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Thanks! I would be your friend every day!!
but I had hens and they are hard work - and they die easily which made me stressed.
Erm, for downloading the free book the homepage wants my full address, or I can't have it. I don't feel comfortable to giving it.
Do I just use some bogus address?
For a free e-book, you certainly require all of my information including a billing address -- for which to send no bill. WHY? This makes me feel like you're just going to sell my information. If it's really free, why not just give a link to a download? This feels super sketchy.
^ I've designed websites: It's requesting that info bc the website is designed (programmed) to process sales. For example, redeeming a coupon for most major retailers requests a promo code, and then generally asks for your info because the site is still processing a transaction.
Anyways, Thank you for the free ebooks Cas! Your content is always so helpful 🙌💖
Cas! Did you not just tell us a couple of days ago that you have too much going on right now?? No chickens girl. No chickens. Especially if you don't eat many eggs!
Here is something that my daughter and I do…1-2 times a month, we go out for coffee together. We usually go to my DIL’s bakery (where sometimes we run into my son) but also will head to a mom & pop cafe for a full meal. This has helped our bond grow even stronger. So, start by taking your daughter’s out for on-on-one time. They will come to cherish those moments. I also have done this with my son, but his schedule is crazy so I usually just head to his house to visit (they just had a baby!).
Maybe just have regular visits to chicken farms and talk to farmers about maintenence if that's a possibility for you? I also feel like if your property turns into a lake every now and then that may be dangerous for the chickens too. We had a hobby farm growing up (in Ontario) with horses, bunnies, pigs (at one point), ducks and for a brief moment we did have chickens. My mom was maintaining everything and because I was allergic to everything I just got the benefit of seeing things kinda at a distance. My mom loved the ducks that would swim in our pond, but hated the chickens and found them "dirty" in her words. Chicks are cute, but they grow up. Maybe you don't have to have everything and do all of the things. 🤷♀️ Maybe that's another way to make new friends, go to farms or petting zoos and meet new people with similar interests. Alternatively duck chicks are also really cute and ducks are beautiful. We did have lots of preditors like foxes and things come to visit and eat the ducks occasionally, but that may be another thought if you want a nice chicken substitute.
Yes! Or quails
@ldmatheson quails are cute. We had friends who had those on their farm. I just worry about coops on Cas' property. I know she said it only floods once a month, but you'd have to make a shelter for them far from the flooded area and because she lives in Canada she might want to look into a heated shelter. We had a barn.
Same with the squirrel thing lol
That’s the ADHD girl!
My big focus to work on right now is my HOME! As a chronic works in progress crafter, home needs HELP lol
That’s how I found The Minimal Mom and she is how I found you!
Find a friend who has chickens and spend time loving on HER chickens, maybe offering to watch her chickens and such... get a feel for it . Some people, it just makes sense and they enjoy it, others just want the experience of knowing. I feel you on the homestead, I want a homestead too... Im just not sure I could maintain all the upkeep, I can barely keep up with my home I currently own. But I dream... of the smell if freshly chopped wood, of wood burning stove, getting heirloom seed and planting them, tending the garden as sheets dry of the line in the sweet smelling wind, baking and cooking home grown food from scratch, having fresh flowers from my own garden, drinking hot coffee and watching the sun rise from my porch swing or rocking chair... all of it. I WANT ALL OF IT!!! But, realistically, I could probably do a little bit of each, get a taste of it and if I think its something I could do long term... then see if I could incorporate it into our lifestyle. Dream BIG but start small. ❤
Happy to be your friend any day, any time! Love your funny quirky and honest videos! Hugs 🤗
We've really cut our spending. We both get paid into one joint account and all the bills come out of it as well as our spending. So we set up a new separate account for spending. Once a week, £150 goes into our spending account, we fill the car with £50 of fuel, withdraw the other £100, use it for our weekly groceries and whatever is left over is for luxuries (usually snacks or hobby stuff). We've not only managed to pull ourselves out of our overdraft, but just today we discovered our 20 year old fridge had finally died and were able to buy a nice new one instead of trawling fb marketplace for one that would only last another couple of years itself.
