CHICKENS!!
Yes, you heard me, chickens. We got five week-old chicks in a cardboard starter kit, a heating pad on loan, and feed for a good while.
So, for the upcoming prepper plans, we can include five hens-a-laying in the ongoing effort. We brought them home, and The Tribe just went "Awwwwwwwwww."
Brainiac was immediately asking about the logistics of keeping them, always thinking ahead. You could see the gears turning behind Maniac's eyes at the thought of "Mmmmm, eggses, precious..." Jailbait just said "Really?" and stomped away with her MP3 player and texting. Mocha, who is petrified of birds, picked up one chick and DID not put her down the rest of the night. She was actually CUDDLING it! She announced that she named it Ollie: Olivia if it was a hen, Oliver if it was a rooster...
So now we are on a fast steep learning curve on how to raise chickens. Between pouring over web pages on the subject, and badgering clerks at feeders supply stores, we'll have it figured out shortly...
The farming chapter alone was such a big project it felt like its own book.
“dirty Santa game” ?
5? Just 5? You’ll want more than that, and if you’re in the boonies get ready for a high loss rate unless you keep them in a fenced and covered pen. That’s just the way it is.