I have been keeping you all on your toes this month; most likely questioning when your life would be graced with another update from Chicken Corner? (I bet!)
In that case, I won’t leave you hanging on any longer. But just as a side note and in my defence, BREAKING NEWS swept the Corner this morning and I knew you would not want to miss out! A number of chicks started their epic journey into the world of 2019 today.. and it was evidently even a surprise for me as I had not made adequate amendments to the incubator in preparation for their big ‘crack and release’. Not only did the first hatchers have to undergo the exhausting process of fighting their way through tough shells, but completed this mission whilst having restricted movement to roll, peck and kick because of several metal bars that tightly suspended their exterior shells in mid-air (a technique used to aid incubation, but always abandoned before hatching begins).
Sadly as a result of confusion and ever-so-slight disorganisation by management, these chicks found their heads and legs wedged in less-than-ideal positions amongst the apparatus. I would however, like to make yet another small but very significant side note: no members of Chicken Corner were harmed during the event, if anything, it was an exercise in character-building! Kelly Clarkson style – ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’.. that’s the kind of vibe we are channelling here.
Getting back to the nitty-gritty and something everyone can relate to: Mother’s Day. So here’s a photograph making that link loud and clear, featuring my Mother with a few newbies. Words from Sally-Ann when asked to have a photo with the chicks quickly changed from ‘ohhh do I have to?’ to extreme excitement, exclaiming ‘they are so light! I can’t believe there are little hearts beating inside them’.. and there we have it kids. Chicken Corner really can transform perspectives.
There is so much more to discuss, from late winter chicken sales and resulting profit margins, to logistics like enclosure space and medical advances.. but why rush? We’ve got time, and plus I’ll need more content for future. Can’t be using it all up in one!
Bye chicks x
Written: 31st March 2019