I've also started doing one load of laundry per weekday day; I do my loads by type; clothes (2 loads in one day), baby stuff, microfibres, towels, swimming gear
Good for you!
You do not have time to be a chicken mom. I do not know how you have time to be all the things . you already are. Try not to fill every second of every day. You have already packed in all the awesomeness you can! Now go and relax a minute.
Do others in your family want these chickens? Do others like eggs? My brother and his family have chickens and there are soooo many eggs. Cas, knowing all the other very important projects you are doing right now, you might want to choose to get chickens later. Maybe your new friend will have chickens you can visit!
Chickens are only little for a very short time. They draw in predators and rodents. They stink unless they're free range but then if theyre free range then you have chicken poop everywhere! Also, your yard becomes a lake in the rain and they would drown. Just look at the chicks in the store and keep on going to your many other plans and adventures. Much respect for all you do. Trust me, say no to the chickens!
I had to have my cat put to sleep Sunday night and have barely moved since then. This is Tuesday night. I am struggling 😢 I'm hoping you will motivate me.
Give yourself time, if you love you grieve ❤
@@lucyjcd5416 Thank you
Get yourself some chickens! They're great & you can sell the eggs if you don't want them.
Oh my....on chickens. If you don't like eggs or you don't want them for meat. I would say just go visit a friend witth chickens. They can be a ton of work.
And chickens can be MEAN!
OMG your comment just cracked me up! ''just go visit a friend with chickens!'' hahahahahahha so funny! I was laughing out loud!
Chickens are cute and if you watch them run it is hilarious 😂
I'm divorced and a mother of three young boys. I work full time as an assistant nurse and some days I just feel overwhelmed with,, life. I just wanted to write and tell you that your videos help me so much. Your positive energy and attitude is contagious. Thank you for that. Love from Sweden ❤
you've got it! ✨️And you don't have to be the perfect mother all the time❤🍀✨️🤗
Let the chicken idea go Cas. They might end up drowning in your backyard that gets flooded! I know people who got rid of their chickens because of the smell, especially when it rains, chicken poo smells awful and wet chicken poo even worse!! Chicken coop, chicken feed, chicken feeders and watering cans, going out to care for them in all kinds of weather, etc. As for the chicken idea, "This too shall pass!!" Just let it go Cas, let it go!!
Thanks!! The first thing I
thought of was her yard FLOODING!!! Chickens are so much work!!
If you don't particularly like eggs or chickens, then what you really need is a friend that has chickens. That way, when you visit your friend you can also get your chicken fix at the same time.
perfect!! .. or the farmers market... fresh eggs last when not put in the fridge
Right! Start out as the chicken-aunty!
Adulting is hard. You can say that again. When we're kids, we all want to be adults, and then we are adults we want to be kids again.
I would NEVER want to be a kid again. I’m 66 and have never wanted to be a kid again.
When I was a child again I had to go to school again. No thank you.
The only reason whenever I wish to be a child again is that I have my parents back. They died 4 and 2 years ago. I miss them terribly.
For some, I am so glad to be an adult even though I am failing at it.
@@mothdust1634 not failing... but it aint easy!
I found out the hard way that very few people join groups and classes alone so it still makes it very challenging to make friends in those spaces. People don't go there to make friends, they go to spend time with their friends taking part in something.
Perfect opportunity to join an existing friend group!
@@72dodge340Oh, sure. Remember cliques in high school? This is worse.
I found this as well unfortunately and being in my 40s I find others are set in their friendships and not eager to make new one’s 🤷♀️
@@ashpsw33 Same. I'm just shy of my 50th birthday, and finding friends seems next to impossible.
I am sorry you've had that experience. I belong to a scrapbooking/crafting group that meets twice a month at a senior center. We always welcome new people and we've all become very close. It's our therapy. We have new people join us several times a year and those people come back every month. I do know that other people have had experiences similar to you in other crafting groups. Just keep trying. You'll find your people. One lady in my crafting group I met at a Bunco party that I heard of on Craigslist. That was 5 years ago. Don't give up. Maybe volunteer? animal shelters? food centers?
