BasicallyBanananas t1_jdsj5o9 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Reply to Those of you who have laying hens, what do you do with the chicks who turn out to be roosters? Is there a local butcher who will dispatch them for a fee? I don’t mind eating them at all but don’t have any experience doing it myself and wouldn’t want to cause undue harm due to my inexperience by JMChaseArt

😕 I can't fathom the idea of slaughtering them. I wound up with one out of the 6 I got last spring and I've just been keeping him. I have 4 more coming for this season so that he will have enough hens and I am really realllllly hoping I just get the 4 hens I ordered.

BasicallyBanananas t1_jd8ribs wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Reply to If you could choose, would you prefer private well water or town water by kellogsmalone

100% town water. You don't have to pay emergency costs to service and maintain the system. You don't have to conduct your own regular testing for purity and contaminants. Plus getting water from the town is not expensive and extremely reliable. City water and city sewars are 2 of the most important aspects of choosing a home imo to safeguard against catastrophic and sudden costs that cannot be delayed if incurred.

BasicallyBanananas t1_jcf08sr wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:07 AM

Reply to Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet

I walked mine with snow shoes. Couldn't stand shoveling that beast by hand again.

BasicallyBanananas t1_jbe9zyq wrote on March 8, 2023 at 12:49 PM

Reply to Vermont vs New Hampshire by Lucky-Specialist-790

Before equal housing opportunities real estate agents would not allow many people to move to VT. It was kept intentionally restricted for many years and now is the fallout of that.