I QUIT my job to sell CHICKENS on YouTube

[@WesternHeightsHomestead]

💡 Maybe you should try dehydrating milk, then sale it to American Bresse farmers, then we can add water then put it in with crack corn and feed it to our ABC’s

[@deannancfarms5767]

Happy Birthday (late)! Your heart and priorities are in the right place, and for that, I know you'll be successful. Don't lose your faith and don't give up.

[@Lexington-Felix]

HEY BROTHER, I FEEL YOUR PAIN IM GOING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME SITUATION , EXACTLY LOL! AND I GET THE HATERS TRYING THEIR BEST TO DISCOURAGE MY DREAM! ! IM RUNNING A RESCUE AND TRYING TO BREED SILKIS TO SELL THEIR EGGS AND RIGHT NOW IM FLAT BROKE AND STRESSED OUT.BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART ITS GOING TO WORK OUT IN THE END, WITH GODS HELP! BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! AND I PRAY FOR NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND AND GOD BLESS, YOU'LL BE IN MY PRAYERS 🙏

[@SarahPerine]

Don't give up! You're doing great!

[@FARMYINUS]

Life is more interesting when you raise quality kids as you always try on breeding. Best of luck.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thanks, I found myself a petty good dam. The only thing I am worried about is she had braces twice!!! I sure hope that doesn’t pass on to our offspring 😂😂

[@eddiebarrera-ws8vu]

It takes at least two yrs to have a business like that really kicks off,it takes about 1 yr for a chicken to really mature. So many many bags of baby chicken feed,many many bags of regular chicken feed,etc,etc,etc,etc.but in the end when the whole flock starts giving you over 200 eggs a week,then it's payback time for all the effort.

[@niccoetzer8552]

Happy Birthday!!

[@joanleonhardt3638]

Came over from Walkers Farm. Thank you for the cute chick 🐥

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you for checking us out, we hope you stick around

[@jackiesaylor2487]

Well you just got one new subscriber. I just watched 2 of your videos. Looking forward to seeing more. But it's 10:45pm and I gotta get to sleep.

[@juliemelnychuk8162]

Your choice. Happy birthday to you. Family is important.

[@livingsmalldreamingbig]

We quit our jobs, and sold our house to live in an RV and travel. We have been doing it for 2 years and it’s the best thing we have ever done! Now we are actively planning to build our homestead in the next 2 years. Glad I found your channel- we are looking to raise Bresse and cows!

[@donnalynnsmith7846]

happy birthday

[@Lstractorman]

Not sure if you have a ups facility near you but to load packages is a part time gig and you get full insurance free after a certain amount of time.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thanks fo the info!

[@msspgj]

Happy Birthday and Happy New Life! Relax.. God's got you and your family covered. Consider the lillies! Luke 12:27 !

[@lydiawashburn5195]

Thank you 🤍

[@jenniferbrake1109]

great story, I came here from Walker Farm Fam 🥰

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thanks, it’s not even close to being over

[@jenniferbrake1109]

@@The.Recreational.Homestead awesome can't wait to see the journey!!!

[@OSheaSpringers]

I'd like to introduce myself! My name is Jamie and my wife's name is Nicola. We are beginning the homesteading journey. I am in the EXACT situation that you are in. I know exactly how you feel and that yearning and ache in your heart and the passion to be at home and build a channel. I'm pumped for you! I found your channel by searching Bresse chickens. I'm in Canada so we call them Canadian Bresse. I have my first clutch in the incubator. They will be hating this coming Sunday April 21. Best of luck to you! I just subscribed so am looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@lmullens75]

Yay! I quit my job last summer to sell pure bred, registered savannah cats. It’s been a rough year with people stressed about the economy, so we haven’t sold them for as much as we used to, but I’m still able to make enough to stay home and my husband still works his day job that he loves. We don’t have kids, so it’s almost like retirement!!! Lanna’s Savannahs is my day job, now. You are going to LOVE being home!!!!!!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you so much!

