And if you are gonna pay the kids to help with the chickens, don't pay them till your home, seems most are in a hurry nowadays. "What do I care, I already got paid and they are just stupid old birds anyway... so ill just do it super fast so I can get back to playing my game.." Also tell them that if they see a older man that he's your father and will be checking on the house. Maybe they will do a better job if they think there's a chance they'll be caught not doing a good job on your chickens. Just my 2 cents.