Wish they would eat june bugs. Problem is a see racoons, snake and preditor birds often. How do you protect the chickens?They'll eat every bug in your yard.
You do all you can. Lock the pen at night and keep it secure. (Hard to do against snakes).Wish they would eat june bugs. Problem is a see racoons, snake and preditor birds often. How do you protect the chickens?
My property borders a huge sugarcane field, a empty pasrture, and a family of meth heads.
If you're into it as a hobby, do it.Is it worth the hassle just for fresh eggs and a little self suffiecency? What is your experience?
Maybe so, but yard eggs taste so much better, the yolk is rich and dark yellow. Duck eggs are good too, and larger than chicken eggs. Don't get me started on goose eggs, they are as big as your fist.If you're into it as a hobby, do it.
My understanding is from a cost perspective, it's about breakeven compared to just buying fresh eggs at the store.
You may have problems with chickens getting into your neighbor's yard. If they have dogs, . . .My wife is trying to convince me to do the same. Love some fresh eggs, but I have a small yard on the edge of a subdivision with a wooden fence on two side of my neighbors who have some dogs that barks non stop when outside. I'm afraid the barking dogs might affect the hens laying since the coop would have to be in close proximity to the fence.
Her sister has hens and fights coons and snakes all the time to protect her chickens, but I don't think I would have as much of an issue with that, just those damn dogs which is about to come to a head with the neighbors anyway.
Well there is a wooden privacy fence between us, but pit bulls and bulldogs would possibly tear fence up to get to chickens and then I would have to shot said dogs. Not a situation I want to be inYou may have problems with chickens getting into your neighbor's yard. If they have dogs, . . .
I've had "urban chickens" for 13 years and love it. It's worth it if your fencing is good, you've got a decent dog/cats, and you're willing to be open minded about how it works. My chickens are pets, they have names, and I care about them.Is it worth the hassle just for fresh eggs and a little self suffiecency? What is your experience?
Not as fresh as most think they are...If you're into it as a hobby, do it.
My understanding is from a cost perspective, it's about breakeven compared to just buying fresh eggs at the store.
Yup store eggs are usually 2-4 months old, that’s why they peel easy boiled.. the older eggs are they form a film around the inside that makes them easy to peel after boiled… if you ever boiled eggs and you lost 1/2 the eggs trying to peel them chances are they were fresh eggs..Not as fresh as most think they are...
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