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colowyo0809

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So what your saying is our feedstores need to man-up and start imposing a limit? :D as well as the people on craigslist? :D
 

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colowyo0809 said:
So what your saying is our feedstores need to man-up and start imposing a limit? :D as well as the people on craigslist? :D
Well. It's really more of if you're gonna get animals, then take care of em!! I just see so many "Easter" animals that people (the buyers) really have no plan for. They just see cute and cuddly and want to get it for themselves or their kids with no idea or desire in regards to this animals care. Then its either neglected or dropped of somewhere. And it really is lonely to be the only duckling (or chick, etc) around. ;)
I learned that the hard way.

Although sometimes a person really does need just one or two chicks etc to replenish their stock. So I'm not really sure what the answer is.
 

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Kala said:
colowyo0809 said:
So what your saying is our feedstores need to man-up and start imposing a limit? :D as well as the people on craigslist? :D
Well. It's really more of if you're gonna get animals, then take care of em!! I just see so many "Easter" animals that people (the buyers) really have no plan for. They just see cute and cuddly and want to get it for themselves or their kids with no idea or desire in regards to this animals care. Then its either neglected or dropped of somewhere. And it really is lonely to be the only duckling (or chick, etc) around. ;)
I learned that the hard way.

Although sometimes a person really does need just one or two chicks etc to replenish their stock. So I'm not really sure what the answer is.
Oh, I know :) It just sucks sometimes the way people do this. Although, I did see one person who posted on CL earlier this year. Each spring they intentionally get a couple young chicks from the feed store for their kids, the kids raise them for 6 weeks or so, and then they find someone willing to take them, for free (I think?). They can't have chickens, but it's still a way to have them ,even for a short time, plus teach their kids responsibility and how to handle that responsibility if something happens (or you can't have them anymore :) ) But, I do think the feedstores should do the minimum thing, just because it always sucks seeing the chicks that are just one or two in the tank like that.
 

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Here's a bunch of pics of the Blue Rock Station where we went today.

Front of the House
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It's made out of straw bales, clay, rammed earth inside of tires for the base.

Back of the house in the hillside
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Chicken coop

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made out of the same stuff as the house

pop bottle greenhouse
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goats having some fun
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stairs
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they were suprisingly sturdy

inside the outdoor solar shower
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one of the several sleeper cabins for visitors and interns
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inside of the sleeper cabin
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all of the buildings had their own water systems
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outdoor composting toilet
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"million dollar view" from the toilet :lol:
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inside of one of the buildings still under construction
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the inside of the house had several of these too. they put colored glass bottles inside the walls. beautiful. and it let in alot of light.

very cool place. and we bought a book that they wrote on natural goat care. she talked alot about herbs etc that she used for various illness and preventative care. and we got to make cheese. :love
 

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It's right outside of Zanesville, Ohio. They have all of their own water from a cistern. Still on the grid though for electric. She said the house never gets below 55 degrees even when they don't heat it in the winter (because of the way the house is built, ie the materials and southern facing wall with big windows you see in the pics).
 

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colowyo0809 said:
But, I do think the feedstores should do the minimum thing, just because it always sucks seeing the chicks that are just one or two in the tank like that.
Our feedstore has a minimum order for chicks... you have to buy them in groups of 6. I think it's a great policy... except that I only want three chickens this year.
 

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Kala, thanks for the photos of that place. That's pretty cool!
 

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colowyo0809 said:
Oh, I know :) It just sucks sometimes the way people do this. Although, I did see one person who posted on CL earlier this year. Each spring they intentionally get a couple young chicks from the feed store for their kids, the kids raise them for 6 weeks or so, and then they find someone willing to take them, for free (I think?). They can't have chickens, but it's still a way to have them ,even for a short time, plus teach their kids responsibility and how to handle that responsibility if something happens (or you can't have them anymore :) ) But, I do think the feedstores should do the minimum thing, just because it always sucks seeing the chicks that are just one or two in the tank like that.
I would LOVE to find a family like that! If possible, you could talk them into buying the breed you want so you can replenish your flock at no cost!!
WIN/WIN!!
 
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