I'm pretty excited. My sister just called and asked if I'd be interested in getting the chicks that she and her other kindergarten teachers hatch next week as part of a school project. They hatch chicks every year in the kindergarten classes and then they advertised free chicks on CL to get rid of them. This year, my sister spoke up for me! They're all "meat chicks", so I'll need to build some sort of tractor to let them roam around the yard. This will be my first venture in meat chickens although I've helped my family butcher/dress chickens for years...just none that I've raised, so we'll see how that goes. My husband just rolled his eyes when I told him we were going to get them. I really think he thought I was serious when I said I'd only ever want 3 or 4 chickens at one time.
As a thank you to the school, I think I'll donate some supplies to them. As a side note, its pretty sad the amount of supplies that teachers have to buy out of their own pockets. Don't even let me get on this soap box.
Alright, wish me luck with my meaties...