Here's what I always think about keeping chickens, or any livestock: who will take care of them when you leave? Seriously. You can't drop a bunch of chickens off at your vet for boarding. If you don't like eggs, does your family? Are you planning to eat those chickens? Isn't it easier to just pick up a dozen eggs when you need them and get nicely packaged chicken thighs at the store? Are you prepared to deal with the cost of keeping chickens? In summer they can scratch for bugs and what not, but you're in Canada! What happens in the winter? I mean chicken feed ain't chicken feed, know what I mean? And you have to protect them from the elements. And predators. You're in the country. Are there foxes, coyotes, wolves, bears? Sasquatch? You may find out that there are at the worst moment. Are you planning a cottage industry to sell the eggs? Check the local food selling regs. Hmmm...Gosh, don't you have enough going on with being a firefighter, and your amazing YT channel and having had an HGTV show? I told my husband about that and seriously, we're both fangirlling you for it. You will be in the best shape of your life and you've got that big textbook to learn...Have I talked you out of the chicken thing yet? (By the say, I once had a friend who became a chicken farmer. She went from city slicker to chicken farmer...It's work. Really hard work.) BTW, I'm 65 and just now starting classes for my PhD. You go girl, in all you want to do! But maybe the chicken thing...uh...no.
Also, the yard floods every time it rains, so you need a high dry place for them.
I agree. I have an elderly neighbor who had a medical emergency that put her in the hospital for a week. I took care of her pets, plants and chickens while she was in the hospital. If I hadn't stepped up, who knows what would have happened to them.
@@barqu1636 you'd be surprised how well they take care of themselves here in South Florida. We have wild chickens everywhere and they seem to be doing just fine, perhaps they're taking life lessons from the city birds.
@@emeraldtiger7135 Right. But Cass is in Ontario, Canada. It snows 7 months out of 12.
the coop isnt enough, you also need an enclosure for the coop to stop predators.
AND a yard that doesn't flood (unless chickens are coming inside during the storm vs drowning). NO CHICKENS CAS.. your plate is plenty full imo🚫🐤🚫🐥🚫
Very nice video Cass 💛 For chickens it is not authorized in all cities, there are standards (such as a maximum number of chickens, health standards, etc.). My colleague had chickens and it's surprisingly a lot of maintenance and still expensive, you have to feed them, clean them, maintain the enclosure, we are in Canada you have to remember that in the fall/winter/spring the chickens have to had a heated place, that we cannot skip a day without feeding them, therefore more complicated travel etc. I sincerely believe that with everything you do and work (which is incredible), this is a lot of extra work 😅 in my humble opinion perhaps taking it all more relaxed during your free time would perhaps be better, for now 💛🙂
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She lives out in the country so I doubt that’ll be an issue. I have chickens and I find them rather easy to take care of and after you get the coop and I initial stuff, it’s pretty inexpensive to take care of them! Especially compared to other animals like cats or dogs.
@@michelletennyson8535 She lives in Canada 😅 and me too, you are probably american, but I written that because I am in the same country 🇨🇦
when I meet people I don't ask them what do they do, I ask what brings you joy in life.
What a blessing you are. We had old friends over for dinner last year and she asked me 3 times well is that all you do? Being a wife, Mom, business owner was not enough in her book. I felt so judged. Needless to say I felt attacked and hurt. Thank you for your inspirational view.
