backyard chickens

[DoggyDaddy]

If only they could drive it. We have to periodically push them around the yard.
In Central America they have a restaurant that might fit the bill:

Translates as "chicken farmer." I asked around if that meant the chicken was the farmer or the farmed. No one knew.

I would have guessed "Chicken Camper" - like an RV for chickens.

 

[chezuki]

Our new girls... less than 2wks old.

[video=youtube_share;vT7Imoars3E]http://youtu.be/vT7Imoars3E[/video]

 

[Trigger Time]

For some reason my chickens weren't laying well. I painted their coup and gave them a pep talk and now they're laying like crazy.

 

[patience0830]

For some reason my chickens weren't laying well. I painted their coup and gave them a pep talk and now they're laying like crazy.

But. . . are they still eating the hostas?

 

[spencer rifle]

Girls are growing fast - they just moved into the outdoor coop yesterday afternoon.

 

[chezuki]

Ours are just shy of 3 weeks old. They’re growing like crazy and the Leghorns are already trying to fly.

[video=youtube_share;ulnb3h0xHWE]http://youtu.be/ulnb3h0xHWE[/video]

 

[JettaKnight]

Girls are growing fast - they just move into the outdoor coop yesterday afternoon.

Nice!


Maybe someone can explain something - I get having hens, eggs are delicious. But why have one rooster? Across the street from my office (here in the city), is a freakin' annoying rooster in a shed. Why? Why have a rooster in the city? What possible benefit is there?

 

[spencer rifle]

Nice!


Maybe someone can explain something - I get having hens, eggs are delicious. But why have one rooster? Across the street from my office (here in the city), is a freakin' annoying rooster in a shed. Why? Why have a rooster in the city? What possible benefit is there?

A professional friend had a rooster to protect the girls, being in an area with lots of predators. She came out one morning to find the rooster dead, along with 2 dead raccoons. Girls were unharmed. There are still raccoons and coyotes and possums in the city. I'm not sure the noise offsets the security, though.

 

[JettaKnight]

A professional friend had a rooster to protect the girls, being in an area with lots of predators. She came out one morning to find the rooster dead, along with 2 dead raccoons. Girls were unharmed. There are still raccoons and coyotes and possums in the city. I'm not sure the noise offsets the security, though.

Yeah, but he's in a fenced in shed, and crows all the time.

It's kind of hard to see in the shed, but it looks like he's alone.

 

[chezuki]

Yeah, but he's in a fenced in shed, and crows all the time.

It's kind of hard to see in the shed, but it looks like he's alone.

Suppressed .22?

 

[chezuki]

Yeah, but he's in a fenced in shed, and crows all the time.

It's kind of hard to see in the shed, but it looks like he's alone.

LOTS of people are dumb and still believe you need a rooster for the hens to lay eggs.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

LOTS of people are dumb and still believe you need a rooster for the hens to lay eggs.

I've heard the eggs from roosters are bigger.

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah, but he's in a fenced in shed, and crows all the time.

It's kind of hard to see in the shed, but it looks like he's alone.

We have the same issues but the douchebag neighbor lets the chickens free range. He lost two to a neighbors dog early this week as chickens are not very smart and got over the fence with 2 full grown Rott's. They did not last long. Owner of the chickens was seriously pissed. He was screaming over the fence until we lit into him about his stupid ****ing free range chickens. He retreated into the house.

Damned rooster will not shut up.

 

[Trigger Time]

We have the same issues but the douchebag neighbor lets the chickens free range. He lost two to a neighbors dog early this week as chickens are not very smart and got over the fence with 2 full grown Rott's. They did not last long. Owner of the chickens was seriously pissed. He was screaming over the fence until we lit into him about his stupid ****ing free range chickens. He retreated into the house.

Damned rooster will not shut up.

I would have cooked it

 

[red_zr24x4]

We have the same issues but the douchebag neighbor lets the chickens free range. He lost two to a neighbors dog early this week as chickens are not very smart and got over the fence with 2 full grown Rott's. They did not last long. Owner of the chickens was seriously pissed. He was screaming over the fence until we lit into him about his stupid ****ing free range chickens. He retreated into the house.

Damned rooster will not shut up.

pellet gun to the brain pan, problem solved

 

[churchmouse]

pellet gun to the brain pan, problem solved

I have considered this many times.

 

[wcd]

I have considered this many times.

22 short? But seriously though if the thing is on your property, Roosters are not the most friendly and can cause injury. Ours are free range, in two 10x 10 dog kennels with wire on the roof. Although we do not have a rooster.

 

[churchmouse]

22 short? But seriously though if the thing is on your property, Roosters are not the most friendly and can cause injury. Ours are free range, in two 10x 10 dog kennels with wire on the roof. Although we do not have a rooster.

I was raised by farm folk. Did not live on the family farm but spent enough time there to understand chickens pigs goats cows and the bull.

Trust if one comes in the yard it is toast.

 

[femurphy77]

We have the same issues but the douchebag neighbor lets the chickens free range. He lost two to a neighbors dog early this week as chickens are not very smart and got over the fence with 2 full grown Rott's. They did not last long. Owner of the chickens was seriously pissed. He was screaming over the fence until we lit into him about his stupid ****ing free range chickens. He retreated into the house.

Damned rooster will not shut up.

The Rotties just wanted to play keep away or catch!


I used to have a male Rottie; one day I was working at my desk in the bedroom and he was in the backyard. I heard him barking and carrying on and then it sounded like a truck had hit the house. I looked out to see him and a huge tom cat going at it. Without going into the really cool details of the fight he killed the cat and then dropped it and walked away. I got to a good stopping point on what I was doing and decided to go out and treat him to a couple of pupperoni's and dispose of the evidence.

He was at the opposite end of our one acre backyard but when he saw me pick up the remains to chuck over the fence into the cornfield he came charging across the backyard and snatched it out of my hands. He then ran back across the yard and turned to look at me then he dropped the body, looked at me and barked one of those "C'mon, let's play barks"! I told him that although I was honored we weren't playing keep away with a dead cat.

He was a big sweetie!

 

[churchmouse]

The Rotties just wanted to play keep away or catch!


I used to have a male Rottie; one day I was working at my desk in the bedroom and he was in the backyard. I heard him barking and carrying on and then it sounded like a truck had hit the house. I looked out to see him and a huge tom cat going at it. Without going into the really cool details of the fight he killed the cat and then dropped it and walked away. I got to a good stopping point on what I was doing and decided to go out and treat him to a couple of pupperoni's and dispose of the evidence.

He was at the opposite end of our one acre backyard but when he saw me pick up the remains to chuck over the fence into the cornfield he came charging across the backyard and snatched it out of my hands. He then ran back across the yard and turned to look at me then he dropped the body, looked at me and barked one of those "C'mon, let's play barks"! I told him that although I was honored we weren't playing keep away with a dead cat.

He was a big sweetie!

Good dog.….

I am OK with cats. We have had some very neat ones but we kept them here.