What I Learned the Hard Way From My First Small Farm
What I Learned the Hard Way From My First Small Farm What I Learned the Hard Way From My First Small Farm Yesterday evening I was standing near the chicken shed with a cup of tea in my hand. The chicks were running around like tiny machines that never get tired. For a moment I felt proud… and then I remembered my first mistake. When I started raising chickens, I honestly thought it would be simple. Give food, give water, wait a few months, and money will come. That idea lasted exactly three weeks. The Day Everything Went Wrong I skipped one small thing: vaccination. I thought country chickens were strong and didn’t need it. A few days later, one chick stopped eating. Then two more. Then suddenly several birds were weak. That was the day I learned about Newcastle disease . By the time I understood what was happening, it was already late for a few birds. I remember thinking, “Why didn’t someone explain this clearly before?” That mist...