I like this. ❤
@@mis7089 Oh love, 1 that person isn't your friend- my personal opinion. Forget business owner, being MOM and running a household is the most challenging job anyone can do. Women were designed wrong, we should have been born with 8 arms like octopus lol. Tending to the growing development of other souls, the health of other souls in every way, running a household, bet there are aging parents in your life as well. 2 Also bet you are putting YOU last on the long list of life tasks, You need to find breathing space and care for yourself. 3 You are running a business on top of all of that. YOU are rocking life, you get to choose your priorities. The next time you have a guest who makes you feel judged under your own roof, please ask them to clarify what they mean by "is that all you do". Set that person straight and remember there was a doorway for them to enter, show them the way out. You have the right to not be judged in your own home by people who don't live your life. 🥰
@@Ahonui77 , It's a little thing that can help others feel good, it seems to take some hands off guard lol, but gives them the gift of choosing what they will communicate with you about. To borrow Death's line in from Bill & Ted, You may be a king or a little Street-Sweeper but sooner or later you gonna dance with the Reaper. We all have a different purpose and unique way to be valuable beyond $$$ earned.
I would run and hide if someone asked me that. I would have no idea how to answer that.
The hair twirl while fake talking on the phone. LOL!
Ah... The baby chick fever. Been there done that. Chickens were neat To have and raise and I'm glad I had that experience, but they were so much work!
Some advice: Prefab coops are usually too small for chickens.
Chickens get sick easily and if they don't get sick and die they end up getting eaten by a predator. Most vets do not treat chickens and if they do they are classified as an exotic pet and will cost you more. You basically have to be your own chicken doctor.
Chickens are loud and messy. They poop everywhere. Hens sing a song when they lay eggs and rooster crow anytime they want to not just at sunrise.
Some other issues: dealing with frostbite on the chickens combs and wattles in the cold winter months and dealing with their water freezing. In the summer they can get heat stroke and die.
Take it from someone who raised chickens, don't get them especially if you don't eat eggs and don't plan on selling eggs or raising chickens to eat. There are easier things to do in the homestead hobby than raise chickens. ;)
Stop Cass!!!! Breathe!!! Enjoy what you already have!!!!
I lived a hyped up life for so long!! It is an addiction and when you force yourself to slow down, your mind will slow down. And you can live a simple life. Doing what you do well. Do it for your husband! And for your viewership. That busyness keeps so many from simplifying their homes. It doesn’t have to be boring. It can be deeply fulfilling and satisfying.
Just my 2 cents-❤
Love this comment! Even if Cass doesn't read this comment, it was just what I needed to hear. Thank you!!
I haven't even watched the video yet. But Cass I have to tell you that YOUR AMAZING! Your videos helped me get though several mentally draining, hard and emotionally exhausting events and situations. My son just turned 9 MTHS and your videos got me to actually get up and accomplish what i could during my pregnancy and post partum. THANK YOU for everything you do.
@@brittg6148 love!!!!!! Our little guy was born 9.6.23
Nice comment!!❤❤
My daughter is 42... but same! lol LOVE these videos and podcasts Cas gifts to us 🥰
Ps. We are all your friends here Cas!!! 😉
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I feel like you should film yourself doing funky walks every day. 😂 That clip was fantastic.
I was pretty light on friends, so I joined 2 local writers groups. Now I have so many friends, and it's so much fun. So I think the doc 's recommendation is perfect.
I volunteered for sea turtle rescue plus time at the grade school... definitely met some awesome people! Love the writers group idea!!
Cass, I adore you, so I am going to point out that you are (what my family and I refer to as) "hyper-oojamaflipping" - doing all the "things", with increasing velocity. In ADHD it happens because of our constant need to manually restock our dopamine levels. Each time those levels start to settle (cos let's face it, contentment isn't stimulating), we feel the need for a new high. We (our family) pull each other up because we have all experienced the inevitable crash that comes with too much fun. It feels and looks AMAZEBALLS all the way to burnout. You actually helped me rein it in a little and keep a lid on it. One very precious piece of advice you have given us recently is to always leave 20% free space. I apply that rule now to my time and money. As for chickens, homesteading looks so glamorous -but it comes with many caveats. No warm sleep-ins (ever), chicken mites making their way into your furnishings (they bite us), some awful sounds at the crack of dawn, and the poop -everywhereee if you free range, and the stench of it is an absolute assault. If you don't even like eggs, I can think of no worthy reason to put yourself through it. Get a goat or something. Stay awesome Cass -one oojamaflip at a time!
