Hello, I have been reading here for a while. I saw many people talking about their chicken addiction and never expected it to hit my family.
Last fall we raised 25 meat birds and put them all in the freezer. Then my kids (12, 9, and 7) started asking for some chickens they could keep and love. So we built a second coop and bought 3 laying hens this spring, one for each kid - plus the free rare from McMurray (it is Polish and I fell in love with that one.)
I decided to grow 4 turkeys - 2 for us and 2 to sell (if they all make it).
Then the feed store called and said they had another shipment of turkeys... did I want more? That is when the addiction first reared it's head... My two turkeys were already spoken for... what if one died? Ok, back to the feed store for 4 more turkeys.
Yesterday, my daughter (the 9 year old) asked if she could start an egg business. After much deliberation (a whole day!) we decided she could and ordered 20 RIR along with some more meat birds. Time to build another coop! (We also accepted the free rare with that order.)
So that brings us up to 58 birds we will have when the new ones arrive! I have a feeling I am only getting started - we have a lot of space to move pens around in.
From a very simple plan to grow our own food... eat a few sell a few this has exploded. How will we ever go on vacation again?
Theresa
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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