After letting it sit quietly for two days to kill off any potential coronaviruses that clung to our mail, we finally opened the bag of mail we picked up this weekend. I was pleased to get a catalog from Murray McMurray hatcheries, which we consider to be a premier source of chicks and other poultry. Looking at their catalog is like looking at a seed catalog: you can check out all the varieties and plan your future.
I’m thinking of buying a dozen or so layers and seeing how they do as a test. Then later, we can purchase some larger meat birds and raise them up for eight weeks and fill the freezer. It’s definitely a plan, I’m just not sure it’s one we’ll execute this year. We’ve got quite a few balls in the air and I’m not sure if we want to add another one to the mix, but my wife is in favor of chickens, so that means its probably going to happen.
I also received my favorite firearms magazine and the latest edition of Backwoods Home Magazine, which I have been reading since the year 2000. If you have any desire to homestead or be more self sufficient, Backwoods Home is chock full of useful information and a must read. They also have a good web site and sell a variety of useful books.
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