We think we are going to buy some chicks and raise them!
The current thought is to buy meat chicks, care for them for about 7 weeks, then have them butchered to fill our freezer.
We were originally thinking we'd buy laying chicks. The current batch of chickens has been, as I've said repeatedly, UNSATISFACTORY. But the current batch keep tantalizing us by laying more. 2 of the last 3 days we got 5 eggs. So maybe, just maybe, they will recover and lay well -- in which case it would be a pity to raise new chickens. I mean, new laying hens would be Ok, but we couldn't keep the current batch PLUS 20 more. There isn't enough room in the coop. So the current group would have to be butchered.
We're still pondering exactly what we'll do. Stay tuned...
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