The Bittersweet Life of a Poultry Farmer

I thought the cost of feeding would be a drop in the ocean when compared to cost of purchasing the chicks. God forbid that I farm out my own chicks for money, even if it was not easy to raise them to adulthood. A responsible parent would definitely not farm her kids to her neighbour. I love to sell a fully grown chicken and not chicks. Situations might say so for others, but for me, a pig would fly for such situation to force me to quit my caregiving job to those chicks. Actually, for a start, they consume little feed, but as soon as they grow bigger and bigger, more expenses chip in. You then find yourself between the rock and hard place. Last time I saw a woman bare in the sore head and feeling really bad for having her fishes die with no exact reason for it, nothing to link it with. People questioned her hygiene of the pond, and she claimed to have cleaned it thoroughly. However, there is no such thing as a perfect farming experience without a bumpy ride.

Common, there isn’t. Just last month, I recorded a substantial amount of chick death. I couldn’t say the reason for such an encounter. I wished I could record the aghast look on my face, and it was really painful. Temporarily, I wasn’t happy. But as I have said earlier, I had to overlook it and temporarily shiftm my focus on something else so as not to hurt myself more and more. Here comes the twist: a jaunty smile is my number one reaction to some of the beautiful results. Many of these little losses can be recovered by the sale of 2 to 3 fully grown chickens. It is happiness in disguise. Other doodles are going to be easy if one focuses on the aftermaths of the whole situation. Seeing them grow big one day is something that I focus on.

That is a way of fomenting a good mental state throughout the agricultural process. Just yesterday, I got more chicks to raise, and they look well taken care of. It is no small feat to get money to raise these guys, but I am proud to tell you that it is worth it. Sometimes, as you get this money, you spend it and feel empty afterwards. My word of advice to everyone is: don’t quit, take care of anything precious to you till the very end.

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