Comments on: Got Chickens?

By: Mcsherryfam

Mcsherryfam — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:56:00 +0000

I have 26 dual-purpose chicks, I want to trim my flock down to 10 layers when they are mature enough for butchering. Only I do not know how old they have to be to be of a good size for that. Any experienced advice?

By: RoyJames

RoyJames — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:16:00 +0000

I had some chickens (and will again soon), and so does a neighbor, here in central Pa. The main problem for us is when a predator decides to eat your chickens. A weasel managed to get all of the neighbor’s over the course of a month last spring (and he locked them in a steel trailer over night) and a hawk took mine, one at a time, making his home in some woods nearby.

By: Jeepdog85

Jeepdog85 — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:37:00 +0000

Get Dual purpose chickens.Both egg and meat use’s rhose islands are my choice but americaunas are good too.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:53:00 +0000

Hi,
We just butchered 28 chickens today. It’s our second batch this year and we saved a few back because we have some friends that want to know how we “do it”.
We do process them different in that we don’t pluck the feathers but skin them somewhat like you skin a rabbit. It is faster and we prefer it that way anyway. We have been living the good life for quite some time.
Steve

By: Jcounts69

Jcounts69 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:00 +0000

too mutch chicken scratch is bad for chickens, I have 7 and you shouldnt give them more than a handfull a day. If you want to keep getting great eggs and have healthy chickens you should still give them the pellets.

By: Jcounts69

Jcounts69 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:00 +0000

By: Teka

Teka — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:08:20 +0000

I'm hoping that when the rest of my family moves out here, we will be able to rent a house with a yard big enough for chickens. My family is interested in the idea, not necessarily excited, but interested in the possibilities.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:52:28 +0000

The chickens eat grass too, and I think they taste better than rabbits.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:51:32 +0000

I have 6 chickens and the best part about it is the food is so cheap, I can stockpile a year of food for hardly anything. The more expensive “chicken scratch” (vs pellets) also could be eaten by humans I think, it's just corn and wheat and barley and other grains. If I had to eat it, I would. But as long as I have chickens, I can feed it to them and they can feed me delicious eggs.

By: wps

wps — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:21:19 +0000

I am moving into my new place next week and plan on getting chickens and rabbits.