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OT- 3 Egg Rent

arfie
arfie
We got 6 red hens in December. This would be the first time any of us have kept chickens. Eldest son bought them at a feed store. Only 3 of them are still alive. Didn't start getting eggs until recent weeks. First one a day for a while. Then two a day. Last week we started getting 3 a day. I may have to compost the store bought eggs soon. I am getting kinda hooked on the butt fresh eggs.

'Bout time these chicks started paying rent. . .
Precious97
Precious97
Lol took long enough!
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Yumm..... Fried eggs, tomato, toast and coffee!!.. Perfect
LeoX3
LeoX3
YAY! Oh, wow, nothing beats a fresh-laid egg:-) Miss those days. You want good meringue, you use fresh eggs, let me tell ya....

Now I'm hungry! Omelets!
gustokitty
gustokitty
why did 3 die? I have been thinking about getting chickens for a few years. i'm afraid I won't want to keep up with the extra work. I've heard they are not really that much work, but...any extra work is too much work for me. but then again, if it's rea....lly not that much work.

I got a chicken to keep my neighbors chicken company one year. And something attacked it and killed it. I felt really bad, because I found out it was too young to be out in the open like that. he kept them in his fenced in yard.
arfie
arfie
One chicken died soon after we brought them home from the feed store. Transition shock? The other two fell prey to an emotionally disturbed dog eldest son was dog sitting. Said dog is gone now.

Getting them settled in was a bit of a challenge. I could live without the chicken shit on the back porch, and they can tear up a garden bed quicker than that emotionally disturbed dog, but they are free ranging nicely in our suburban back yard and now that I am finally getting some rent out of them. . .
CrazyCanuk
CrazyCanuk
lol...get crack'ing
spacepony
spacepony
Time of year to get three more chicks :). Fresh eggs... Have you had Marans eggs? Easy to keep, black copper and cuckoo, our oldest lays (a bit) after five years.

Last year we included a pair of sexed naked necks to our flock. Nope, one's a roo. My son feels bad (because we mean to give 'Susan' away) so two more sexed naked necks. Now we have two strapping roo on Craigslist.
gustokitty
gustokitty
arg, sry bout the ed dog. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats. i'd have to keep the chickens separated, not sure who would attack who, but I think there would be issues.
arfie
arfie
There's nothing like edible pets to remind us that our cats and dogs are natural predators. . . I don't know if my 34 year old son has recovered from catching his beloved cat eating his beloved gerbil. I haven't. . . Only been 28 years. . .
jewells1
jewells1
omelet?
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
So glad they survived and are laying. You reminded me of those little color-dyed chicks I used to get at Easter....
donnawanda
donnawanda
I've heard they're good for insect control. Organic fertilizer and pesticide in one. Will there be pictures?
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