chicken questions!

**lute** · 03-13-2006, 01:40 PM

i LOVE chickens! i have chicken stuff all over my room. my parents just told me a could get a chicken or two. i'm not 100% sure on how to house them, feed them, etc.

what do i feed chicks/chickens?
where do i house them?
what is the best kind of chicken to keep as a pet?

i've got an area in the back yard i'm going to fence off for them. i just gotta keep the cats out!

**buttercup132** · 03-13-2006, 08:00 PM

Really? Chickens?? Lol sorry Ive never herd of someone really liking chickens that much. I had 3 pet chickens...well not mine but at the barn I liked them alot. One was Retardo cause his beak was retarted, Hugs always but her head the rest on your shoulder, and moon was the roosterThey were all so freindly
They were also just regular brown chickens.
But my mom said we had 2 chickens when I was little and they were really vicious and stuff and she couldnt barley feed them they were so bad, and she raised them from chicks.

**Vela** · 03-14-2006, 01:01 PM

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** · 03-14-2006, 02:07 PM

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** · 03-14-2006, 03:07 PM

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** · 03-14-2006, 08:04 PM

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?