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re: Wife Wants Chickens
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:45 am to GAFF
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:45 am to GAFF
Chickens are a major PITA. That is indisputable. If they free range, apart from them crapping everywhere, they are very entertaining. You'll just sit on your porch and spend time watching them. They are well worth the effort if you are looking for a hobby. They cost a lot in time and effort. You'll have so many eggs sometimes, with 8 chickens... Free range eggs are the best.
I do not recommend getting chickens. They are not worth the time, cost and effort. I will get chickens again.
This is an honest opinion from an experienced position (many years/flocks).
I hope it is clear and helps you decide.
I do not recommend getting chickens. They are not worth the time, cost and effort. I will get chickens again.
This is an honest opinion from an experienced position (many years/flocks).
I hope it is clear and helps you decide.
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:32 am to eatpie
We have 2 coops and 2 runs. Very large ones, both coops are 8x8, one is half of a shed I built and we store all of the feed and everything there.
Chickens drink A LOT of water. We have 40 or so birds and anything under 10 gallons needs to be filled daily. We have 20 gallon garbage cans I converted to hold their food and water. The coops need to be closed at night, we have automatic coop doors that open and close at certain times.
The runs are 10 foot high, and 40x50 feet. Shavings in the coop are awful, don't do shavings. We have figured that sand is the easiest and do a mixture of sand and coop refresh to keep down on bugs. You can poop scoop the sand similar to litter.
We get about 12-16 eggs a day, if you do all of those things they are pretty low maintenance but if you have gallon water jugs and such, it's a daily chore.
Chickens drink A LOT of water. We have 40 or so birds and anything under 10 gallons needs to be filled daily. We have 20 gallon garbage cans I converted to hold their food and water. The coops need to be closed at night, we have automatic coop doors that open and close at certain times.
The runs are 10 foot high, and 40x50 feet. Shavings in the coop are awful, don't do shavings. We have figured that sand is the easiest and do a mixture of sand and coop refresh to keep down on bugs. You can poop scoop the sand similar to litter.
We get about 12-16 eggs a day, if you do all of those things they are pretty low maintenance but if you have gallon water jugs and such, it's a daily chore.
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