Today we bought feed, watering and feeding stations, grain, pine shavings, another chicken magazine and 2 furnace registers to install in the coop to provide more ventilation. To date we are into this chicken thing for over $400.00. Not a chicken in sight. Ergo, no eggs.
Our chicken dealer fell through, one of the 3 month olds promised to us, just crowed so is off the market for us. We are again on the look out for pullets that are 18 - 20 weeks old. We want an Orpington, an Ameraucana/Araucana and an Australorp or a Plymouth Rock. Is that too much to ask? Are we being too picky?
Everything I've read says that we need to really chose our breeds carefully, but if we don't get our girls soon, I'm heading out to the local Perko's where the Highway 99 chickens hang out and do some midnight requisitioning. We're hitting the Internet again and leaving messages all over the area with chicken purveyors.
Tomorrow we install the new air vents, buy some grit which we forgot today, and continue our search for the right chickens.
Now that we are back from our extended vacay's I am so ready to get my girls. We may have to drive to Placerville to the Poultry Palace to get our girls. It's about an hour drive one way, and I kind of wanted to shop locally, but dang!
The Chicken Wrangler adventure continues. Stay tuned for the exciting ( frustrating) search for the right chickens.
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