As you can tell from the last post, I haven't updated this in sometime. It isn't that I don't have anything exciting to say, but that I haven't figured out how blogger works yet. You can read most of the important things at www.mikamymeadows.com in my newsletter archive.After much ado, the chicks have arrived. Yay! Now I've justified the farm in farmbilly. Prior to this I was just a hillbilly because we live on a hill.
Anyway, the guy who brought the chickens, let's call him Dave (his real name is Dave) was very late. Like a week late, and then about 5 hours late. But better late than never. All 60+ survived the first night.
With only several months to prepare for this, I didn't have time to get proper feeders so they're eating out of candle lids right now, in true farmbilly fashion.
So I guess I just wait about 6 weeks for the cockerels to identify themselves as dudes and then either I start the cock fighting ring or I try to keep the peace until they are big enough to eat. Hmmmh, another thing.... I need to get a hold of that Pollyanna Yoder to see if she will still teach me how to butcher a chicken. And in about 4 months, I'll have the Farm Fresh Pastured Eggs from an heirloom chicken ready to market. To market to market, to sell a fat egg
Hey girl, way to go on the new addition to the family! They are so cute. If you need an idea about feeders, I'm sure my mom would help. I think she uses hummingbird feeders. They eat a ton and you know what that means....a ton of poo!! HAHA! Well hope to see you at the market soon. Have a great day. Bye! Niki
ReplyDeleteBy the way I think the cakes were $60.00 together.
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