CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

Well NH I sure don't concern myself over every little thing either. If it happens, it happens and I'll deal with it then...and if I die in the meantime, I will get some well needed Rest.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Bruce...that's why what we do here is a Hobby and not a for "PROFIT" situation, as at least one here seems to think, it should be. We have a simple "Lifestyle" and neither of us has a very long time left, so we are Enjoying our money with our animals for as long as we can. Also, the reason I give eggs away. After losing all that I had 3 times since '99, I see no need to Save for someone else after I die, so we spend what we want, when we want, on what we want. Several yrs ago I made all aware around me that I only wear Tshirts and jeans, if that isn't proper Attire for whatever "Function" I won't be there. Yes, I even wore it to Mom's funeral, per her permission. Stuff used to be important, but not anymore. I saw this the other day and thought it says it All... we just enjoy our own little world, and could care less about "Hoopla".

 

[NH homesteader]

Where did you find that? My husband needs that!

 

[CntryBoy777]

It was floating around on FB several mnths back before I deactivated my account.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Here's another ya might like... and this one...

 

[NH homesteader]

I think you understand my husband

 

[CntryBoy777]

Like the old saying, "Takes one to Know one"....

 

[NH homesteader]

I just found it on Amazon, different picture but I ordered one for him and a goat shirt for me!

 

[Bruce]

I agree, I'm not raising laying hens to make money and was selling excess to 2 people I used to work with for about what it cost me for the hens to produce them. They were quite happy, ecstatic even, to get high quality VERY fresh eggs at that price (and would pay more if I asked).

Last spring with the new 7 (June) pullets plus most of the older girls cranking out eggs, I was eating them every day just to not get too far under the pile. Then I found that 2 people in my old neighborhood wanted to buy extras. They had been part of a small neighborhood group with a flock on community property. Sadly some people just don't work well together nor listen. And of course there are always the ones that are willing to collect eggs when it is their week but not so interested in the small amount of work needed to maintain the flock. Their hens didn't lay well probably because they had 25 in a space big enough for 8 or 10. Most likely they kept adding because they weren't getting 'enough' eggs from what they started with and just made the situation worse.

So these 2 quit the group when they were restarting last spring. They pay me closer to store "free range" retail. Since I was in the area 3-4 times a week, I delivered to all of them on different days. No one got an egg that was laid more than 3 days before. I put the date, hen's name and weight in grams on each egg so they know what they are getting.

Now they wait and are either buying insipid eggs, pricey but age unknown 'free range' or just not buying.

 

[Bruce]

I forgot to put in the main reason I posted all that "too much detail"!!!!

I wouldn't bother to take my excess to the Farmer's Market at your prices since not only would I not cover my costs, I would be spending a whole lot of hours doing it. I'd be behind in both time and money. I suppose I might if I had nothing else to do with my time but I doubt any of us are in that situation.