I made the paper! And I need a small favour of all of you.

[Mahonri]

I clicked it!

Good luck!

 

[Emilys3guppies]

Thank you all so very much! I appreciate it!

 

[WriterofWords]

Clicked from work too,, #229

 

[bantybev]

I gave it a "thumbs up"

.....and a big hug and thumbs up to you for your efforts.

More people need to get involved with their local government to help make changes. Everyone of you that make the stand means more and more ammunition the next person has to change their local governments' mind about allowing chickens (within reason and with reasonable limitations).

Bravo to you!

 

[Mattemma]

Clicked it.Good luck! I like the numbers so people can see the cost/saving.A few hens isn't hard to care for,and most would enjoy them far more than just for eggs or meat.

 

[Emilys3guppies]

Thanks Mattemma. Of course, I gave so much more information than could fit into the article...lol. I really stressed during the interview that we would love to be able to eat organic all the time, but we simply can't afford it. It's as simple as that. Backyard hens, who lay, is a great way to get antibiotic-free eggs inexpensively...and a great way to provide protien because we can't afford hormone-free or antibiotic-free meats.

And their droppings will go to my garden so that my tomatos are plentiful for canning, and there are lots of squash for the cold cellar.

Lots of ways to save money with chickens!

Here are some more numbers I gave her.
In my local grocery store I can buy a dozen factory farmed eggs for $1.97. I can buy a dozen free-range, but not antibiotic-free, eggs for $4.50. I can buy a dozen antibiotic-free and organic eggs for $6. Or I could feed 4 hens for a year for the cost of $60/feed, supplemented with ranging my yard and kitchen scraps. We eat 2 dozen eggs a week in our house.

Over the course of a year I could spend:
4 Hens: $60
Factory eggs: $204.88
Free-range: $468
Organic: $624

 

[theFox]

Even us fox agree.

One thumbs up and maybe I'll even register and post a comment a bit later.

 

[NGT ANGL]

Done and good luck!

 

[lleighmay]

255 now- good luck!

 

[Karrie13]

256 now! Good luck!