We bought all these 3 week old chicks for 2/3 of the price we would have spent on day old chicks.Then Grampa bought a hog for $100. We butchered it and ended up with 125 pounds of meat and a fantastic feast for the dogs and the chickens!
...Then, Grampa took some lambs to market yesterday. They wound up weighing a lot more than what he thought they would so he came home with a check that was about 50% more than he expected.
We went out for supper last night!
Now, if only we could get the garden planted. We are excited about the spinach that made it through the winter. At least we'll have something green to sell at the markets.
I also think I may have found a USDA plant that processes chickens this weekend. That means we'll be able to sell fryers and broilers at farmers markets and stores soon! We've had so many people request them, but we've been restricted to selling them from the farm only.
Oh, oh, oh! We are also buying 4 more adult geese from a neighbor.
I'm so excited! The last couple of years have been pretty rough, but slowly things have opened up for us and the prospects for this year look really good!
God Bless You All!
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