Re: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

[Guest guest]

Are you charging for these?  Thanks.

Subject: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

To: trad-foods-MN

Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:12 PM

 

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great

for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for

making raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily

free-range. They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but

then they are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with

heated building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karendmyclearwave (DOT)

net

[Guest guest]

Are you charging for these?  Thanks.

Subject: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

To: trad-foods-MN

Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:12 PM

 

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great

for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for

making raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily

free-range. They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but

then they are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with

heated building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karendmyclearwave (DOT)

net

[Guest guest]

Are you charging for these?  Thanks.

Subject: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

To: trad-foods-MN

Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:12 PM

 

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great

for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for

making raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily

free-range. They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but

then they are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with

heated building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karendmyclearwave (DOT)

net

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Please excuse my previous post. I just now saw " free " in the message heading.

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[Guest guest]

Your lack of ambition is uninspiring. Makes my stew hens an attractive value

at $5.99 each. How can you recommend them as worth 0 cents? Alvin

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

Your lack of ambition is uninspiring. Makes my stew hens an attractive value

at $5.99 each. How can you recommend them as worth 0 cents? Alvin

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

I thought that she was saying they were free range and that is why she put free

in the title? I thought that she wanted you to contact her for a price......

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

I thought that she was saying they were free range and that is why she put free

in the title? I thought that she wanted you to contact her for a price......

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

> I'm surprised that with this many birds, you can't find a buyer for

> them. It doesn't make business sense to me to write them off. It

> also doesn't make sense to me to offer building/heat/help to get rid

> of them if they are valueless. You are not only saying the birds are

> worthless, but your time and efforts are as well. Had you marketed

> them at 3 years of age or so, they would have been worth $5. each as

> laying hens, even up here in Bemidji. I've been contacted by people

> wanting old birds to use as pet food and all of them have been

> willing to pay SOMETHING. My operation, however, is so small that my

> old birds tend to die of old age. Like Frenchy, RIP, aged 9.

>

> Pat Z.

>

>

> > >

> > > We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

> > >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

> I'm surprised that with this many birds, you can't find a buyer for

> them. It doesn't make business sense to me to write them off. It

> also doesn't make sense to me to offer building/heat/help to get rid

> of them if they are valueless. You are not only saying the birds are

> worthless, but your time and efforts are as well. Had you marketed

> them at 3 years of age or so, they would have been worth $5. each as

> laying hens, even up here in Bemidji. I've been contacted by people

> wanting old birds to use as pet food and all of them have been

> willing to pay SOMETHING. My operation, however, is so small that my

> old birds tend to die of old age. Like Frenchy, RIP, aged 9.

>

> Pat Z.

>

>

> > >

> > > We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

> > >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

> I'm surprised that with this many birds, you can't find a buyer for

> them. It doesn't make business sense to me to write them off. It

> also doesn't make sense to me to offer building/heat/help to get rid

> of them if they are valueless. You are not only saying the birds are

> worthless, but your time and efforts are as well. Had you marketed

> them at 3 years of age or so, they would have been worth $5. each as

> laying hens, even up here in Bemidji. I've been contacted by people

> wanting old birds to use as pet food and all of them have been

> willing to pay SOMETHING. My operation, however, is so small that my

> old birds tend to die of old age. Like Frenchy, RIP, aged 9.

>

> Pat Z.

>

>

> > >

> > > We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

> > >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you !!

Susie Z

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

[Guest guest]

Thank you !!

Susie Z

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

[Guest guest]

Thank you !!

Susie Z

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

[Guest guest]

you are great and we so appreciate how generous you are!

>

>

> Thank you !!

> Susie Z

>

> On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Otten <pmo@... <pmo%40chof.net>>

> wrote:

>

> Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

> folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

> " wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

> line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

> the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

> our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

>

> Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

> want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

> isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

> their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

> away to whomever the want to?

>

> When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

> better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

> out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

> let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

> exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

> applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

> the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

> neighbors! -

>

>

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

>

>

[Guest guest]

you are great and we so appreciate how generous you are!

>

>

> Thank you !!

> Susie Z

>

> On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Otten <pmo@... <pmo%40chof.net>>

> wrote:

>

> Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

> folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

> " wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

> line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

> the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

> our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

>

> Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

> want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

> isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

> their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

> away to whomever the want to?

>

> When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

> better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

> out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

> let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

> exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

> applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

> the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

> neighbors! -

>

>

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

>

>

[Guest guest]

you are great and we so appreciate how generous you are!

>

>

> Thank you !!

> Susie Z

>

> On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:45 PM, Otten <pmo@... <pmo%40chof.net>>

> wrote:

>

> Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

> folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

> " wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

> line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

> the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

> our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

>

> Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

> want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

> isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

> their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

> away to whomever the want to?

>

> When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

> better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

> out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

> let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

> exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

> applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

> the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

> neighbors! -

>

>

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

>

>

[Guest guest]

Whoa, this doesn't sound like Alvin!

Personally, I thought 's approach interesting. Either I could buy a

stewing hen for $5.99 (or whatever price) or come out to 's place, run down

a finally-unlucky chicken, butcher and pluck it for free. I see it as " squawk "

equity (heh heh). I bet those chickens would taste mighty fine!!! Thanks

for your offer!

Sara R, a suburban soccer mom who values her connections to family farms but

who's too wimpy to come out and actually butcher and pluck chickens, even if

they are free!!

