Undecided- Anyone ever feel the same?

[Appalachickens]

In a twist of fate- last night the most perfect home came available for my flock.

She wanted laying bantams for her bantam roo to have more ladies. She's able to free range and will send me pics of my former girls regularly. I'm so beyond happy about it and already feel lighter.

Thank you BYC for all the insights. It's nice to not feel alone.

That is excellent news!

 

[DuckDuckSook]

That doesn't mean you are a flake or lazy. Learning is a good hobby in and of itself - learning a few layers deeper than the casual surface in a series of area is a great thing!

You may circle back to some of them some day, or use pieces of some of them in other applications, or just have the knowledge and/or skills as background - all of these have value.

Well said.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I agree. I do tend to get stressed easier than I thought. But then again, my journey back into chicken keeping has been anything but a smooth ride. I guess I'm hoping that feeling of waiting for the other foot to fall will go away eventually.

Maybe I'll get a nice heavy duty tarp and secure it today or tomorrow over the 1st 15 foot kennel and see how it does with this weekend's expected rain. If it handles it fine I might relax a tad.

Thank you!!

They sell corrugated panels that are opaque, to keep hot sun off, fairly cheap. I think we got ours for 11$ a panel, but that was 5 years ago. They dont flap like a tarp. You could drill holes and zip tie on the roof of your run? A lot of people enjoy chickens more when the weather is warmer. Best of luck

 

[McChooky]

The 1st time I raised chickens I converted an old barn and garage into chicken coops and it was a lot of fun until my husband lost his job in the coal mines.We ended up moving out of state and renting so we never got anymore chickens until we moved back to WV. Now I can raise as many as I want but the sweet spot is a dozen or less. Roosters on the other hand can take the fun out of raising them

 

[Appalachickens]

The 1st time I raised chickens I converted an old barn and garage into chicken coops and it was a lot of fun until my husband lost his job in the coal mines.We ended up moving out of state and renting so we never got anymore chickens until we moved back to WV. Now I can raise as many as I want but the sweet spot is a dozen or less. Roosters on the other hand can take the fun out of raising them

I got an older (2-year-old) Wyandotte rooster and he has been amazing. Such a gentleman, and the 11 hens all accepted him immediately.

 

[McChooky]

I got an older (2-year-old) Wyandotte rooster and he has been amazing. Such a gentleman, and the 11 hens all accepted him immediately.

Nobody here gives roosters away. They either keep them or eat them