How many chickens can you legally have
03-01-2012, 09:08 AM
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IMO, Americans are too far removed from their food source and have lost much of their self reliance. Raising something for food is a good thing to know and practice.
03-01-2012, 12:26 PM
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If they're adults, the rooster has a larger comb and will have longer tail feathers. Depending on the breed the rooster will be more ornate.
Don't get the basic white. Get a laying breed.
Don't get the basic white. Get a laying breed.
03-01-2012, 02:24 PM
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You can specify a straight run of pullets, but you very well may get some cockrels in the batch. Remember what I said about dumplings? Just butcher the roosters. Problem solved.
03-01-2012, 02:40 PM
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A guy i use to work with, had a large chicken community.
I helped him build the coop and pen.
I remember he told me about the ping pong ball. And had small animal traps.surrounding the coop. Sold off the critters he caught. He also use to feed the chickens crushed up kellogs corn flakes,along with the feed.
He would keep a radio in the coop. To keep the chickens awake and keep feeding. The chickens grew huge and they got to the point where they could no longer stand to feed and would literally sit and eat. LOL! I saw this.
Dem was some of the juiciest, plumpest chicken ive ever had. No fooling. Ill tell you what.
I helped him build the coop and pen.
I remember he told me about the ping pong ball. And had small animal traps.surrounding the coop. Sold off the critters he caught. He also use to feed the chickens crushed up kellogs corn flakes,along with the feed.
He would keep a radio in the coop. To keep the chickens awake and keep feeding. The chickens grew huge and they got to the point where they could no longer stand to feed and would literally sit and eat. LOL! I saw this.
Dem was some of the juiciest, plumpest chicken ive ever had. No fooling. Ill tell you what.
