So I got stiffed from Clyde's Local Feeds 2 weeks in a row.... well, they got stiffed from whoever they get their chicks from ... I was supposed to pick up 2 of each of the following breeds last Friday: Australorps, Plymouth Rocks, and Light Brahmas .... I called on Friday because they hadn't called me like usual, and he told me that the hatchery cancelled the order
So I ask him if they are coming in at a later date and he said no, it was cancelled. So I ask what breeds they are getting in next week and he said, Gold Laced Wyandottes, Autralorps, yada yada yada ... So I asked him to put the GLW and Aussies on hold for me and throw in another BO ...(and I was planning on grabbing a few more of something)
FF to today ... I call and the chicken guy isn't there but a nice young man that works there tells me that those 2 breeds didn't come in .... that the boss will have to call on Monday to see what the status is ....
This is frustrating.......... I need a hug!
My electric netting is portable. I move the same 50 ' of it every week or so. Maybe you don't need 200'. I run it off my horse fencer and did not purchase a new fencer for it......Henicillin: Good luck with your broody. My favorite way of having chicks. So much less work....
Rancher: Like you, I have close neighbors. So letting them free range is out of the question. They would either be smoosh on our busy road or would be cleaning up at the neighbors and they would be not happy about chicken poo in their yard. No appreciation for good fertilizer, huh?
This is the next best thing. I wanted electric netting, but couldn't come up with the $500.00 it would cost for 200 ft of fencing plus solar charger. Of course it means I can only let them out into the temporary fencing when I am home. That cuts down on the amount of yardwork they can do. We call it "holding up progress" around here.
All of you have such good pics of chickies. They are so cute.
Ordered cherry trees and forgot they are poisonous to livestock. Now I have to find a place to plant them that chickens/horses will not be. *Sigh* Here's my sign.....
I wish I would have put more chicks under the silkies. They (there are 2 who share the responsibility) take such good care of the babies outside! There are actually 2 tucked under her wing resting while the other to forage...
I can't wait til another goes broody again!!
Henicillin: Good luck with your broody. My favorite way of having chicks. So much less work....
Rancher: Like you, I have close neighbors. So letting them free range is out of the question. They would either be smoosh on our busy road or would be cleaning up at the neighbors and they would be not happy about chicken poo in their yard. No appreciation for good fertilizer, huh?
This is the next best thing. I wanted electric netting, but couldn't come up with the $500.00 it would cost for 200 ft of fencing plus solar charger. Of course it means I can only let them out into the temporary fencing when I am home. That cuts down on the amount of yardwork they can do. We call it "holding up progress" around here.
All of you have such good pics of chickies. They are so cute.
Ordered cherry trees and forgot they are poisonous to livestock. Now I have to find a place to plant them that chickens/horses will not be. *Sigh* Here's my sign.....
So I got stiffed from Clyde's Local Feeds 2 weeks in a row.... well, they got stiffed from whoever they get their chicks from ... I was supposed to pick up 2 of each of the following breeds last Friday: Australorps, Plymouth Rocks, and Light Brahmas .... I called on Friday because they hadn't called me like usual, and he told me that the hatchery cancelled the order
So I ask him if they are coming in at a later date and he said no, it was cancelled. So I ask what breeds they are getting in next week and he said, Gold Laced Wyandottes, Autralorps, yada yada yada ... So I asked him to put the GLW and Aussies on hold for me and throw in another BO ...(and I was planning on grabbing a few more of something)
FF to today ... I call and the chicken guy isn't there but a nice young man that works there tells me that those 2 breeds didn't come in .... that the boss will have to call on Monday to see what the status is ....
This is frustrating.......... I need a hug!
