BRRRRRR........

It's freezing outside!!!! The thermometer on my truck was reading 9 degrees Farneheit when I took Kennedy to preschool.  They guy on the radio said that we could have as low as -15 degrees with the wind chill.  No thank you, Canada.  You can keep your air on your side of the border thank you very much!  Oh well, that's how it goes.  I think there is supposed to be some warm air coming back in though this weekend so I hope that happens.  The hens have been laying like champs right on through this bitter cold, and I've been getting between 14 and 23 eggs each day.  They are adding up fast and I currently have 13 dozen in my refrigerator, although 4 dozen just got sold and I'll be delivering them this evening.  I'm glad that the girls are laying so well, but I need to do a little work on getting some more consistent customers.  I'm toying with the thought of doing the eggs on a subscription basis.  You sign up for maybe a monthly or quarterly subscription and you decide if you want a dozen a week, one every two weeks or whatever your frequency and then I know as they are laid exactly where they are going and can get them to the customer faster.  The customer would pay monthly or quarterly, which I feel, would simplify things for both customer and myself.  The month would be paid in advance and then I'd just have to meet the ordered quantity.  I think it might also streamline things a little bit as far as getting them delivered.  If I know that three customers in Vermilion get so many dozen a month we can put those orders together and deliver them all at once.    I don't know.  Maybe that's a stupid idea.  Forgive me for rambling a little, but I'm just trying to figure out the best way to go about this so as things grow and we've got more customers to deal with and more hens to take care of we'll be able to most effectively and most efficiently.