Chickens

[miles.o]

I had a chicken roaming in my backyard.. it killed off the silk worms that were threatening our cherry tomato plants..

but one day.. he just disappeared.. ): I still miss him.

[klevelyn]

I started raising backyard chickens about 10 years ago and loved them. I kept my mouth shut about having them in my residential backyard and no one bothered me.

Now chickens are excepted in most places. I have a nice coop and run with 5 hens. We get 4 to 5 eggs a day in the summer and 1 to 4 a week in the winter. Chicken are very nice to have and are relaxing to watch after a long day at the office.

Our chickens eat our scraps and weeds from the yard.

[cattail]

First had chickens 20 years ago for a couple years, and just got them again - yay! We picked up 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Araucanas and 2 Dark Brahmas today and moved them into our new chicken house that we just finished building. Thrilled to have chickens again. Looking forward to the fresh eggs. Considering adding ducks soon for slug control.

[GhettoGardener]

No, but yay for chickens, their fresh eggs, and their poop! Wish i had chickens. =(

[melonmama]

We've had chickens for several years. I just love them! They have great personalities! We love to have our own eggs and they are very easy to care for. We have Golden Comets--great egg layers!

[cattail]

We've had our six chickens for about 2 months now, and got two ducks as well. The chicks are really enjoying their new hen house that we built for them. Chickens and ducks are still learning to get along, and it's very entertaining to watch them all.

We got about 3 more months until the chickens start laying, but already get eggs from one of our ducks.

[AdamBorzy]

Too bad I only have a limited backyard that’s why I can’t raise chickens for eggs. But isn’t gardening and raising chickens can be a very entertaining? That’s hobby farming.