Our son is responsible for the egg business, and just started selling them. It’s wonderful to see him so excited to do the work, keep the records, and care for the chickens and eggs. The text below is from the flyer that he puts into each carton (you can click here to see his webpage).
Hi, I’m David, and I run the egg business at the Flying T Ranch!
I feed the chickens and water them, and I take care of them. Every morning, I check the chickens to see how much food and water they have, and I look for eggs. Every morning, I find some! Then, I wash the eggs and put them in the cartons. We eat some, and give some away, and sell some to other people.
With the money I make, some of it goes in the egg jar (to pay for chicken food), and some goes in my spend jar, and some goes in my giving jar. I give the money in my giving jar to people in Haiti.
My chickens are free range. I don’t feed them any chemicals or other bad stuff, so their eggs taste great!
The chickens roam all around our farm, and lots of times they follow me around wherever I go, so they get plenty of fresh air, exercise, and natural food.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed getting them for you!
– David
A Joyful Birth
The Flying T Ranch Blog 
Posted by Granny on November 14, 2011 at 2:54 pm
So matter-of-fact! Sounds like a little boy with a big heart and one who sees work not as a chore, but as a part of the life cycle.
Posted by Merit K on November 20, 2011 at 8:24 am
Great post- My daughter has this job at our house and it looks like you are doing all the right things!
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