I probably overfed them a bit because we treated them more like pets than products,

Thank goodness I am not the only one who sees chickens as pets. Plus they are the cutest.

As regards the cost of gas, my goodness!
I have a restaurant that caught fire a few days ago and I am trying to shoulder the expense this has caused.

As if that is not bad enough, the price of diesel is flying over the roof. Sigh!

We may be in different countries but we are facing similar issues in this regard. Times are insane.