If chickens are you thing... or your wanting chickens but don't know what where or how... Maybe you just want to learn more...this is the web site for you CommunityChickens.com - How to Raise Chickens - From Grit and Mother Earth News The The Community Chicken Project was put together by Mother Earth News, sister publication, Grit, and of course members like you and me... Getting Started with Backyard Poultry well what are you waiting for, not chicken are ya??
Thx Dave. I've had chickens in the past and have recently been thinking about getting back into it. City ordinance prohibits them here locally, but being that I have a very large backyard fully blocked from view by trees I am thinking about attempting to get away with a few.
used to have 60,000 of the stupid gits...as a former commercial poultry producer can't say i miss them.... may build a tractor and raise a few for the home place but i don't miss the commercial end of them,...
in town try banties they take less space and some varieties lay a larger egg you can keep them in large bird cages and call them pets
Came across this gem of an article in the first link Dave provided: CommunityChickens.com - Backyard Poultry and Chicken Laws Home May be of some use to those like me who live in a suburban or small city where ordinances prohibit keeping hens.
You might also want to look into peacocks... Nothing comes onto my property without those peacocks doing that very loud warning call... quicker to react to an intruder than the dogs... sometings I think thos birds shame my dogs into getting off the front porch
Well, I just butchered, and cleaned my first chicken today. He now sits in the refridgerator. We live in a subdivision, but have built a chicken tractor. However, we have now 6 chickens in a tractor that is made for 4 to 5 chickens. Maybe I would butcher one more, but my daughter will not let me. If you would like to see our setup my wife blogs about it on My Hauser Homestead P.S. Does anyone know how to get the smell off my hands?
I've always found vinegar good for just about most hand odours. But then of course, you have to find a way to get rid of the vinegar smell, haha. It's a good time to eat English-style fish and chips, they go together with the vinegar, lol.
You might try some lemon or orange. Fast Orange cleaner with the pumice will take the raw poultry smell off your hands when cooking. It might work after butchering.
Not long ago I wrote up a peice on how to make Vinegar at home... go check it out https://sites.google.com/site/grandpassurvivalshack/viniger
You might not like it, but using the latex gloves pays off. Harbor freight has them cheap. cheap cheap
I'm thinking of getting me some chickens the folks next door have 3 and they get plenty of eggs for them self's just me and my wife so 4 or so would be plenty for us I think.