It's so likely that you will not even read this message, but maybe I just need to write it down for it to become a reality.
I have everything I've been asking for in my marriage, my kids my home, my work (from home) my salary (other than my home and car, I am debt free)
With all that said, I am feeling very alone, can't find anything to do in the area yet, and can't find someone to do it with, like a gym partner, or a craft buddy, or someone that will take a walk with me during the day.
I am SUPER thankful for everything I do have, and at the risk of sounding like I am complaining, this is something I truly need.
I believe that having a "buddy" will motivate me to do more things, other than work.
Thanks so much for your ebook.
I am going to download this now, and start working on what I can.
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No not chickens. They stink and a little t if work. No ❤❤❤
Cass- I wish we lived near each other, I would love to be your friend! My list of adult friends is miniscule, and I want to change that!! Relationships and health/wellness are also my 2 biggest areas that I need to work on. I, too, had weight loss surgery and am still trying to find a balance. Thank you for another great video. You always make me smile, you have such a warm and glowing personality 🌻☀🕶
As far as chickens go, before you get them Keep in mind that they have to eat and they need water and you have to clean up after them. So if you don't like fresh eggs or chickens in general you should probably pass on the baby chicks.
We have a lake-side cottage way out in the country, and somewhere in the neighbourhood, someone has a rooster. How do I know? Because that thing NEVER stops crowing. Never. Even if the owner doesn't mind the noise, everyone else nearby has to listen to it as well. It is just like living near a dog that never stops barking. The owner goes deaf to the sound, but the rest of the neighbours are being driven crazy-pants. I don't know anything about chickens, But I know that I don't care for noisy roosters. I hope that you have good luck finding a new friend. Anyone would be lucky to have you for a pal.
How annoying. The noise would drive me crazy.
No chickens! 'nuf said. I read through a lot of the comments, and don't have anything new to say, but as a chicken-sitter when my friends are gone... let me just say that I'm always thrilled when they're back home!!!
Be careful where you put the chicken coops because the chickens might drown in your back yard whenever it rains. Seriously, chickens are another chore that you might want to rethink with the load you have on yourself right now. Cleaning a chicken coop of poop is not fun but has to be done if you want to keep your chickens healthy.
Cleaning the chicken coop is a very nasty chore! 😬🤮
Your printable and ebook is so helpful for identifying the areas to focus on, Thank you! As for chickens... it is all pretty simple until a chicken gets sick or stops laying or is a rooster (if you can only allowed to keep hens in your city). I kept backyard chickens for 9 years and during that time i had 3 flocks. Hens have 2 good laying seasons and one okay season and then their egg production drops off, but they still take your time, attention, and resources. Having a plan for rehoming them or processing them for soup is importnat... or dedicating yourself to having them for life (7-10) years, even if most of the time they are not producing eggs. I'm glad to be past the season of raising chickens. We moved on to kitty/cat fostering afterwards and did that for 7 years (52 kittens/cats over the 7 years).. We no longer do that anymore either. We're into simplifying now.
You’ve really helped me so much 🤗
I always had trouble maintaining friendships with girlfriends as well. Then I went to my first Sci-fi convention. I am a big Sci-fi nerd. I met some people, joined a meet up group. I ended up making some amazing friends! 18 years later, I am still friends with almost all of them. They are my people! And I truly have found my place in the world! So, I echo the advice of finding people through common interests or hobbies! Not only will you be able to do things together that you all enjoy but, you will always have things to talk about that you find interesting!
SOOO FABULOUS!!
Come live in Connecticut! We could be great friends, I think. You make me smile.
How about flying us Canada for a slumber party?😄
I get to wanting chickens too. When I visit my neighbors coop at the time to clean, it cures me ;-)
Adulting IS hard. Ugh. And Cas is busy with 101 things already and wants to add yet another thing to her plate 😂🐓 Aren’t you adulting enough already, lady?! 😅🫶 Power to ya!!!!
