them started with their own gardens, but my regulars aren't allowed since they live in apartments.
Carolyn, I have my orders in for this year already. I'm sure I'll be looking for additions before long, though. I never even thought about getting chicks from anywhere besides a hatchery. Silly of me since I know some 4Hers who could at least send me in the right direction. I will definitely look into locals when I'm ready for more birds. And you could say I'm acquiring my flock in stages, just big stages. It will take a lot of eggs to feed this family, plus the regulars, plus have extras for the old folks. I gave the hubby a limit of 30 birds the first go round since this is all new to us. We'll get more once we've settled in to the routine and had a break from raising chicks. We have a good variety coming so I'm hoping to see what types the kiddos are more into so that we can find more along those lines for them.
Well, my coffee is gone and the laundry is calling my name. Lord I can't wait till spring, and the smell of line dried sheets! Happy New Year!
The old folks are saving their cartons. Well, some are saving their coffee cans. They say they fit better in the fridge. I might try that when I pick up my 10 dozen this month. I feel you on the hunger thing. I regularly feed a couple of extra families. In return I get help with the veggie and herb gardens, plus other things like babysitting and the stuff my hubby doesn't have the knowledge for. Next season we are going a lot bigger with the gardens and starting canning. Other people I help out a few times and get them started with their own gardens, but my regulars aren't allowed since they live in apartments.
Carolyn, I have my orders in for this year already. I'm sure I'll be looking for additions before long, though. I never even thought about getting chicks from anywhere besides a hatchery. Silly of me since I know some 4Hers who could at least send me in the right direction. I will definitely look into locals when I'm ready for more birds. And you could say I'm acquiring my flock in stages, just big stages. It will take a lot of eggs to feed this family, plus the regulars, plus have extras for the old folks. I gave the hubby a limit of 30 birds the first go round since this is all new to us. We'll get more once we've settled in to the routine and had a break from raising chicks. We have a good variety coming so I'm hoping to see what types the kiddos are more into so that we can find more along those lines for them.
Well, my coffee is gone and the laundry is calling my name. Lord I can't wait till spring, and the smell of line dried sheets! Happy New Year!