Comments on Raising Country Kids: A Tale Of 40 Roosters

Stumbled on your blog today and really enjoyed it ...

2009-11-28T14:50:18.415-07:00

Stumbled on your blog today and really enjoyed it - and great to see people being practical about food, and raising kids to be that way. Stuck a link to your blog on my website (in Australia). (Google Fiona Lake cattle stations, if you'd like to check it out).
Best wishes for Christmas, Fiona Lake

Wow! You are WAY more farm woman than I am! I mi...

2009-11-22T14:15:38.313-07:00

Wow! You are WAY more farm woman than I am! I might attempt to raise the chickens someday, but I don't think I would ever pluck one.

I LOVE the new layout!!! Very nice!! Makes me want to do something to mine...but I just don't have that kind of talent!

When we slaughter the extra roosters (and old hens...

2009-11-20T08:59:52.145-07:00

When we slaughter the extra roosters (and old hens) I make gallons of broth and can it. It makes the winter much nicer to have homemade chicken noodle soup readily available. But even I would admit that that's a LOT of canning!

wow, i can't believe that you ended up with that m...

2009-11-19T21:27:26.904-07:00

wow, i can't believe that you ended up with that many roosters! I've never bought that many at one time but when we bought 6 chicks (hoping that they would all turn out to be hens) we had to rename Heidi... she became Henry!. So I guess 1 out of 6 isn't bad, right?

Henry is now in my Dad's freezer waiting to provide us with a yummy roast chicken dinner.. ha ha.
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Ahh... some days our lives are so similar. And the...

2009-11-19T06:42:37.648-07:00

Ahh... some days our lives are so similar. And then some days, not so much! LOL

So are you having chicken instead of turkey for Thanksgiving?

Love the new look. Be blessed!

LIke your new template....and the happy ending of ...

2009-11-19T04:34:29.890-07:00

LIke your new template....and the happy ending of this story will be some really nice dinners I'll bet.

My mum used to complain that every time she let on...

2009-11-19T03:35:41.850-07:00

My mum used to complain that every time she let one of her hens sit it was just about guaranteed that she would hatch more boys than girls. This brings back bad memories of my parents culling the rooster population in their backyard chook pen. I refused to eat chicken for several months after those events. Looks like your children won't be as squeamish as I was!