This year we did not get the trailer out as much as we wanted to. It’s nice having it safe at home between trips, at least. It hasn’t really needed any work lately, so it just waits patiently for it’s next adventure. First trip of the year didn’t happen until June! With an Oregon Unit […]
I had a really fun year exploring art. I loved art as a kid, but it is not something I could really pursue with my chaotic upbringing. So it has been really nice to have room to get back to it. With my art/music room setup, I finally have space to spread out and do […]
I’ll start by saying we did not get the trailer out nearly as much as we wanted to this year. Things like the kitchen remodel ate up a few precious weekends. It just seemed like a lot of this and that kept us from venturing out much. But we got it out three times. First […]
When we bought our house ten or so years ago, everything in it worked, and there was really no reason to go messing around with stuff that was perfectly functional. Over the years we have replaced the stove, and the fridge, and the dishwasher. The one thing that remained was the cheap, ugly, brown countertop. […]
Ok, back to the Offroad Miata I mentioned back on the Camaro post. So I’ve built the suspension of the Jeep Wrangler, and the interior/body of the Miata, and they actually look like they are going to fit together ok. No engine, but I cut out a headlight cover for a little ‘winky’ action. Now, […]
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lol! Yep I see the roo. It's cool that you've got so many chicks. Are you selling them this Spring or are they going back into the flock or egg production or for the freezer?
That photo of Mama hen is awesome!
My broody hen, the Japanese Silky is very protective, too, and will come after me, but in the flock she is outranked by some of the older hens who will come after her right back if she threatens to protect her chicks.
~Lisa
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No one is going to freezer camp at my house – we didn't care for the taste of the rooster we cooked this winter. I got the chicks because last winter we had no eggs, and neither did our friends and everyone was asking if I had any young hens to sell. So I figured if I was going to get 4-5 for myself, I might as well get 15 and sell the extra. It's as much trouble to raise 5 as 15! Then Mama hen went broody and added another 8 I wasn't planning on – well, having chicks around is so much fun, I don't mind a few extra!
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hehe! I hear ya.
John thinks I'm crazy to order 25 chicks next month, but like you said it's just as easy to raise 5 as 15….or 5 as 25. And they grow up so fast, so it's not a long term commitment to raise chicks.
Like you we've had friends ask us for eggs but we've barely had enough for ourselves. So I want to raise enough to have eggs for us and to sell. And I plan to sell some of the chicks as pullets…..if I can bear to let them go. lol!
~Lisa
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The best part is that if you can raise them up to be friendly you can ask more money for them. Last year I got $25 for the friendly ones you could just pick up and hold, and only $15 for the wilder ones – and they were only about 10 weeks old!
Going price around here is $20 for a laying hen, I'm sure the city folks who want a 'pet' hen (they can only have 3 hens total) would gladly pay $30 for a super-tame one 🙂
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