Anyone here grow chickens for egg production?

jorema

WaltBasil

That is too cool!

dr_frankenstein56

jorema

I still have a lot of work to go on the coop. Right now it has a temporary flat roof that I plan to change to a sloped one that will cover half of the pen which is twelve by twelve. The other half will be covered with chain link fence to keep the Hawk's out. On each side, four feet off the ground, I plan on constructing two brooding boxes, each three feet wide by six feet deep, with their own light sources for chicks. When done the brooding boxes will form the sides of the main roosting-laying area. I will post photos as I go for anyone interested in doing something similar.

dr_frankenstein56

jorema

curtiscr79

WaltBasil

Ya'll making me want to go out and get a couple birds now.

dr_frankenstein56

WaltBasil

kaspera79

Wow Curtis, What a wealth of Chicken knowledge. All I know about chickens are they taste good fried, baked, roasted, broiled, boiled, Rotisserie, in sandwiches, soup, BBQ'd, and my favorite.. Buffalo style wings.

jd50ae

My wife use to raise chickens for eggs and show. We do plan in the future to do just egg layers. The problem here is foxes and the like. The guy that owned the house originally built a huge chicken house and with some repairs it would be usable again. But it is located in the worst possible place and the foxes cleaned out the chickens every time he replaced them. Need to find a location that is close enough to keep an eye on but far enough away to avoid the smell. And you are so right about the flavor (don't care what some say), it is very different and baked goods benefit a lot from the difference. For a real treat find some duck eggs and make some bread or mayo....oh yes.

curtiscr79

kaspera79:

Wow Curtis, What a wealth of Chicken knowledge. All I know about chickens are they taste good fried, baked, roasted, broiled, boiled, Rotisserie, in sandwiches, soup, BBQ'd, and my favorite.. Buffalo style wings.

What can I say, I have a problem. Someone I embrace it, but it can be a nuisance.

jorema

jorema

dr_frankenstein56

roland_7707

Eggs and meat, they are tasty.

jlmarta

Does anyone raise chickens for BOTH eggs and meat? I ask only to find out if anyone has a need for a chicken plucking machine. It will also pluck ducks, geese, or a turkey up to 40 pounds. Just curious.....

dr_frankenstein56

curtiscr79

jlmarta:

Does anyone raise chickens for BOTH eggs and meat? I ask only to find out if anyone has a need for a chicken plucking machine. It will also pluck ducks, geese, or a turkey up to 40 pounds. Just curious.....

If you were closer I would be interested, I doubt shipping it from CA to KY would be affordable.

ShotgunJohn

ShotgunJohn

jlmarta

timtom

kaspera79

Beck ?

timtom

timtom

Hays

timtom

timtom