Chickens

[hairycaterpillar]

Does anyone hear keep chickens?

[oddveggieout]

I have a small flock of egg layers, 4. We are building up and they are still too young to lay just yet but come May we should be going strong.

[msmeg]

no but one of my daycare grandma's does and I buy fresh eggs from her. I have been learning alot I had no idea what it took to raise chickens. Now I am wondering if I can have them in town it would be cool to go get my own eggs. but then maybe I should go visit her chickens before I think of it I have never been that close to chickens .

[WJ82]

My wife & father-in-law thought we should get some this year. I thought, 'great, more work' but aside from the few days building a coop, they have been suprisingly easy to care for. We got 26 chicks via mail & only one died so we still have 25 Buff Orpingtons. Pretty friendly birds and are just about fully grown now I think...no eggs yet but probably in a couple of months.

[MattO]

My brother just built a coop and bought 4 egg layers from his buddy. Now he has me interested. Except I live real close to the city and don't know how it would work out.

[Rose White]

I don't keep chickens, but my friend did and she said they are very dirty. You might want to find out how to protect yourself from Bird Flu if you raise chickens. It seems that the people who get bird flu are the ones who keep chickens. There must be a safe, clean way to grow them. Good luck!

Rose White, author of
Easy Gardens A to Z

[DaveB]

We keep 4 bantams

2 frizzles
1 buff orphington
1 aracna

Have to say getting chickens was one of the best moves ever. Had to build a fence to keep away from veg (and clip one wing) but they are so relaxing to sit and watch - and 3 eggs on average a day too