chicken questions!

[Vela]

Chicken's really aren't the best pets around dogs. It often causes a lot of problems with prey drive unless dogs have been around them all their lives and trained to stay away. You would do better to use Google to find out all the info, but with the dogs I probably wouldn't have them unless you knew for sure they wouldn't try to get at them.

[Karen]

Chickens would not be safe around the dogs or cats unless they were kept completely safe from them and other predators - raccoons, hawks, etc.

There are people who have pet chickens, we have even had some be Pet of the Day! See here . There's not any particular kind of chicken that makes a better pet than any other, but while they are adorable as chicks, they are not simple to care for, and go through some awkward and gawky stages. They are not like a dog or cat in their behavior. I suggest a LOT of research, go forth and Google!

[jackie]

Not my first choice for an inside pet, but if you like them so much why not?

Just make sure you do A LOT of research and think if you can really give some chickens everything that they need before you get them.

[IRescue452]

If you get a fence for around them, double layer it with about 6 inches between the fences. Like one round fence and then another bigger fence around it. Gruesome stuff happens if raccoons are able to stick their hands through or if chickens stick their heads out. I assume your area is zoned for livestock?

[lute]

i'm in the middle of a massive google search! i've learned sooo much in just a few hours!

no worries! i wouldn't get a chicken if it was in danger of being killed.

[lute]

I assume your area is zoned for livestock?

what do ya mean? if it means are we able to have livestock here. yes, we can. i already hecked with the town and our neighbors use to have goats and some people up the road have chickens.

[chrissycat21]

You'll have to let us know what you find out about chickens! They seem like they would be an interesting pet. The cutest chickens I've seen were ones that looked all furry and fuzzy! (I googled for them, and this is the picture it came up with)

Sorry I can't be of any help. Good luck with the google searches!

[lute]

You'll have to let us know what you find out about chickens! They seem like they would be an interesting pet. The cutest chickens I've seen were ones that looked all furry and fuzzy! (I googled for them, and this is the picture it came up with)

Sorry I can't be of any help. Good luck with the google searches!

i think those are silkie chickens. they are one of my favorite kinds of chickens! look at this hen!

[Chilli]

Google searches give you so much info, don't they?
Before we got Norri I learned as much as I could from many sites I found through google.
And you're not the only one completely obsessed with chickens. One of my friends has been begging her mother for some chickens for months now!
Good luck with your chickens if you end up getting some! My grandmum used to own some... they were vicious. I've been around good-tempered chickens, too, though!