Frugal Moms

If you have animals, bedding can be another expense.  Earlier this year we paid about 20 dollars for enough wood chips to fill our coop.  This was cheaper than buying the bales of straw for 4.99 each and needing to haul them 2 at a time for a total of 6 bales.  Still, I plan to do one better.  I will be using HAY that I have growing wild in my back yard.  It’s already dry and just needs to be cut down.

This is where a little creative genius comes in.  I have no hay cutting impliments… as of yet.  I do however have a glaive.  I hope to have enough “mowed” down to fill the chicken shed and make a proper warm sleeping area.  I love the chickens, but they are expensive to raise the conventional way.  Selling eggs just BARELY makes any profit, and that is only because the kids customers pay a premium.

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