[@jeanjohnson2402]

Good luck with your life choices and your dreams! 🙏🏻

[@baileyhodges2584]

Let us know what health insurance you go with. My wife is type 1 diabetic so that’s what’s holding me back right now because we have to have insurance

[@thefrenchgardener1865]

You might check out Medishare, a Christian based self-insured program of sharing health care costs. Costs nothing to investigate. Best of luck!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Will do! A lot of people are suggesting Medi-Health and Medi-Share.

[@path2412]

Walker Farm Fam sent me over! Looking forward to follow you and your families journey.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Welcome!!

[@chickenstead6586]

You might consider selling 10 chicks at a time instead of the 25. Some people would buy 10 but can’t use the full 25

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Totally get what you’re saying and where you’re coming from. As a small hatchery that’s just starting out orders of 25 has been a good starting point for us… as far as being able to keep track of & fulfill orders. Fulfilling multiple orders of multiple quantities was a very overwhelming concept when we decided to start selling American Bresse chicks. Currently, we don’t have an issue selling out of boxes of 25. However, we do realize that people may want smaller quantities. As we continue to grow we would like offer smaller quantities in the future. We chose boxes of 25 because it allows us to safely ship chicks year round. The amount of body heat that a box of 25 chicks produces keeps them at a safe temperature during transit.

[@chickenstead6586]

@@The.Recreational.Homestead That makes a lot of sense. When your business booms, as I pray it will, maybe you can offer fewer chicks. I am very impressed with your ethics and hard work so I would buy a smaller amount to diversify my genetics. Good luck.

[@thumbalinamom]

Congratulations on your new and exciting adventure!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!!

[@drk218]

All the best!! 🐣🐥🧡

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!

[@SusieCossmos]

Happy Birthday my friend.. prayers to your family too. I totally understand the sick child issue. Family first always. My son was 4 5 years old when he passed away. So please take that time with your babies. Super prayers going up for you all. Hugs ..

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you, Susie. I am incredibly sorry for your loss. That breaks my heart! Thank you so much for the prayers. Can’t tell you how much we appreciate that!

[@goliath200us]

Best of luck on your new adventure and happy birthday.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!

[@kiprussell6102]

Happy birthday hope you have a blessed day. There is nothing wrong about trying to get more time with your family and if you can make it happen great. I think God will be blessing you because he intended for the family unit to be important and to many have put that to the side to earn a living and forgot what they're living for. I will be praying for you and your family to make this work and when I can afford it I will be ordering chicks from you guy's. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate it!

[@WalkerFarmFam]

Congrats! Excited to follow your adventure. Blessings 🎉

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you so much!! You guys have been so awesome to us!

[@thefrenchgardener1865]

First, let me say how happy we are to have you back (we kept looking for a new video and were getting nervous; Secondly, you and your wife Liddy are really blessed with your lives and children, you have your priorities all lined up the way it ought to be. Thirdly, congrats on the job change decision, new challenges are always a bit nerve-racking. Lastly, would you explain exactly what a "herd share" is? Benefits, etc. BTW, "Medi-share" is a great concept in self-insured Christian family health insurance......You/your family will be in our prayers. Happy Birthday!

[@lydiawashburn5195]

We REALLY appreciate that! Thank you so much 🤍

[@thefrenchgardener1865]

@@lydiawashburn5195 I must admit I laughed when he said "It's not like we want 20 children"....my Mom was one of 20 , my Dad one of 8 and I am one of 9....always someone to play with as a kid....lots of love!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate all of your support. I’ll be sure to make a video on our Herd Share Program soon. We can’t tell you how much we appreciate the prayers.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

I’d take 20 if she’d let me!

