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Kaitie09 - Hahaha I love the idea of a chicken "retirement village"!
With their own kiddie pool and mealworm bar, perhaps? LOL
And to Kaitie09 and allpeepedout - I also love that I am not alone in wanting to do this.
so lucky - Very true! Doesn't quite cover their bills as much, but still!
HEChicken - Smaller bird that don't eat as much also lay smaller eggs, do they not?
Mule Chick - I would love to have a rooster, but, sadly, we cannot have one here.
We spent 6 months trying to find a good home that didn't just want to eat him for the accidental roo we got with our first batch!
On the plus side, we made a new friend out of the deal, the kids can visit him once in awhile, and she provides us with periodic updates and pictures of him on Facebook.
That made the whole thing so much easier on my, then, 3 year old, who was ever so sad to see him go. I am hoping like hell that we do not end up with another rooster, or, *gasp*, more than one in our new batch, which is why we are getting 8 - 10 week olds. I would love to have one of our hens raise some chicks, and definitely the kids would, too, would a broody hen take foreign day olds?
And to Kaitie09 and allpeepedout - I also love that I am not alone in wanting to do this.
so lucky - Very true! Doesn't quite cover their bills as much, but still!
HEChicken - Smaller bird that don't eat as much also lay smaller eggs, do they not?
Mule Chick - I would love to have a rooster, but, sadly, we cannot have one here.