Bulk week for little dinosaurs
Bulk week for little dinosaurs
They got big this week, even with the freeze in Denver. Every chicken thrived, I wrapped the little chicken hut in a moving blanket, wrapped again with a tarp, and put a little lean-to of a tarp over the food and water for the two day storm.
They are getting too big for the medium pet carrier, in about a week I will have to put them in the regular coop.
They're looking healthy and happy.
Those food, layers, or pets?
layers. I looked into getting meat birds but I'd need a whole set of equipment and I'm not really sure I want to slaughter 20 chickens when Costco will sell them to me for $100, on demand
Makes sense to me. There's a lot to be said for specialists handling bulk labor like that. Someone with experience will do it faster, and better, so even were you inclined to raise for meat to save a little cost vs labor, it might not make sense to for exactly that reason.
We have pets, the eggs are just a side benefit. I keep thinking about adding a few working girls what with egg prices, but not only is that a big bump in labor, it's a big outlay for setting up for that. Since our two provide enough for us, I just can't see gearing up on a hypothetical that I could provide for friends and family.
I love the silly little critters though :)
Full size chicken for scale:
