hilda-and-evadne Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Wall Street Journal, 12 February 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123440092979675383.html Like many Americans, Darris and Sarah Dixon are struggling with mortgage payments and trying to avoid bankruptcy. But the home the Dixons live in isn't the problem. The problem is their three chicken houses, on which they owe nearly $500,000. ... A chicken housing crisis has cropped up in the U.S., and it's producing some of the same bleak results as the human one -- foreclosures, lawsuits and devastated homeowners. In the wake of last year's bankruptcy filing by poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., hundreds of farmers suddenly find themselves unable to make mortgage payments on their pricey chicken coops. When I first saw the headline, I thought it referred to your common-or-garden hen houses but it is about barn-sized chicken houses. Still, interesting, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Crumbs, I was expecting a 10 chook sized house too, not a 500ft long 1000's of chook sized barn !!! They certainly like to pad the story out with lots of interesting facts about the chicken farmers don't they ("over beef-stew in their dining room" ). Poor souls; big companies vs "little man" .....could climb on a soapbox here, but won't! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 .....and the Banks over there have the same attitude as here so the 'small' companies won't be getting any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 How sad for the Harrises and their chooks. Another example though of why small and local is best!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
