Illinois...

[Faraday40]

I forgot to mention in here that I saw a terrible chicken encounter in Chicago on Wednesday. A girl was walking her dog with the leash dragging (not holding it at all). The dog got into the front yard of a house where there were chickens. 3 or 4 chickens were running down the block and the dog had another in its mouth. I think the three dog got died. A lady came out and was very upset with the matter. The girl just walked away with her dog after a few minutes.
It was quite sad. I was in the middle of a side job so I couldn't do much. Her soon come past a but later and asked if we saw any chickens. They must have lost a few in the chaos.

Quite sad, but reminds me of the importance to keep our birds secure.

This sad story sounds much like the woman to whom I sold a young pullet this spring. She was in her front yard with her chickens and a truck drove by. A dog jumped out the window of the truck and quickly killed all but one of her chickens.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

WhyDoILikeChickens

Is your power back on and the meat still good? All that effort

I believe the meat will be ok. It started to thaw but stayed cold enough. I have a generator on my work truck and ran it several times to bring temps down. Good thing we came home early.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Introducing....
My first SLO of the year and its hatchmate a fancy, tiny serama weighing in at 15g.

 

[Faraday40]

A friend sent this to me & I can't believe none of us thought of this before!!!

We can charge people to visit and do some chores - like collecting eggs.
Maybe I can charge extra for them weed my garden and brush my dog!

https://www.warrenville.info/event-list/event/2161-egg-collecting

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

A friend sent this to me & I can't believe none of us thought of this before!!!

We can charge people to visit and do some chores - like collecting eggs.
Maybe I can charge extra for them weed my garden and brush my dog!



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"A costumed interpreter "....... what costume will you wear lol.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

If anyone has a cub cadet riding mower with a Kohler engine make sure to periodically tighten the bolts by the flywheel. Otherwise you WILL have a cracked engine block.

 

[Faraday40]

"A costumed interpreter "....... what costume will you wear lol.

Kline Creek Farm is a historical farm, so they dress in clothing styles from the 19th century.

As for me, I do have a "Crazy chicken lady" t-shirt and chicken hat. DD has a chicken Halloween costume. And of course, the chickens are frequently dressed up and/or dyed colors after one of the kids' spa days. I bet our costumes would be more memorable than a hoop skirt, don't you?

 

[Faraday40]

@homeschoolin momma
1 fancy serama chick
1 fancy serama pip - working
1 spitz chick
5 spitz pips
No pips from one Spitz and 2 orp eggs, but they looked good on Sat.

Hatch day is technically tomorrow, so there's time.

 

[cavemanrich]

A friend sent this to me & I can't believe none of us thought of this before!!!

We can charge people to visit and do some chores - like collecting eggs.
Maybe I can charge extra for them weed my garden and brush my dog!



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Maybe I can host some wiener roasts at my place. No admi$$ion charge, just bring some extra wieners, and adult bevs.

 

[Molpet]

A friend sent this to me & I can't believe none of us thought of this before!!!

We can charge people to visit and do some chores - like collecting eggs.
Maybe I can charge extra for them weed my garden and brush my dog!



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LOL
Sounds like a plan, except for bio security issues.