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Yes'm I go out frequently and lock up at dusk.
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Yes'm I go out frequently and lock up at dusk.
This is how my latest batch of 6 turned out.
Thank's! I got more than just the plain white this time, but I hatched the egg's from 2 of the new hen's.
Yes, but sometime's I take a month of so off after I do a batch of them. Everyone need's a break don't they, even us hatch-a-holic's!
Yes, but sometime's I take a month of so off after I do a batch of them. Everyone need's a break don't they, even us hatch-a-holic's!
Yep, a break while you think about your next hatch
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You know how the Universe likes to throw you a curve ball every now and then? Well, we caught a doozy...I've been layed off, my last day at work is 2/28. I'm terrified of course, and angry and hurt. I've been there 16 years.
I'm also relieved in a way. I hated my job. I'm not at all pro corporation and people are horrific. When you don't have to look a person in the eye you can say or write whatever you want. The interwebs are the worst, but working a phone is a very close second.
As a result I'm downsizing my flock. I've decided to keep only the 2 Nn pullets from my last hatch and process the rest of those chicks at 16 to 20 weeks. Jr will have 6 girls and the whole flock will be Nn to some degree.
I'm stepping back from processing our birds for meat. If we get a broody we'll hatch and process or keep pullets for eggs but I'm not working to produce larger birds as a project.
I'd already been considering these changes. Having this many birds is a LOT of work. Coop chores, yard cleanup, feed costs. I can't go anywhere without finding a sitter and it's getting old. I'm not enjoying my chickens so it's time to cut back. Also, my diet is already heavily plant based and I'm gradually moving Igor in that direction with meat as a side. This is both for cost and health reasons really. I have nothing against eating meat. Killing something to eat it has had an impact on this decision too. I can do it, I will do it if necessary, but I don't like it.
The chickens will help with weed control and they're wonderful for helping with the compost pile. Maybe I'll finally get an automatic pop door from all that savings on feed and we won't be quite so tied down. Maybe I'll expand my gardens and put a bunny in the mini coop. We'll see where life takes us...
I'm also relieved in a way. I hated my job. I'm not at all pro corporation and people are horrific. When you don't have to look a person in the eye you can say or write whatever you want. The interwebs are the worst, but working a phone is a very close second.
As a result I'm downsizing my flock. I've decided to keep only the 2 Nn pullets from my last hatch and process the rest of those chicks at 16 to 20 weeks. Jr will have 6 girls and the whole flock will be Nn to some degree.
I'm stepping back from processing our birds for meat. If we get a broody we'll hatch and process or keep pullets for eggs but I'm not working to produce larger birds as a project.
I'd already been considering these changes. Having this many birds is a LOT of work. Coop chores, yard cleanup, feed costs. I can't go anywhere without finding a sitter and it's getting old. I'm not enjoying my chickens so it's time to cut back. Also, my diet is already heavily plant based and I'm gradually moving Igor in that direction with meat as a side. This is both for cost and health reasons really. I have nothing against eating meat. Killing something to eat it has had an impact on this decision too. I can do it, I will do it if necessary, but I don't like it.
The chickens will help with weed control and they're wonderful for helping with the compost pile. Maybe I'll finally get an automatic pop door from all that savings on feed and we won't be quite so tied down. Maybe I'll expand my gardens and put a bunny in the mini coop. We'll see where life takes us...
IM, sorry about the job layoff, that must have been a shock. I'm glad you're looking at the positive though and can find some relief from the corporate lifestyle.
Downsizing sounds like a smart move. When you don't love it, it's just not worth the work and cost. You'll still have a nice size flock and hopefully you'll enjoy that more.
Good for you on thinking all this through and focusing on the positives! Who knows what the future holds for any of us, but I like to think good things are down the road. And sometimes in directions we never imagined.
Downsizing sounds like a smart move. When you don't love it, it's just not worth the work and cost. You'll still have a nice size flock and hopefully you'll enjoy that more.
Good for you on thinking all this through and focusing on the positives! Who knows what the future holds for any of us, but I like to think good things are down the road. And sometimes in directions we never imagined.
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