Prayed for you! Work stress is something for which I have often prayed...it can destroy one's God given peace if we let it and sometimes we cannot help it...it affects us whether we want it to or not.
Oh that is so funny. I put my name on a waiting list for French Black Copper Marans back when I had a job, I told hubby that I was obligated. 'Course I paid for them with my egg money. Got 4 of them.I am bad..... very very very bad.
We went to TSC this evening.
Hubby said I could get 6 chicks.... and only 6.... So, I picked out 3 Ameracaunas (I know EE"S) and 3 Red pullets (probably golden comets). Then he walked off.... and the lady was like "I have these pullets from last week that I really have to get rid of.... Would you like them for $1? " MAJOR TEMPTATION!!!! I told her I had to ask my husband, but I could probably take them if she would drop them down to 50¢.... So, he came walking back up, and was like,"Yea that is too good of a deal to pass up. $3 chicks for 50¢..... I thought there was only 6, until she said she thought she had 15 more in the back but actually there were 20...... SO>>>>>> we came home with a total of 32 chicks! HOLY COW what was I thinking!!!!!???????? Honestly, I figured I would raise them off of lights and then sell them.
This is DH's serious weakness, he likes ducks more than chickens. So AFTER the chicks have left the brooder, I'll start looking for ducks. More babies!!!!And they were PULLETS!!!! Nothing like that ever happens to me. Well, I don't know. I'm such a newbie I don't know if the good sells will come. I know that I have $225 tied up in about 50 chicks coming in 2 batches in the next 6 wks. And they're not even the good stuff. We'll see. Anticipation!!!!I have been reading the Cackle Surprise thread and they are getting some really good deals. Mostly pullets. It's usually a couple of ducks, turkeys and 40=50 chicks. For $60 or so shipping included. And you can specify no ducks, bantams etc. Usually they'll help you. Something to think about. ha
There are several good books out there about herbal uses/companions. Check out Carrots Love Tomatoes for companions. I went to the big used book store - they do trade-ins too - and found some old herbal guides, the older the book, the more uses they list and they usually have more variety as well. I even have an old Joy of Cooking that lists recipes for comfrey, which is now "bad" for us - IMHO only if you don't know what you're doing.
I don't do near as much as I wish I could. Before I had chickens, I did a lot more.
