The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[ColtHandorf]

That's a hell of a score.
I've been looking into posts for a sizable 6' fence. Looked at 4x4s, round posts and chain link posts. Nothing seems reasonable when I need the amount I do.
If I was you I'd tell him just keep them coming.

No kidding. I've asked him last time he was out and he'll bring me some whenever I need them. Have you searched Craigslist and FB Marketplace?

Respect the hustle

Me snooping? Or him selling "trash" lumber? lol

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No kidding. I've asked him last time he was out and he'll bring me some whenever I need them. Have you searched Craigslist and FB Marketplace?

Me snooping? Or him selling "trash" lumber? lol

Probably both

 

[Miami Leghorn]

And finally a very zoomed in look at the farm without losing a lot of details. Honestly, it looks like a hot mess. You can clearly see birds in the photo and I don't see enough birds to make filling orders very easy unless there are a lot of birds cooped or caged in the buildings. Even if they only have a dozen of each breed, no wonder they have such a hard time filling orders. And judging from the look of the buildings and the pens, it's no wonder that predators are able to literally wipe out whole flocks. In the thread I linked above coyotes and minks were often mentioned as issues killing breeders. Currently none of their bantams are available for order on the website due to an issue with mink.

When I was much younger I wanted to order from them as they had some bantams I was interested in, but I don't think I'd even waste the time, energy, or money ordering from them. And while they seem to be sugar and spice when you first place your order they rapidly lose their professionalism and customer service when you lose your patience after having shipping dates missed. I believe one person actually posted a message in the linked thread where the owner straight up said, "I assume you're joking", when the customer wanted to cancel an order after five shipping dates were missed and then went on to make it sound like they'd gone above and beyond to handle the person's substitutions and requests they put in to make shipping the chicks easier.

I don't remember how long I jacked with them. I did recieve a refund check once. It bounced.
Believe I fought with them a year over that and then suddenly they wanted to fill my order. I took the offer just to get something from them and end the whole ordeal.
They couldn't fill the order and sent substitutes.
I was supposed to get exchequer leghorns. They substituted half for black leghorns.
The blacks all ended up being barred somethings. The exchequers ended up being white leghorns and an austra white looking birds.
Everything else was substituded to their picks. I sold everything.
So ya my last order took 3 years to get nothing I wanted.

The Sand Hill issues remind me of a situation my Grandad ran into early in the restaurant business. He was an excellent chef and had a great rapport with people. he built a fan base within the community . He then decided to open up his own place, and he creates a menu that was in hindsight too extensive to execute, and within one month he luckily realized that. The staff was stressed and over whelmed especially the kitchen staff...He took stock,manned up and acted quickly.
He reduced his menu to a small selection that was totally manageable. Every now and then he got to flex his muscles and treating his loyal customers to non-menu items when he was asked to "surprise" them.
It worked.
Less stress to the back kitchen. Less stress to the front of the room employees. The food was always on point. His customers left full and satisfied. He solidified his reputation as a chef and proved he could hold on to a clientle himself with his own place.

Start small and stay focused. Remove that which does'nt work,and learn from the setbacks. Don't see the setbacks as a failure,see them as a blessing.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

No kidding. I've asked him last time he was out and he'll bring me some whenever I need them. Have you searched Craigslist and FB Marketplace?

Me snooping? Or him selling "trash" lumber? lol

I meant the lumber, but yeah what the hell, sure, both.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

The Sand Hill issues remind me of a situation my Grandad ran into early in the restaurant business. He was an excellent chef and had a great rapport with people. he built a fan base within the community . He then decided to open up his own place, and he creates a menu that was in hindsight too extensive to execute, and within one month he luckily realized that. The staff was stressed and over whelmed especially the kitchen staff...He took stock,manned up and acted quickly.
He reduced his menu to a small selection that was totally manageable. Every now and then he got to flex his muscles and treating his loyal customers to non-menu items when he was asked to "surprise" them.
It worked.
Less stress to the back kitchen. Less stress to the front of the room employees. The food was always on point. His customers left full and satisfied. He solidified his reputation as a chef and proved he could hold on to a clientle himself with his own place.

Start small and stay focused. Remove that which does'nt work,and learn from the setbacks. Don't see the setbacks as a failure,see them as a blessing.

P.S. the "surprise me" context of a meal could be parlayed to a Moony-Over Farms surprise egg box...

 

[Painted Calls]

P.S. the "surprise me" context of a meal could be parlayed to a Moony-Over Farms surprise egg box...

 

[Miami Leghorn]

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[Amer]

The Sand Hill issues remind me of a situation my Grandad ran into early in the restaurant business. He was an excellent chef and had a great rapport with people. he built a fan base within the community . He then decided to open up his own place, and he creates a menu that was in hindsight too extensive to execute, and within one month he luckily realized that. The staff was stressed and over whelmed especially the kitchen staff...He took stock,manned up and acted quickly.
He reduced his menu to a small selection that was totally manageable. Every now and then he got to flex his muscles and treating his loyal customers to non-menu items when he was asked to "surprise" them.
It worked.
Less stress to the back kitchen. Less stress to the front of the room employees. The food was always on point. His customers left full and satisfied. He solidified his reputation as a chef and proved he could hold on to a clientle himself with his own place.

Start small and stay focused. Remove that which does'nt work,and learn from the setbacks. Don't see the setbacks as a failure,see them as a blessing.

Good life advice! If they cut back to a few breeds, cutting the EEs, mixes, and more common breeds people would never buy from them anyways, it would be a successful business. Bookmarking this!

 

[Miami Leghorn]

UK Exchequers

 

[The Moonshiner]

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