We love our chickens too much to eat them!

Though I am aware of the fragility of all human kind, I can not help but to face the facts. If we humans take the path of main stream society we will be at the mercy of our government. The same government which has been in place since the seventeen hundreds. Though in those days the meaning of democracy was more of an entertained reality. These days we mutter the word "democracy" with out actually realizing that Americans do not live in a democracy and haven't ever lived in a democracy. I do believe that this is the intention of the people and with much personal deliberation we will attain democracy not by fighting for it but by living it, This is what Francis Moore lappe Calls a Living Democracy. A form of living where people take matters into their own hands. Each individual doing their part and through this we see large and powerful changes in social structures and economic foundations as a whole. This knowledge has inspired me to establish my very own resolution to live in a way that makes sense. Though I can't always justify my need to drive which I do, or pay a bill to xcel energy every month. Iknow I must do the best with what I have. So I made a list of actions I could take that would create some sustainability for my family and I.
One of the actions on this list was to have layer hens. We purchased twelve chicks, which my children where madly in love with and they just chirped away so sweetly for a while. I kept them in a very large rubber made bin for about two and a half month. Then they were ready to go out. I was really proud because I was dug a two foot deep trench that was about forty feet long in the snow because I really didn't want any of those sweet little ones to get munched by fox. My partner Riley had helped quite a bit and before long they were ready to be outside. Many months had passed and They began to lay eggs. These days we get about a dozen a day, wow that sure is a lot of eggs, we like to give them away! For some reason one always lays a gigantor of a beast of an egg, need to figure out which one and why??????? A question to be answered soon.
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