An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

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  1. Rontonio

    Rontonio Road Train Member

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    except drivers, of course

    no one likes free range drivers
     
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    We get our eggs from some friends who have chickens. They are kept in a coop but not cages. But I doubt it makes any difference in the taste. I think it may be the feed, but the eggs taste way better than the ones from the store and the yolks are a brighter yellow.
     
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    Ours don’t run around the yard. I have a “chicken pasture” that they stay in.
     
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    They were going to be caged hens a few weeks after that picture.

    Had broilers for years. No more of those. Some pullets off and on.
     
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    Gotcha. We looked into it at one time. It was an insane amount of investment to get a contract. Had to have 4 houses minimum I think each one was 150k to build. This was 20 years ago too
     
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    I grew up in it @40 years of it. It was like most other things good years and bad years wondering whats next. You dont want to know what they cost today. Its kinda like being a driver and its always the drivers fault. Bad birds and it was the growers fault.
     
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    This gives me an unpleasant flashback. This is where I started my trucking career.
     
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    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil (management)



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