Chickens WTH ?

Rhamlin

jj20030

my sister has a mess of them with a rooster and 2 coops , lost a couple to the hawk that hangs around and snakes that like the eggs,lol, but she seems to just throw out a lil feed and let them peck around the yard and feed them all the leftovers, i think they eat most anything , all ask her

Direwolf

yeah just throw some cracked corn, and laying pellets and they take care of themselves. Youll like the eggs a hell of alot better

jj20030

btw, next you can start bee hives, i got some great honey from her, lol

Rhamlin

I got a buddy who keeps bees. He's got like 5 hives setup around town.

jj20030

my sister and her hubby have a grinder thang to get the honey, i love it and they say that honey made in your area will help with allergies if you eat a lil everyday or so, add to your ceral, coffee, etc

Ken Light

Look into registering as a farm. All you have to do is sell some eggs and keep records and you can get decent tax breaks. My ex-girlfriend's boss used to do it, but...well, who knows if that was legit. But definitely look into it.

Heavy

kaspera79

That's funny. How do you guys remember this stuff. I love Google.

taythegibs

Ken Light:

Look into registering as a farm. All you have to do is sell some eggs and keep records and you can get decent tax breaks. My ex-girlfriend's boss used to do it, but...well, who knows if that was legit. But definitely look into it.

my grandparents did that with goats but they ended up costing more than it was worth, now they have fruit trees and a mini vineyard... the neighbors have chickens and rabbits, they just give the chickens a bit of feed and have them roam around in a small pen.

Rhamlin

That's interesting. I'll have to look into it.

jj20030

CvilleE

jj20030:

sisters answer: I have 29 hens and 1 rooster.

That sounds like a happy Rooster!

CvilleE

Direwolf

If you live in city check and see if you are allowed a rooster. Some places have ordinances against roosters.

Rhamlin

Thanks for all the good info. The hens will be free 3 or 4 I'm thinking 3 because they will spend most of their time in the coop, but it does have an I closed area beneath it. My dogs will just love this. They will kill any animal they catch in their yard. Hope they get used to them.

JZ

Do the Chickens have Large Talons?

Rhamlin

Their just some kind of laying hens, my wife's hair dresser is giving her. He's got about 40 of them.

Direwolf

Watch it be a bunch of guinea hens and you'll get attacked. lol