Chickens?

**critter crazy** · 05-10-2007, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by SemaviLady

If you answered that you would like to have chickens...
What breeds would you have if you could choose?

Oh I have 30 birds, so some are ones I have and some are ones that I want to add to the flock.

Birds I have
Delaware
Silver Spangled Hamburg
Pheonix
Barred Rock
New Hampshire Red
Buff Rock
Black Australorp
Ancona
Auracauna
Cuckoo Maran
Buff Orphington
White Crested Black Polish
Mille Fluer D'Uccle
Rhode Island Red

Birds I Want
Silkie
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
Black Tailed Buff Japanese
Golden Campine
Silver Seabright
Golden Seabright

Gosh there are way too mnay breeds to choose from!!

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 05-10-2007, 11:45 AM

Used to have 4 of the darn things - Charlotte, Ken, Mumra and Shep. Noisy, smelly and hard work (and I don't even like eggs)

**lute** · 05-10-2007, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Brody's Mum

Used to have 4 of the darn things - Charlotte, Ken, Mumra and Shep. Noisy, smelly and hard work (and I don't even like eggs)

Chickens can be hard work. I think that's why I like them so much. I love working FOR animals. I wish they paid money though.

Actually chickens aren't all that smelly if they are cleaned up after enough. My four heavy breed gals are sleeping in a storage tub right now. I have to spray it out atleast twice a day. I go through a crap load of wood shavings too. I LOOOVE eggs! I actually just got my first batch of fresh farm eggs last week from a friend. They are definatly way better than factory eggs!

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 05-10-2007, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by lute

Chickens can be hard work. I think that's why I like them so much. I love working FOR animals. I wish they paid money though.

Actually chickens aren't all that smelly if they are cleaned up after enough. My four heavy breed gals are sleeping in a storage tub right now. I have to spray it out atleast twice a day. I go through a crap load of wood shavings too. I LOOOVE eggs! I actually just got my first batch of fresh farm eggs last week from a friend. They are definatly way better than factory eggs!

Chickens are obviously far better off with you than they are with me

**Alysser** · 05-12-2007, 07:57 AM

I voted, "no chickens aren't the pet for me". But maybe, if nearby chickens needed to be rescued I would consider them for foster or something but I wouldn't keep them.