They smell they die for no reason their area needs to be cleared of poop all the time and where do you put that stuff and. A BIG AND they attract rats
I’ll be your close girlfriend…from a distance!! Lol
Friendly reminder: In your last video, you said you need to cut, not add, things from your life. No chickens, Cass.
Do I like eggs? No. Do I like chickens? No. That pretty much answers it. Yes they are a lot of work. They are living creatures who need food water shelter safety. They get sick. They are vulnerable to predators. They need tending every day. Where are you going to put them if your yard floods every month. Who will look after them when you go on holiday. Yes the chicks are cute but like puppies they are living feeling animals that need a lot of care.
We have 2 chickens. They aren’t a lot of work, but they do need consistent care. We let them out and lock them back up every day, we scan for possible issues(predators, rodents, mites), clean out the cage every week(grouse, smelly) If you don’t like eggs then I wouldn’t do it.
Chickens are sweet and look realty homie BUT they are a lot of work. If your family eats a lot of eggs AND will help clean the coops, may be worth it. As an ADHDer, I think you like the IDEA of chickens more than you would really like the actual chickens.
I would so love to be your friend 😊
In Canada I’d hesitate to get chickens. With the spread of bird flu I could just see the government requiring us to kill our flock. That would be heartbreaking. I would wait until it passes over.
Chickens are hard work every day you would better with growing some food.
My daughter has about 6 chickens. Gets plenty of eggs for her family and it's not that hard work.
My dad has developed this chicken fever and he’s obsessed. It’s brought him so much joy in his life and it’s brought us so many eggs lol if you have the space and the time and dedication I’d say go for it.
Thank you for your videos. I’m going through a rough time rn but your videos help.
Cass!!!! I live in Canada and totes want to be your friend - can you like interview us all speed dating style ?
Chickens are a lot of work!! We love our girls but they give us a run for our money. Unless you have them for the eggs or you're butchering each year for meat, not worth it as a pet!
First you’re getting chickens “for the eggs”, next you’re driving 6 hours to a specific exotic vet (combo of being an exotic vet with bird experience while also having a livestock license to be able to treat chickens) and spending over $1000 having a lump from your 5 year old hen send off for pathology because they’ve become your pets. I love chickens. They’re smarter than dogs. Sometimes I wish I didn’t know how amazing chickens are though.
You are sooooo wise! And you know you're stinkin' funny! This video is such a good thing that's very helpful in all these categories. Thank you Cas!
Making friends is harder as we get older. Everyone has friendships established. When I moved to the States in 2002 ,I never met anyone . But I do volunteer at a mobile food market and have done for years now and made some great girl friends there. But they both have kids and it's hard for them to schedule regular meetups .
Cas, if you want a new overseas friend, I'm here .
Love all your content . Keep smiling .
No chickens! My friends have them. Way too much poop 🫣
Cas my dear, you have a backyard that floods repeatedly.
No chickens for you, my little chickadee.
Don't borrow trouble.
Enjoy them vicariously, and let that be enough!
This video is so helpful! Health and relationships are the areas that I need to work on. You are such an energetic sunshine! You are so funny Cass!😂😂 Thank you for making me smile and laugh. I have a chronic illness, and you have helped me feel better during my tough days. I will definitely print out your Master Your Life ebook and start to improve my life. May God bless you, Cass!😊❤
I have found that church is the place to make friends. It also gives a place of service, and an identity.
Chickens are loud. Please, have them away from neighbors windows. If you do have close neighbors, please, gifts some eggs once in awhile plus, you could sell the eggs you don't eat. You should be fine....Bon EKA CA USA 🌲
Go to PV Mart every single day and smell the baby chicks until your chicken fever passes. You already have too much on your plate! You don’t need to add a responsibility of this magnitude at this time!!! And I would love to be your friend. I’m right down the road in London. ❤
I just saw your crazy busy life video last week and you do not have time for taking care of any other living things!!! Sorry, just saying. You are making great progress in health with running and fire fighting training! I also need to work on health; I'm getting ready for knee surgery but have to lose 10-20 lbs before the surgeon is comfortable doing surgery. ugh! Makes me sad because I had WLS and have gained quite a bit back during Covid and my son's depression and husband's stage 4 cancer. I really need to knee surgery to get back to my normal life but it's hard to exercise. My best "pies" are relationships- husband, family and lots of girlfriends so that is good, but if you don't have your health...
