Kristen’s Chickens and Farming Ventures

[rjohns39]

Good morning Kris

 

[pspatbyc]

Happy Birthday @BlueBaby !!! I’m simply awful at remembering these things... I forget DH’s every year, mix up my mom and dad’s, the only one I can remember is my cousin’s... because it’s May 4th and all the Star Wars stuff reminds me
I hope you have an awesome day!

Hi Kris so glad things are moving along. Hope everyone stays well or gets better. So on the Space theme and coop themes I saw this Coop that is just too cool. Danger Will Robinson..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...aceship-coop-that-is-out-of-this-world.73235/

 

[BY Bob]

Good morning Bob Thanks! I know it’s very unfarmer-ly of me... it makes zero sense economically, but if I’m going to farm I’m going to be doing it on my values, which includes caring for the animals as best I can regardless of their “worth”. I have no “just a chicken” setting and if I ever get there that will be when I know I need to quit.

There is nothing that is wrong with running your farm in this manner. There can be compassion. Long term I think it leads to better production and outcomes.

If I was still small farming like my Dad did, I would do it like you. I could not do it the way my Dad did. I think you are special and root and pray for your success every day. The world would be a better place if your philosophy was standard practice.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning Kris, where's Bob (@rjohns39 )?

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning Kris, where's Bob (@rjohns39 )?

Good morning Kris, Sarah and everyone else

 

[BY Bob]

So today was chicken chores, which now includes breakfast in bed (basket ) for Hoppy,
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and then on to Fertilizer spreading at Noon. It was about two hours of unloading the pallet of fertilizer into the spreader and waiting for the next load. But the view was nice as the rain had more or less stopped about an hour before.
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This led into Afternoon trailer cleaning for DH, and finishing (almost) Sammy’s new chickshaw inspired pallet tractor/coop thing. It of course took far longer than anticipated, but I think it’s a workable housing solution for free ranging. We will need to see if he puts everyone up properly in it tomorrow. I moved them in right before dusk tonight, and they figured out the roosts and all settled in nicely in about an hour. They had to figure out what the best roosting spots are and who gets them, of course! It sure isn’t pretty, and the wheels are being a PITA, but that can be a tomorrow project. My Internet is being crummy so more pictures of it tomorrow!

That means it’s moving day for the meat chicks! All 62 (one runt got moved into the brooder box with my last spring hatchlings... and that’s yet another story...) will be moving out and onto grass at the tender age of 3 weeks old tomorrow morning. We have had one loss to a raccoon at the foster property with the layer chicks (took a pullet chick too, of course). Now my “they are too young to free range” is sinking in and we need to build a run to go with the coop until the chicks are big enough and predator aware enough to be left alone outside for any length of time. Also on the schedule for tomorrow is moving the house panels onto the floor again and out of the way of the perimeter drain installation and more waterproofing for the foundation.

Very clever on the coop Kris. That seems like it was a full day. I can't wait to see the chooks in their new environment.

 

[BY Bob]

How does one eat a nice steak dinner with a mask on anyway's?



I did get a nice birthday card with a gift in it from my DH, and 3 of those 50-pound bag's of chicken feed from my next door neighbor. I like getting card's still, as it show's that the person cared enough to even remember the occasion.

Happy belated birthday!

 

[BlueBaby]

Happy belated birthday!

Thanks!

 

[Kris5902]

There is nothing that is wrong with running your farm in this manner. There can be compassion. Long term I think it leads to better production and outcomes.

If I was still small farming like my Dad did, I would do it like you. I could not do it the way my Dad did. I think you are special and root and pray for your success every day. The world would be a better place if your philosophy was standard practice.

Thanks! Makes me feel a little less fanatical for when I get up on the “Local” “Humanely Raised” “happy meat” soapbox to know other people share my values and perspective on it. It’s a different way of doing things, but I feel better about my choices because of it.

 

[Kris5902]

Good morning Kris, where's Bob (@rjohns39 )?

Probably working too hard

Good morning Kris, Sarah and everyone else

Good morning Bob