Re: Custom Chicken Feed Recipes????

From: Shawn Pennington (smpenn30_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:12:42 -0500

"nuele mersch" <fowls@nuele-online.de> wrote in message
news:1gpgwqp.w2htg6115gau9N%fowls@nuele-online.de...
> Shawn Pennington <smpenn30@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My hens are pets, also, but it is,
>> nonetheless, bothersome to me that I pay more for feeding them than the
>> eggs, which I mostly give away as I am not a huge fan of eggs, would cost
>> if
>> I bought them in the store.
>
>
> Hi Shawn,
>
> this is very understandable - but why do you give them away instead of
> selling them? I sell my hens' eggs to friends and neighbours, and that
> always pays for their feed (though not for vet's bills or show fares ;-)
> Everyone loves them as they are so fresh and taste so much better than
> the shop bought ones.
>
> Nuele (D)

Hi Nuele,

Actually, giving the eggs away to the neighbors works in my favor.

They have five children and love fresh eggs so they are happy to get them.
What they do in return is to keep us stocked all summer long with some of
the most wonderful fruits and vegetables I have ever eaten! Corn, tomatoes,
peppers, black berries and apples, all fresh from their garden, are
delivered regularly during the growing season.

I am a horrible gardener. I tried it once and did not produce anything
worth eating! ha ha

I definitely have the easier time, just gathering up the eggs and putting
them in a carton. They have to till the soil, plant the seeds, weed the
patches, harvest, clean, etc. They bring me so much that my wife is able to
can and freeze the extras so the harvest lasts well into the winter.

They said they think they are the ones getting the better deal by receiving
fresh eggs! I guess, so long as we both feel that we are the lucky ones, it
is a wonderful situation!

Shawn

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