My DH & I have a long lost friend who has recently moved back to our state. This fellow has had his shares of ups & downs including a stroke due to heavy drug use. He's clean now & suffers some memory issues from the stroke, & has had a really really hard time keeping a job. Currently he lives about 45 mins from us. He would love to have some eggs, but I don't really have any to spare on a weekly basis, & I fear that if I give him some, he'll be constantly knocking on my door. Last night he hinted about getting his own chicken but keeping it w/ my flock so he can have his own eggs (since he barely has a roof over his head) . I do want to add some chickens to my existing flock this spring/summer, but should I let him have one??? I want to help him out in a sense, but I don't know if doing this is such a good idea.
Any thoughts????
Any thoughts????