[@Lexington-Felix]

@@The.Recreational.Homestead LOL🙂 I BASICALLY AM DEALING WITH 19 PUPPIES RIGHT NOW THREW MY RESCUE. WHICH I' 'M PRETTY MUCH RUNNING ON FUMES EVEN DUMPSTER DIVING BEHIND PET STORES TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THEM WITH FOOD. I COULDN'T IMAGINE 20 KIDS, BUT I WISH You The BEST OF LUCK TO YOU🤍PRAYERS To ALL OF YOU !🙏

[@ohiobob70]

Good for you and your family !! Congrats!!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!!

[@annaosbournehellard2993]

Happy Birthday and 👍 good luck with your future plans.Really hope your dreams come true and you can be at home with your children.💝💝💝from Terry of KY.

[@amyolson8017]

I think it’s great your trying love your dream. Don’t let people matter you feel like your crazy. It’s possible you just gotta keep grinding. Congrats and happy birthday

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!

[@floridianhomesteader4262]

Happy birthday! Congratulations on getting to leave your job. I'm a newer subscriber and I'm excited to get to watch you on your journey. You're inspiring other people to try and push to do the same. Family is so important and getting to spend all your time with them is such a blessing. My husband and I are lucky enough to both get to work from home but we want to do something to be able to leave our jobs and raise our family together all the time. GOOD LUCK!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you! Thanks for subscribing and watching. We sincerely hope you guys get to this point too!

[@folsterfarms]

Happy Birthday! I ordered a box of chicks from you today before I saw this video. I'm so glad you stayed the course… "Husband points" for you my young friend!!! Taking the road less traveled is never an easy journey, but it is the most satisfying.

[@shelleysimmons2804]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. You will figure it all out. Enjoy your family.

[@Lstractorman]

First video I’ve watched of yours. God bless you on this journey. Your doing it right. I hope to one day have an income not dependent a company or government job but on what I can produce with hard work from my own hands. Free of the system.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Amen, Brother! Hope you can get there too!

[@elainemartin1801]

I want to buy some shirts! I have a small American Breese flock of 5 hens and 1 rooster. I have 6 eggs in the incubator because I want to gradually increase my clock to 12 hens. Then I will raise my family meat birds. At least that's the plan.

[@giveregard2truth502]

Find good natralpath practitioners.. you are NOT crazy!!! You are taking a risk .. it's natural to be anxious about such a risk!!.. my daughter graduated this past year w/marketing degree... She thinks tic tok and all those platforms are important... For shorts... Make charming shorts and lead them to your charming website

[@dawnk2091]

Happy Birthday! Like you said, at the end of your lives, you won't wish you spent more time away from your family. Working from home and homeschooling is a great life. We can't wait to start hatching the first eggs from our Bresse next month!

[@3vFord426]

Congrats man subscribed !

[@ITShawnSanford]

Just came across your video. I want you to know that the decision you made to quit your “9-5” is a great decision. Last year in January I gave up my position as a director of operations for a small company to work for myself. I’ve been able to be home more, and spend more time with the kiddos and family. Best decision I have made. Don’t get down when the times are rough, and money isn’t right. As long as you have enough to keep a roof over your head, food on the table, and the electric on in your house. You’re good. The good times are great, and the bad times can get rough, but don’t keep yourself up at night over the stressful times. They will get better. You’ll have the drive to make it work. Best of luck to you and your future endeavors!

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you so much, Shawn! I really appreciate that.

[@toddcaskey9984]

Best of luck to ya , where do you live ? Is it holland ny ?

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you! We’re located in Michigan.

[@cynthiaharrell784]

You know when it's time. With the food chain crumbling you and people like you are desperately needed.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

Thank you!

[@Myxlplyk]

How many hens do you have in each of your breeding coops?

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

60-80

[@Myxlplyk]

@@The.Recreational.Homestead I meant in each cage.

[@The.Recreational.Homestead]

2

[@sandyguerrero804]

Why are you referring to your precious child as “my kid” like he belongs to somebody else? 🤷‍♀️