Matejka
Free Ranging
Keep this in mind....Noted. I saw today, when I expanded my walk outside my gate and down the dead end road, that the neighbor with the chicken barn (had 800 hens at one point, now it's for sale and has his cows while he gets his new place fenced), had his outdoor well pipes wrapped in what looked like attic insulation. I am definitely going to do more than the black foam stuff next winter. Especially on the barn pipes. I think, around the well, which is in the back yard (and a bit of an eyesore already), I'm going to build some kind of interesting looking insulated hut over it. Going to have to do some research on that - how big, what kind of insulation, but I think that's the way to go.
Got 45 eggs today. Dang, even in the freezing cold, they didn't slow down. I've got almost 100 hens and about 6 regular customers. I don't advertise anymore because none of my customers (except 1), is the 1-2 dozen request. They all want 6-12 dozen at a time. I think they're either re-selling or buying for extended family. Either way, I get my eggs sold, feed is completely paid for and we are all happy.
Our pump went out this past summer. It was time-38 years. We had to remove top of wellhouse for repairs
So whatever you build-keep access for repairs in mind. This was something therepair company does not do, so I got the fun (partner is 85 and not allowed on a ladder). He has fallen off ladders 2 times in the last 5 yrs. It was not as hard as I thought. I removed sheets of tin on roof. nails out, slid top off. Replaced with roofing screws, for easier removal next time.
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