Before getting chickens make sure you have a good spot for them, considering your backyard floods easily (and you don’t want that coop too close to the house, because noise and smell can get old fast!). As for the things I need to work on, well fitness and relationships are the ones for me too! Thanks for the tips.
Just say no ... to chickens! 🚫🐥
I have chickens. Chickens are lot of work and come with a lot of problem solving. I'm sure you'd be a wonderful chicken mama, Cas. But maybe now isn't the right time. Wish you the best!
Maybe combine two loves. Getting a new friend who has chickens. You said you wanted both in this video. Problem solved 😁
Yes you are right n I’m 73 n changing everything in my life to do and be who I really am. You have to get out of toxic environments n find people who laugh n hug you when you have a bad day. Thank you🥰
Cas- ummm- my vote is no chickens!! One good reason- Your backyard floods, can you imagine what would happen if the flood reaches the chicken coop - yikes!😅
Congrats Cas! Nice work! Great content! Great job! Smile and be HAPPY! ❤😊
If you haven't grown up with farm mess including chicken mess, you'll probably think it's gross and end up not wanting to eat eggs that had potty on them. Just reality, friend. You've gotta work pretty hard to keep the nest boxes clean so your eggs will be clean. They are fun and cute, but the work of chicks is a LOT. You have to keep fixing their food and water so they don't knock it over and dehydrate or get potty stuck on their toes or have pasty rear ends, or...it goes on and on. So many of those coops are cute but may only last one year. Don't forget the crazy winter temps. Are you up for being out there putting vaseline on combs and wattles to prevent frostbite and the resulting gangrene? Or here where I live in Midwest USA, a heat lamp costs upwards of a dollar a day to run. It adds up. Their food is not cheap, either. Maybe you can farm sit some chickens while people go on vacation and that will make you get over it.
I thought that comment by Dr Wallbinger on the podcast was good; that being part of a group that has similar goals can also make friends. You have two areas where you do this, such as on Take Your House Back I think you would consider Dana K White as your friend. You've just started to become a firefighter, and while it may have been just a challenge to see if you could pass at first, there is potential IF you stick it out to be part of a tight community of people in your community. Thus try to resist the urge to just go onto the next thing right now, but rather to stick to the exercise and the study so can officially be part of the firefighter community. My sister has a hobby farm and all her chickens were killed by a predator, fortunately her children were grown but that sort of thing can be traumatic on kids. Also, even though they are chickens, we should not treat living things as transitory as getting a free sheet container from Tevo or nearly free shirts from Goodwill; it is a long-term commitment and you'd have to decide if you really are up for that or not. I like to see beautiful things, and would rather see you create beautiful gardens outside your home, as you have a good eye for beauty, than watch videos about you scooping poop :-).
I have 4 Layer chickens. They are free range. They are work. You can never get a vacation. They need to be feed daily and they operate with the daylight hours where I live in the Caribbean. So as the sun rises and sets I have to deal with them. They do not always give eggs leaving me to work hard to try to see what is wrong now. They require constant daily attention. But I love that I get my own eggs so I feel abundant.
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Lol I'll tell you a secret! There is no such thing as an easy homesteader! Chickens are the gateway for getting other animals and all animals have a few daily chores! It's harder to go away because someone has to care for them. You could raise chicks and the sell them, that way its not a long commitment. Think chores all year if you want to homestead. Good luck but sounds like you are incredibly busy already with all in your previous post. You could always find a farm you can go visit and help at.
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I love my chickens 💕 They are so worth it. Get the chickens!!!! They are not a ton of work and they eat bugs and ticks. They bring joy. We let ours free range during the day and lock them up at night. I do not have a rooster. We got rid of our rooster and me and the hens are all happier!
