Oh wow, thanks, @walkerland, have now managed to read through the rest of the series and there is so much useful info in there. Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this and for sharing it openly on this platform. It sure makes a difference to homesteading noobs like me. If I manage to stick around I will surely post about our chickens and will definitely mention you advice.

I am sad however that I cannot upvote the older posts for you to get a reward. This is the biggest downside with Steemit. Incredibly useful content that remains relevant cannot continue to provide the creator with the appropriate author reward... Damn I wish they could come up with an alternative way to solve this!