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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Urban chickens, no feed?

So you are allowed chickens in the city of Pittsburgh, but there is no place to buy what you need inside the city limits. Does this seem strange to anyone else? Also, traveling out to the suburbs for feed,,, you have to buy 50# bags. For 3-4 little Bantams, that is like a 6 month supply! Hope it doesnt mold on you in that time period!

It got me thinking; an Urban Farm Store, yup, I am thinking about starting a store. Crazy huh? Well, I know about farming, especially on a small scale. I can easily repackage feed into bags 5# to 10#, small enough to take on the bus. I could sell feeders and waterers. Mmmm, books too.  I could also do demo's teach classes about raising chicks, canning, making pickles :D Doesn't sound like work to me at all......