________________________________

To: trad-foods-MN

Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 10:48:31 PM

Subject: Re: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

Your lack of ambition is uninspiring. Makes my stew hens an attractive value at

$5.99 each. How can you recommend them as worth 0 cents? Alvin

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

Whoa, this doesn't sound like Alvin!

Personally, I thought 's approach interesting. Either I could buy a

stewing hen for $5.99 (or whatever price) or come out to 's place, run down

a finally-unlucky chicken, butcher and pluck it for free. I see it as " squawk "

equity (heh heh). I bet those chickens would taste mighty fine!!! Thanks

for your offer!

Sara R, a suburban soccer mom who values her connections to family farms but

who's too wimpy to come out and actually butcher and pluck chickens, even if

they are free!!

________________________________

To: trad-foods-MN

Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 10:48:31 PM

Subject: Re: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

Your lack of ambition is uninspiring. Makes my stew hens an attractive value at

$5.99 each. How can you recommend them as worth 0 cents? Alvin

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

Whoa, this doesn't sound like Alvin!

Personally, I thought 's approach interesting. Either I could buy a

stewing hen for $5.99 (or whatever price) or come out to 's place, run down

a finally-unlucky chicken, butcher and pluck it for free. I see it as " squawk "

equity (heh heh). I bet those chickens would taste mighty fine!!! Thanks

for your offer!

Sara R, a suburban soccer mom who values her connections to family farms but

who's too wimpy to come out and actually butcher and pluck chickens, even if

they are free!!

________________________________

To: trad-foods-MN

Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 10:48:31 PM

Subject: Re: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

Your lack of ambition is uninspiring. Makes my stew hens an attractive value at

$5.99 each. How can you recommend them as worth 0 cents? Alvin

>

> We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These are great for

making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long winter. Also great for making

raw pet food. These hens were raised organically and were happily free-range.

They are between 4-6 years old. We will catch them live for you but then they

are yours. For large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated

building and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few helpers,

but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@...

>

[Guest guest]

It may seem interesting or strange that we are giving these birds away for free.

We threw around the idea of butchering them ourselves and selling them. Or even

making our own chicken broth to sell. But our " farm operation " is already

running on too few people and none of us need another project to stress us out.

We are looking at places to cut back on, not adding to the chaos! We checked

into taking them to a butcher shop, but the ones that would do it will chage is

so much it wouldn't even be worth our time. (And they charge so much because

they don't want to do them either!) We tried to sell them cheap but when that

didn't work either. So there was just two options left -get rid of them for free

or...........you really don't want to know the other option. When their are

people all over the world (even here) going hungry, it is so sad to us to just

waste good food.

If anyone knows of a buyer that would take these, we are open to suggestions.

Anyone in the cat or dog food making buisness?

[Guest guest]

Well said. I agree wholeheartedly!!!

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To: trad-foods-MN

Sent: Wed, December 9, 2009 2:45:20 PM

Subject: Re: Re: free laying hens/ good for chicken broth!

Why can't we be happy and even thankful that there are some gracious

folks around - including farmers - who are willing to share their

" wealth " (OK, chickens) with others without always putting the bottom

line on top? Are we so enslaved that we must perpetually squeeze out

the last possible dollar for everything we do or have and try to make

our neighbors comply to our narrow-minded set of rules?

Why is it so hard for us to allow others to give away whatever they

want to? If it is theirs - this is still sort of a " free " country,

isn't it? - why can't we allow for them to be joyfully free to GIVE

their stuff, chickens, pigs, produce, cars, Christmas gifts, labors

away to whomever the want to?

When I see Jack Frost coming to my produce farm, would it not be

better of me to invite neighbors, friends, relatives, in-laws (even

out-laws!) to partake in the end of the harvest for free, rather than

let Jack take it? Must everything in human endeavors be measured

exclusively by " economic standards " alone? Is the Biblical verity not

applicable to all time, including us today, that " The LOVE of money is

the root of all evil " ? Come on, let's be thankful for gracious

neighbors! -

> I'm surprised that with this many birds, you can't find a buyer for

> them. It doesn't make business sense to me to write them off. It

> also doesn't make sense to me to offer building/heat/help to get rid

> of them if they are valueless. You are not only saying the birds are

> worthless, but your time and efforts are as well. Had you marketed

> them at 3 years of age or so, they would have been worth $5. each as

> laying hens, even up here in Bemidji. I've been contacted by people

> wanting old birds to use as pet food and all of them have been

> willing to pay SOMETHING. My operation, however, is so small that my

> old birds tend to die of old age. Like Frenchy, RIP, aged 9.

>

> Pat Z.

>

>

> > >

> > > We have over 500 old laying hens that need to be retired. These

> are great for making chicken broth or chicken soup for this long

> winter. Also great for making raw pet food. These hens were raised

> organically and were happily free-range. They are between 4-6 years

> old. We will catch them live for you but then they are yours. For

> large orders (at least 50) we can provide you with heated building

> and a large plucker for processing. (We may also provide a few

> helpers, but bring your crew.) Email for more information. karend@

> > >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Do you have any Amish neighbors? There are alot of

Amish down this way, and they butcher chickens for a

very reasonable price. I would think that they would at

least take them for free at the very least.

Therese in Viroqua

[Guest guest]

, well said. is offering a lovely gift to any of us able to take

her up on the offer and I thank her for that. I wish I could take her up

on that sweet offer but am currently helping with round the clock care for

my Dad who is in the last days of lung cancer. So I am not able to get away

to accept this or do the butchering at this time. Don't think the city would

let me store the lives ones here till I had time either! LOL

, thank you so much for your wonderful offer!

Kimi

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