"Why the heck do you have chickens?"

[getaclue]

I find chickens to be very interesting critters. They have a structured social order, yet each one has it's own personality. Some are downright friendly, and will settle right in for a cuddle. AND, they give delicious eggs. I'm so glad you are enjoying owning chickens, and they're helping fill the hole in your heart. My heart goes out to you regarding your loss.

 

[lazy gardener]

Y'all gotta get a SAWSALL! I'm IN LOVE WITH IT!

Im asking for a saw, pitch fork, more screws and ALL the pallets for christmas lol.

For a pitch fork, consider this:

I absolutely love my 18V Ryobi drill. This summer, there were a couple predators in the trees near my coop, and all I had was a tiny little flashlight, so couldn't ID them. Went out the next day and bought a Xenon high beam flood light that uses the same batteries. I can light up my whole yard with that thing! It eats through the batteries, but next time a predator comes calling, I'll be ready.

I'm thankful that we have a shop with just about any tool I could want to use. By far, my favorite is the chop saw and the cordless drill. I can cause a lot of destructive damage with them!

 

[Elmochook]

For a pitch fork, consider this:

I absolutely love my 18V Ryobi drill. This summer, there were a couple predators in the trees near my coop, and all I had was a tiny little flashlight, so couldn't ID them. Went out the next day and bought a Xenon high beam flood light that uses the same batteries. I can light up my whole yard with that thing! It eats through the batteries, but next time a predator comes calling, I'll be ready.

I'm thankful that we have a shop with just about any tool I could want to use. By far, my favorite is the chop saw and the cordless drill. I can cause a lot of destructive damage with them!

I need an 18v drill. I basically use a fancy powered screwdriver but it gets a little wimpy on some pallets. I dig that pitch fork.

Possibly weird question but do you know what the hand tool you use to gather hay thats growing if you dont have a tractor?

 

[Angela Thomson]

For a pitch fork, consider this:

I absolutely love my 18V Ryobi drill. This summer, there were a couple predators in the trees near my coop, and all I had was a tiny little flashlight, so couldn't ID them. Went out the next day and bought a Xenon high beam flood light that uses the same batteries. I can light up my whole yard with that thing! It eats through the batteries, but next time a predator comes calling, I'll be ready.

I'm thankful that we have a shop with just about any tool I could want to use. By far, my favorite is the chop saw and the cordless drill. I can cause a lot of destructive damage with them!

 

[microchick]

Hi Elmochook! That is a handsome rooster in your avatar!

I'm so sorry for your loss. A death in the family is never easy and it is particularly heartbreaking when it is a child that has died.

I got my chickens after we retired and finished moving to our hobby farm in MO. I have always loved chickens and wanted some sort of livestock on the farm. We are too old and have enough physical problems that having full sized livestock to take care of is more than either of us can handle anymore, so when I asked DH if he would mind if I started a flock, he was agreeable and I got my first 12 birds. Then chicken math kicked in. I have 58 birds at the moment, mostly bantams and a flock of 18 standard sized birds. I have a rheumatic arthritis and I just told my husband that if I wasn't out taking care of the birds every day, I would stagnate in the house, sit on the sofa and nurse my painful joints. Moving is much better

 

[Elmochook]

Hi Elmochook! That is a handsome rooster in your avatar!

I'm so sorry for your loss. A death in the family is never easy and it is particularly heartbreaking when it is a child that has died.

I got my chickens after we retired and finished moving to our hobby farm in MO. I have always loved chickens and wanted some sort of livestock on the farm. We are too old and have enough physical problems that having full sized livestock to take care of is more than either of us can handle anymore, so when I asked DH if he would mind if I started a flock, he was agreeable and I got my first 12 birds. Then chicken math kicked in. I have 58 birds at the moment, mostly bantams and a flock of 18 standard sized birds. I have a rheumatic arthritis and I just told my husband that if I wasn't out taking care of the birds every day, I would stagnate in the house, sit on the sofa and nurse my painful joints. Moving is much better

Chickens are great for keeping a purpose!! Im also my mother's caregiver and she loves coming outside to watch the chickens with me. Its pretty much her main exercise since my coop is in the back-back yard

 

[CorvusFarm]

I have always loved birds. All types. But never felt good about having something decorative.

When I moved to a country rental space a few years back, I was able to put in a garden. I asked if I could have a few chickens, and the landlords said yes. I had chickens brooding in my city apartment a week later before I even moved up to the new place.

Fast forward 6 years, and I now am a full-time farmer with a new flock of 50 arriving next month.

The birds are the best.

 

[Duckworth]

I'm thankful that we have a shop with just about any tool I could want to use. By far, my favorite is the chop saw and the cordless drill. I can cause a lot of destructive damage with them!

Me, too!! Only thing is, the main thing I did destructive damage to was my elbow and wrist. Tendinitis stinks. But I have a nice duck house and pen to show for it--and another eight months of recovery left, according to my hand surgeon. Unfortunately, the tendinitis isn't the worst of it, but the torn and subluxed stuff wasn't from the power tools.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Y'all gotta get a SAWSALL! I'm IN LOVE WITH IT!

First Christmas gift I asked for after Katrina!! LOL Yes they are a great tool to have around the house!!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Im asking for a saw, pitch fork, more screws and ALL the pallets for christmas lol.

We have free pallets on craigslist here in New Orleans all the time. Good luck