An even half dozen

mattcantwin · Post by **mattcantwin** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:27 am

Added two this morning, at the town limit.

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:29 am

Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:50 am

I might get some this season if I can convince my daughter to let me convert your play house/swing into a chicken coop.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:54 am

JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?

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.

my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.

mattcantwin · Post by **mattcantwin** » Fri May 27, 2016 10:55 am

JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?

Just eggs, usually 3 per day.

Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri May 27, 2016 10:59 am

mattcantwin wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Just eggs, usually 3 per day.

Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.

Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productive

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:00 am

toxicavenger wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
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.

my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.

Do they rent cocks as well or just females?

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:01 am

Chocodove wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
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.

my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
Do they rent cocks as well or just females?

I want just the cocks

mattcantwin · Post by **mattcantwin** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:10 am

toxicavenger wrote: Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productive

JBZ · Post by **JBZ** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:14 am

mattcantwin wrote:
toxicavenger wrote: Matt I heard if dress up and dance with them they will be more productive

It only works if you post video to the internet.

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:18 am

Chocodove wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
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.

my dad had up to 100 chickens at one time, we helped him harvest the older ones when they stop producing eggs.
Do they rent cocks as well or just females?

You missing yours or something?

JP Chestnut · Post by **JP Chestnut** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:19 am

mattcantwin wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Just eggs, usually 3 per day.

Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.

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.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:30 am

JP Chestnut wrote:
mattcantwin wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Just eggs, usually 3 per day.

Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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.

just like the store bought version, I just think they taste better as long as you do NOT give them vegetarian feed

andrema · Post by **andrema** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:50 am

I want chickens, but only for the warm months

Post by **BSears** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:53 am

toxicavenger wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:
mattcantwin wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:Do you eat them, or just the eggs? My wife really wants chickens. Are they a pain in the ass?
Just eggs, usually 3 per day.

Yes, a pain in the ass, but kind of cool.
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.
just like the store bought version, I just think they taste better as long as you do NOT give them vegetarian feed

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.

andrema · Post by **andrema** » Fri May 27, 2016 11:58 am

How do you milk them? Do they have tiny nipples?

Serious questions.

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gwells · Post by **gwells** » Fri May 27, 2016 12:06 pm

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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