OT: Tell me about your chickens.

[Deepster]

I like to think he was on a plate at Apricots by the end of the week.

I do enjoy a rabbit fricassee. Delicious.

 

[polycom]

There is no chance you are able to raise chickens. 0%

 

[HooperScooper]

We need to know, will Deepster "choke the chicken"?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

We need to know, will Deepster "choke the chicken"?

I’d rather not know TBH.

 

[8893]

Now I'm gonna be sick.

 

[bigknight3]

There is no chance you are able to raise chickens. 0%

Challenge!

 

[HooperScooper]

I’d rather not know TBH.

You're right. We'd rather not know. I should have phrased that much differently.

Maybe instead, the chickens want to know if Deepster will choke them? Better?

 

[Dove]

This is what we do. My wife works with a woman who raises chickens. We get three dozen from her every two weeks. All different shapes and colors, including the ones with the light green shells that are usually my favorites. Definitely prefer them all to normal grocery store eggs.

...you're eating robin eggs!!

 

[Dove]

Yeah. That was me. On my riding mower, didn't notice a baby bunny hidden in the thick grass and lopped one ear and a slab of his forehead off. Only knew that I did it because his other brother wasn't as fortunate when I saw a bloody spray shoot out of my mower chute. I stopped, looked over the area and found the survivor. I named him Lucky. Lucky the One Earred Bunny.

To my credit, I flushed the wound with saline solution and put antibacterial ointment on it with a q-tip. Put him in a shoe box with some grass and took him to some wild animal rescue. I like to think he's a nice big happy, albeit a little hard of hearing, adult rabbit these days.

#theyardneverforgets

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Expect them to come home to roost.

 

[August_West]

#theyardneverforgets

LOL

You would know better than anyone wouldnt you, Dove?

 

[Deepster]

There is no chance you are able to raise chickens. 0%

Yeah, I mean. Throw some feed in there. Fill up their water bowl. Make sure they don't get eaten by a fox. Eat delicious free range egg omelettes every day.

Super tough.

 

[bigknight3]

Yeah, I mean. Throw some feed in there. Fill up their water bowl. Make sure they don't get eaten by a fox. Eat delicious free range egg omelettes every day.

Super tough.

Challenge accepted

 

[Deepster]

Challenge accepted

I mean, I have raised a kid. Are you guys seriously doubting my ability to raise a bird with the brain the size of a peanut? Jerks.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I mean, I have raised a kid. Are you guys seriously doubting my ability to raise a bird with the brain the size of a peanut? Jerks.

#dailymelt

 

[CTBasketball]

What part of Hartford do you live in?

 

[Zanzman]

I feel for those chickens

 

[arch]

I mean, I have raised a kid. Are you guys seriously doubting my ability to raise a bird with the brain the size of a peanut? Jerks.

1 (888) 666-2279 on speed dial.

 

[Deepster]

What part of Hartford do you live in?

You can’t have chickens in Hartford. Unless you’re in the Hispanic part.

 

[CTBasketball]

You can’t have chickens in Hartford. Unless you’re in the Hispanic part.

With that being said make sure you buy high quality feed.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Chickens are cool. Roosters not so much. They won’t smell if you keep adding pine shavings. Lost 3 sets to wildlife. Bobcat, hawk and bear. Was able to protect from bobcat but bear was too much

 

[Fishy]

I mean, I have raised a kid. Are you guys seriously doubting my ability to raise a bird with the brain the size of a peanut? Jerks.

Yes.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

 

[temery]

Clearing out some space in the backyard and getting rid of an old playset and a dilapidated shed. Thinking of putting a chicken coop back there.

Pros: I have the space. I like to cook. The thought of fresh eggs is a plus. I'm not a pet person, so if a hawk plucks one up? I don't care. I would even eat them after they get past the laying stage.
Cons: I'm not a pet person. These are working birds for me. They'll be clean, well fed and cared for....but it won't be the Taj Mahal.

How easy is it to manage 3-4 chickens? How expensive? What are the things that I'm clearly missing?

If you're doing this for fresh eggs, do it. If you're doing to save money on eggs, don't bother.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Currently have seven in my flock. I have had chickens for the past 5 years. They are extremely easy to raise and will eat everything. I raised my current flock from chicks and would say if you are serious about it spend the extra money and buy pullets instead of chicks. As chicks they make an enormous mess and need heat lamps. Just make sure you get breeds that are meant for the cold.

A bag of layer pellets cost about $12-15 and last my flock a month or two depending on how much food waste I have to feed them. I get 3-5 eggs a day on average so it is definitely cheaper than buying free range organic eggs from the store.

 

[temery]

 

[Deepster]

See? Make some corn popsicles? Happy chickens. Easy peasy.

 

[Dove]

I think I know what town you live in. Check page 59 of the zoning regulations. Chickens are allowed in all R Zones with a 12 bird maximum. Roosters and peacocks are not allowed. Not sure if coops get setback relief but sheds of 200 square feet or less do. Maybe propose the coop as a chicken shed. A combo coop with shed storage for tools etc. A shed can be up to 12 feet from a property line if rear of a rear facade of a house.

 

[Vancat]

Curious, how do you chicken keepers keep the chickens warm in the winter?

 

[Devland]

Don't ever let them cross the road. Your neighbors will be asking why for years