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We were really fortunate, the folks we bought our house/property from had kept chickens in the past, so there is a coop/yard already in place. We just need to clean it all out. I also am trying to find an affordable used brush cutter, because the yard is overrun with weeds. I guess in the worst case, we can try to use our weed-wacker out there, but it's kind of a fussbudget, so I don't know how well that will work!
My husband is also already talking about how to expand things! We have twenty chicks, and all have survived so far - they are straight run, so we'll undoubtedly have to cull some roosters out of the bunch. We're both willing to do it, just need to make sure we do it humanely.
I want to get some Black Copper Marans and he wants some Black Jersey Giants next time around. I am also thinking about learning out to tie fly fishing lures (our neighbor gives classes), so I'm trying to determine the best breeds for that purpose.
I hope that your family will warm up to the idea with the meaties - if their response is anything like my husbands, the appearance of those birdies isn't going to appeal to them at all, so maybe they won't get attached to them?
