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Tell me about raising chickens
Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:03 am
Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:03 am
Looks like I have inhereted about a dozen chickens including the coop and the property and as much as I like yard eggs and chickens I'll be damned if I know anything about raising or caring for them. I'm googling and reading but any help here would be appreciated.
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 9:09 am
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Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:08 am to Martini
give them some laying mash a few times a week.
put them in the coop every night.
keep a watch out for Coons and possums
put them in the coop every night.
keep a watch out for Coons and possums
Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:26 am to Martini
My cousin does this, he's fighting a losing battle with coyotes right now.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:35 am to Martini
As others have said they prettymuch take care of themselves as long as nothing eats them.
Though I will add that if you notice one bleeding on it's head, pull it out and either kill it or put it in a pen by itself. Bugs can bite them, or sometimes they just get pissy for whatever reason and peck each other. Maybe the contrast looks like a bug or something, but once a little blood is drawn others will peck that chicken until it's dead. If the bleeding hen pecks back, another one can start bleeding and the process repeats. I honestly wouldn't believe it unless it seen it first hand.
Though I will add that if you notice one bleeding on it's head, pull it out and either kill it or put it in a pen by itself. Bugs can bite them, or sometimes they just get pissy for whatever reason and peck each other. Maybe the contrast looks like a bug or something, but once a little blood is drawn others will peck that chicken until it's dead. If the bleeding hen pecks back, another one can start bleeding and the process repeats. I honestly wouldn't believe it unless it seen it first hand.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 10:12 am to Martini
Make sure to give them plenty of room to wander especially during the daytime. Chickens tend to get agitated at each other easy if they are cooped up in a small place. Also make any sort of grit available (I.e limestone or sand) for their gizzards.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:33 am to Martini
When I was 11 I raised 16 chickens for 4-H.
I had an inside coop in my garage(lived in Kenner, in a neighborhood). They did great.
Couldn't free range, because the project was to simulate a grow op.
I had them in only 20 sq-ft of space (average grow op has 1sqft a bird)
They did great. I got second place in Jefferson Parish and 12 place in State.
Some dude bought my chickens at the farm at LSU where the competition was.
I would do it again.
I didn't keep them long enough for egss, I was just raising fryers.
I know Hispanics that raise chickens in the city, but I hate the idea of having a rooster.
I had an inside coop in my garage(lived in Kenner, in a neighborhood). They did great.
Couldn't free range, because the project was to simulate a grow op.
I had them in only 20 sq-ft of space (average grow op has 1sqft a bird)
They did great. I got second place in Jefferson Parish and 12 place in State.
Some dude bought my chickens at the farm at LSU where the competition was.
I would do it again.
I didn't keep them long enough for egss, I was just raising fryers.
I know Hispanics that raise chickens in the city, but I hate the idea of having a rooster.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:51 am to Martini
Expect to come across chicken snakes when you go to get eggs. If you end up with dead chickens with nothing but their heads gone, you've got possum troubles. And when you hear a lot of cackling.. you've probably got a fresh egg to go get. 
Oh, and don't boil fresh eggs. They're hell to peel. Let them age a couple of weeks.
Oh, and don't boil fresh eggs. They're hell to peel. Let them age a couple of weeks.
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 11:52 am
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:53 am to Martini
Chicken Tractor is the way to go.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 7:54 am to Martini
We have 4 chickens in a small coop next to our shed. We let them out in the afternoon and make sure they return to the coop around sunset, most of the times they head to the coop on their own when it starts getting dark. I use pine shavings in the coop and laying boxes to keep the smell down, it is also supposed to be a natural insect repellent. Layer's feed, water and all our fruit/veggie scraps are fed to the chickens. I keep a couple of live traps set along the wood line of our yard, catfood is the best bait and there is no relocation of coons or possums that are caught. We get 3-4 eggs a day which is plenty for us.
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