I read yesterday that the Indiana State Board of Animal Health confirmed the detection of bird flu at Rose Acre Farms’ birds at Cort Acres. 2.8 million egg laying hens had to be killed to prevent the spread. Testing close to this farm continues where the outbreak was found.
Eggs are already so expensive…
Troy Wesner, CEO of Rose Acre Farms, said that bird flu stretches coast to coast and some 30 million birds have had to be destroyed in the US just since October because of it. Of course, it brings me back to the idea of raising my own chickens here at the barndo.
The holdup for me is coop placement. It’s not like I want a chicken coop in the front yard, and near the pool isn’t a great option either. That leaves the side yard in back that’s the hardest to access since there’s no door that leads there, and there’s no yard gate or deck steps to get there either.
Katie said she’d help!
Me: It’s a good excuse for you to move back, right? My decrepit aunt needs eggs so I have to take care of her chickens.
Katie: That is a very good excuse! And it saves me from spending money on them down here!
Me: Problem solved.
Katie: How much are eggs up there anyways? Can I pitch a tent and sleep in it with my dogs in the yard?
Me: Great value brand is $5.66 for a dozen today at Walmart. And yes, you may.
And that’s how a new business forms, you guys.
And there’s your proof that I’m a problem solver. Sadly, we need a flock of at least 12 to satisfy our needs and also the requirements of those pesky neighbors.
Now you know: In 1896, a study found that 90% of all commercial ketchups contained “injurious ingredients” that could lead to death. So “at a time when no one else cared” Henry Heinz was obsessed with making products as pure as possible. His see-through bottles were a design statement: purity through transparency.