Anyone keep Chickens?

[Ryan925]

Very cool. When I was a child my grandmother kept chickens. There was nothing better than going out in the morning and picking fresh warm brown eggs for breakfast.

I also raised a chick from an egg that the mother hand abandoned. At we point we had grown so close I would bring her in the house with me and she would sit on the couch and watch tv with me.

[warblad79]

I used to raised, breed, and trained fighting cock/game fowl when I was in Asia.

[brewmaster15]

Girls are not happy today... for half the flock this their first winter... The browns, Buckeyes, are well suited for the winter with their short combs, but still.. 6 F is a bit chilly when you have never felt it before!

al

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[Leland F.]

Keep those old hens for making stock, they're like jerky when they get older. My friends have some of the rolling enclosures that they move each day so the chickens get new grass & bugs each day, and they don't have a messy coup to clean. They don't feed any grain, and the yolks are super dark yellow. Great eggs!

-Leland

[brewmaster15]

I let my girls out in a fenced in area of the yard that has grass, and they have the pen they are in in the pics that they have pretty much turned into a pavement! I also have a garden that I grow greens for them..They go nuts for the collard greens, and Kale. This time of year its tougher... table scraps help.

Nothing better than a Fresh egg for breakfast!
al

[nc0gnet0]

Give them some fresh catnip.

[brewmaster15]

Give them some fresh catnip.

How come? I actually have tons of that here for the 3 feline drug addicts.

al

[mmorris]

The different colors make for a very pretty mix! How 'bout loading up the chicken manure and dumping it on my garden? I still have the Egyptian onions you gave me. They're the first thing up in the spring and the last thing to die down in the fall. I'd love to have chickens but my dogs would take the squeaker out of them. I get my eggs across the street though but it's not quite the same...

[brewmaster15]

The different colors make for a very pretty mix! How 'bout loading up the chicken manure and dumping it on my garden? I still have the Egyptian onions you gave me. They're the first thing up in the spring and the last thing to die down in the fall. I'd love to have chickens but my dogs would take the squeaker out of them. I get my eggs across the street though but it's not quite the same...

Lol. Yes that manure is grear stuff! Glad you still have the Egyption Onions Martha. They are one of our favorites here. Just a great all around perfect onion for when you need a bit of flavor!
Al

[nc0gnet0]

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/5-herbs-yo...s-will-love-4/

http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/u...ode-051/<br />

[LizStreithorst]

I have been wanting chickens for years. I started planning proper fencing last night after talking on another fish forum about chickens. Weird, huh? I figured out how I can fence to keep my 3 untrustworthy dogs out and the chickens in. I'll be getting these. I had them when I lived in Mobile. They're large gentle chickens and IMO they're very beautiful. https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/light_brahmas.html

[brewmaster15]

Those are cool birds Liz! Looking forward to seeing pics when you get them!

Al

[jimg]

I bought many chickens, ducks and guinea fowl quite a few times from murray mcmurray hatchery and was never disappointed in anything. great place

[Jenene]

Girls are not happy today... for half the flock this their first winter... The browns, Buckeyes, are well suited for the winter with their short combs, but still.. 6 F is a bit chilly when you have never felt it before!

al

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I am so jealous! I have always wanted chickens but with a Labrador, 2 rag doll cats, a pond, 2 kids in college and 2 aquariums, my husband is done. Someday I will talk him into it. Until then I live vicariously though you and buy my eggs from my nearby farms...

[gunnerschh2]

Hey Al where are the silky bantams. Harry