Chickens will eat all the bugs around your house. Adult females are called hens.You can get free eggs from your hens.Roosters are the male chickens that crow. The roosters do not lay eggs. It is dangerous to have more than one rooster,unless they are separated. A bad thing about having free roaming chickens is, chicken predators such as, hawks, eagles, foxes, minks, fishers, raccoons, skunks and snakes.If you have a trained sheep dog the dog will keep predators away. Chickens will eat just about anything people eat, kitchen scraps, eggs, seeds just about anything except shrimp, craw fish & other meat. When choosing chicken food, I recommend nutrena nature wise chicken feed. It has all natural ingredients.And all natural ingredients mater! chickens lay 1 egg a day. Our breeds are barred rock, rhode island red and our best, red star. Chicken tractors are the best kind of coop to get.When one spot gets dirty, you can move it to the next spot.
Here is our chicks below. Always make sure they have feed and water. During cold months it is nessessary to have a heat lamp.
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ReplyDeleteCool! This was really helpful! My parents and I want to get some chickens! :)
ReplyDeleteIf you want to learn more about chickens you can find Grit magazines in stores. it will teach you a lot!
ReplyDeleteYeah! We get those in the mail! I entered there contest for a chicken coop!
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