Good for you. I've heard too many stories of people keeping their rooster that is either aggressive towards people or rough on the hens But they don't realize how much better it is without him. I'm very lucky to have a very chill rooster who is good with his ladies and nice to people. ❤
Being ketovore we go through 3-4 dozen eggs per week and at no time have I wanted to actually raise chickens. Living in a NY apartment might have something to do with that, too. 😏
Chicken r a fair bit of work! They need regular cleaning of their poop! Lice and other pest treatments! Fed every day and fresh water! Let out to forage every day! Looked after when u go on holidays! We have just had our last flock, no more as we are older! And a lot of work!
Chickens are great. I fell in love. I have to say it's a lot of work. Really think if you have the time. Depending on where you live you may have to consider their safety. There are always predators. Really think it over.
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Bless your heart - You DO NOT have time for chickens.
My daughter has chickens. They are so much work. Chicken feed brought rats, and we have to care for them when they go out of town. I used to want chickens, not anymore. Sorry to chicken owners.
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And the SMELL is so gross the bigger they get the worse the smell gets ! You have to change your shoes before entering your house . And one of my dog's like to catch and kill the chickens , so then I had to keep her tied up
Not recommending the chicken thing. Where i live they're all over and there was a huge population boom. Chicken poop everywhere and dirt tossed around. The roosters make so much noise and i resorted to picking up a water gun/ squirter to deter them/scare them away (don't want to hurt them because they're just doing their roster- thing).
On the chickens, don't do it. Consider how much is on your plate right now, and you wouldn't want to add eggs to that dish anyway. ;)
Yes!! Get the chickens!! We live in town and my husband thought I was nuts 2 years ago when I brought some chickens but I love them! Building the coop and the run was kind of a lot, but after that it’s definitely manageable!
Just say no to the chickens! You have too much on your plate right now unless your kids will do it all, which I doubt!
So wish you lived next door!! I just love ya... I also have Adhd and am crazy pants lol. Love everything you do and so excited to see how the volunteer fire fighting goes😊
We have quite a bit of pets at our house I would say chickens land somewhere in between the amount of work it takes to have 2 dogs vs the chinchillas. They arent quite as much work as the dogs but they still require work. I would say about 45 minutes a day (divided morning and night) for my chickens plus I let them roam around with me while I do things outside whether thats playing with my kid or yard work. Then about an hour and half once a week to clean and reset their home, give them new things to play with/on and plan out their treats. Also maybe 30 minutes a week to meal prep/plan their extras to their feed like veggies/fruit/ sourdough bread occasionally. Their food actually adds up lol. I would say dont get a pet unless you are 100% commited haha.
Great video, oh and I totally would love to be your friend - you are awesome, I love your humour, ADHD tips, organisation, decluttering really excites me and I help friends with these things - you are so relatable 😃
Chicken poop and feathers and respiratory allergies don't go well together...
I don't think you need a new hobby. Time to find someone who has chickens and offer to take care of them when they go on vacation. I want to make a new friend.
Chickens are a lot of work and especially if you don’t like eggs! Hahaha.
Cas, one of my friend's parents has chickens, and my friend showed us a photo of like FIVE WHOLE CARTONS OF EGGS that is in their backlog of uneaten. If you don't LOVE eggs that's gonna pile up and overwhelm you so fast!
On the topic of money, I think it's important to note that sometimes the answer IS to increase your income, rather than cut your spending. There is literally no place in the United States where a full-time minimum wage income will afford a one-bedroom apartment. If you find that you can't afford your needs (shelter, food, clothes, medicine, utilities), then the answer isn't to figure out which of those needs you can cut, it's trying to figure out how to get more income.
This is very true, you are right. The cost of everything has gone up so much, but wages aren't even close to matching that.
This is exactly my problem... The high cost of food these days has absolutely killed my finances and I already spend way less by not buying meat, only buying what's on sale, using all the loyalty and rebate apps, etc. I need to figure out how to increase income!
Without our health the other areas are even more tough to deal with. It took me a longtime to get this. Fortunately I still have my health.