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re: Any of y’all raise chickens?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:00 am to madamsquirrel
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:00 am to madamsquirrel
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I know snakes get in
A snake gets into mine every so often. I'll open up the coop and I'm face to face with a snake. I can usually see the egg inside its belly.
What is worse is that a raccoon somehow got in and killed 2 chickens recently. Those poor chickens were annihilated. Parts all over the place.
Overall, it is a pretty easy thing to keep them.
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 9:02 am
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Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:02 am to madamsquirrel
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It is my understanding that they have cute personalities like pets also.
My father in law has around 30-40 and I’ve never noticed any sort of personality in them or the roosters, they seem pretty damn brainless honestly
He keeps a hot wire around the cage at night and has a large dog that protects them but still manages to occasionally lose a few to predators. It’s pretty hard to keep them 100% safe at all times
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:02 am to dyslexiateechur
We have 6.
We have a coop that they stay in at night and they roam the yard during the day. Most of the time they stay in the yard, but they occasionally venture out between the aluminum fence slats. They come back in, though.
If you’re in a area with predators, you have to make sure your coop is secure or be prepared for a bloodbath one morning.
They won’t lay eggs if they don’t feel secure (nesting boxes) or have a safe space in the yard somewhere. We found their nesting area in a flowerbed last week and there were 54 eggs there.
We have a coop that they stay in at night and they roam the yard during the day. Most of the time they stay in the yard, but they occasionally venture out between the aluminum fence slats. They come back in, though.
If you’re in a area with predators, you have to make sure your coop is secure or be prepared for a bloodbath one morning.
They won’t lay eggs if they don’t feel secure (nesting boxes) or have a safe space in the yard somewhere. We found their nesting area in a flowerbed last week and there were 54 eggs there.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:03 am to Sasquatch Smash
quote:she possesses a whole gaggle of chiren, all with different last names, pretty sure she’s suffocated a meat hammer or four
If you’re married and don’t know how to raise a cock,
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:04 am to dyslexiateechur
You know where you are getting them? If not, let me know. You put then in a chicken coop.. Its good to have a little area where you can let them out and walk around, but I rather eggs straight from the chicken coop than the eggs you buy in the store.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:06 am to SuperSaint
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all with different last names
Same dad, same last name. I’m the one with the different last name.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:06 am to dyslexiateechur
Technically the “city” but everyone here would call where she lives the country. You’re not immune from raccoons, chicken hawks, and even coyotes in the suburbs, so that’s something to consider.
One thing you should do right away with a store bought coop and run if you go that route is add chicken wire to the bottom so that nothing can dig under and in.
One thing you should do right away with a store bought coop and run if you go that route is add chicken wire to the bottom so that nothing can dig under and in.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:06 am to OweO
Prob tractor supply.
I’m
Thinking those $600 coops are prob adequate for 3 chickens.
I’m
Thinking those $600 coops are prob adequate for 3 chickens.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:07 am to dyslexiateechur
Do you know how your typical rooster behaves? If you don't you'll find out quickly.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:08 am to Kcrad
No, I have no idea. I’m figuring he just wants hens though.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:10 am to OweO
How are you going to wrangle them up to get them back in the coop? You’ll never catch them sitting in a chair. Helper monkey?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:10 am to dyslexiateechur
They definitely like the ladies. I'd say about 75% of the time the rooster will attack people for getting too close to his ladies. Unless you want to raise more chickens, I would stick with hens only.
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 9:34 am
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:14 am to dyslexiateechur
Roosters are mean AF. My aunt's rooster tried to frick me up one day
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:15 am to SuperSaint
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How are you going to wrangle them up to get them back in the coop?
Show me where I said anything about wrangling them back into the coop..
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:15 am to dyslexiateechur
I grew up on a farm and chickens were one of the things we raised. We never sought to make any money off of them and never ate the chickens just their eggs. Like others have said it is more work than you would think and they are very susceptible to predators. I would start with a small batch of like 6 and go from there. They all of have a personality of sorts if you spend enough time around them. Roosters can be mean as hell or just fine, we have had a few roosters over the years and it’s a coin flip if they are gonna be mean or not. Keeping their cool and run tidy is kind of a pain but in the last few years I go back home in early spring and help my mom clean out the dirt at the bottom of our run and then we use it in her garden. The difference in using that poop soil mixture in her garden has really helped it take off. We can’t eat all of the eggs they lay ( we have roughly 20 hens now) so we give some away at church. Overall I have enjoyed having them, I will probably have some of my own someday just probably not 20 of them lol. The difference between a store egg and a fresh egg from your chicken that isn’t being pumped full of hormones cannot be understated.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:16 am to dyslexiateechur
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I’m thinking maybe 3 to start
Are you buying chicks or pullets or proven egg layers.
If you are raising chicks start with 5 or 6 and you may end up with 3. At least one will die and one will be a rooster.
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It is my understanding that they have cute personalities like pets also.
We have 4 and they do have little personalities, and its funny to watch them interact with our other pets, we have 2 dogs and a cat and everyone gets along and I even have 1 chicken that plays with my boxer.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:20 am to Nigel Farage
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The difference between a store egg and a fresh egg from your chicken that isn’t being pumped full of hormones cannot be understated.
Agreed. This is reason enough for me to keep chickens. Two Golden Comets and you’re good to go year round for a small family usually.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:22 am to dyslexiateechur
Been raising chickens for 8 years now. I started with 3 and it became 30 over a few years and now back down to 8-10 chickens. No one needs more than 6-8 hens for two families to eat endless eggs. I have made it a hands free operation during these years of trial and error. The coop and chicken run are completely fenced (sides and top)with 2x4 studs and hardware cloth. The hardware cloth extends into the dirt 10" so fox/raccoons/coyote cant burrow in and hardware cloth keeps snakes and other birds out. I fill a 5' tall 3" PVC pipe full of pellets once a week and use a 50 gallon plastic tank with pvc spout and chicken nipples for water. I fill the feed tube and check water on Sundays ONLY. I get eggs every other day from a hinged nest box that I access from outside the coup/run. Its an easy operation that takes minimal effort. Eventhough the run is 16'x10' I do let them free range some weekends but you will lose chickens from time to time even with dogs and etc. Typically its hawks or fox that get them but a big raccoon will wreck havoc too.
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 9:26 am
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:22 am to dyslexiateechur
Backyardchickens.com
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:23 am to dyslexiateechur
I'd make your own coop. You're going to have to fend off preditors. If you spend time with them, you're about to learn some amazing things about just how intelligent they actually are and how they communicate and survive. I'd free range them if you can, but again, you'll have to do all sorts of things to help protect them. It's actually worth it. Have 6 hens, 1 rooster. It's about a break even as far as costs go. The quality eggs you get vs. bedding, feed & treats. I am super outdoors and have been all my life, but the things I've learned since hosting free range chickens, especially how all the wildlife actually communicate in the outdoors is amazing.
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