An even half dozen
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An even half dozen
Added two this morning, at the town limit.
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Re: An even half dozen
Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
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I might get some this season if I can convince my daughter to let me convert your play house/swing into a chicken coop.
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we have a lady here who lets you rent the chickens, coop and they will give you feed for them for 8 months. then they take them back in the winter since they don't produce as much during that time. kind of cool is you decide you don't want to do them fulltime.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
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Just eggs, usually 3 per day.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productivemattcantwin wrote:Just eggs, usually 3 per day.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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Do they rent cocks as well or just females?toxicavenger wrote:we have a lady here who lets you rent the chickens, coop and they will give you feed for them for 8 months. then they take them back in the winter since they don't produce as much during that time. kind of cool is you decide you don't want to do them fulltime.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
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I want just the cocksChocodove wrote:Do they rent cocks as well or just females?toxicavenger wrote:we have a lady here who lets you rent the chickens, coop and they will give you feed for them for 8 months. then they take them back in the winter since they don't produce as much during that time. kind of cool is you decide you don't want to do them fulltime.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
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toxicavenger wrote: Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productive
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It only works if you post video to the internet.mattcantwin wrote:toxicavenger wrote: Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productive
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You missing yours or something?Chocodove wrote:Do they rent cocks as well or just females?toxicavenger wrote:we have a lady here who lets you rent the chickens, coop and they will give you feed for them for 8 months. then they take them back in the winter since they don't produce as much during that time. kind of cool is you decide you don't want to do them fulltime.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
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That's pretty impressive. Is there anything weird, or gross, about the eggs? I'm thinking of something analogous to the difference between raw whole milk and the skim stuff normal people buy.mattcantwin wrote:Just eggs, usually 3 per day.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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just like the store bought version, I just think they taste better as long as you do NOT give them vegetarian feedJP Chestnut wrote:That's pretty impressive. Is there anything weird, or gross, about the eggs? I'm thinking of something analogous to the difference between raw whole milk and the skim stuff normal people buy.mattcantwin wrote:Just eggs, usually 3 per day.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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An even half dozen
I want chickens, but only for the warm months
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Re: An even half dozen
If not vegetarian feed, what kind of feed do you think makes a better egg? Serious question, though I was tempted to ask if you are feeding them the old, dead chickens.toxicavenger wrote:just like the store bought version, I just think they taste better as long as you do NOT give them vegetarian feedJP Chestnut wrote:That's pretty impressive. Is there anything weird, or gross, about the eggs? I'm thinking of something analogous to the difference between raw whole milk and the skim stuff normal people buy.mattcantwin wrote:Just eggs, usually 3 per day.JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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Re: An even half dozen
How do you milk them? Do they have tiny nipples?
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Re: An even half dozen
i think the biggest difference (and not just your own, but often the farmer's market eggs as well) is that you're going to get inconsistent sizes. if you're just making omelets, probably not a huge deal. but if you're baking and your recipe just calls for X eggs, it could make a difference.
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