WOW! I would have taken that all too! Then again, I think my mother and hubby would have had mini strokes if I came home with all that at once! Hahah! However, now that the chickens have created little impact, they might be ok in the future if something wanders into the barn.They are my kids private petting zooI was picking up two free llamas from a farmer in Wisconsin that was retiring, he said if I took the goats as well he would toss in some of the stuff he had no use for anymore, I ended up getting something like 40 bales of hay, some bales of straw, an expensive electric Oyster sheep shear, a brand new 300 gallon water trough, some feed buckets, some heated water buckets, about $100 worth of de-wormer and some other misc stuff all for free, had to go and rent a moving truck to move it all...
I have been on the lookout for straw bales for the winter (need to insulate the coop area). The Feed Sales in Grayslake is $5-6 each (if I remember right) -too pricy for me. If you hear of a good deal on straw please let me know! (I have not called the McNeil's farm down the road, am not sure if they sell it.)
(My mom knows them much better as she has been here for over 40 years)
