Right now, we are dealing with too much work and a serious injury here on our homestead. I reached out to the community and was amazed at the outpouring of support and actual help!
I see you have a supervisor similar to my own. I am not allowed to do many projects here on the farm without supervision. But my supervisor is more standoffish, so I don't have to deal with drool... :)) But she doesn't do chickens....
Yes I am hoping to build good relationships with the community. We have met some nice folks but it's gonna take time.
It's hard dealing with stuff like that. I wish you the best.