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Poll Results: I raise chickens for (you can choose more than one):

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 73% (1793)
    Pets
  • 92% (2262)
    Eggs
  • 26% (645)
    Meat
  • 37% (928)
    Fertilizer
  • 41% (1013)
    Bug Control
  • 28% (689)
    More interesting and/or easy than other animals
  • 12% (302)
    Other (please specify in reply comments)
  • 10% (262)
    Showing & Exhibition
2450 Total Votes  
post #71 of 384
8/21/09 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by fowltemptress 

Therapy. For the short time I went without chickens my anxiety was worse than it ever was. They give me something to care for, something to hold with nice soft feathers to hide my face in when I can't look at the world, and something to watch which is so much more relaxing than anything else I can think of. I suppose most people have dogs and cats for that purpose, and I do have dogs, but in my case it's the birds that help me the most. That's in addition to the other things I marked on the quiz, but for me the therapy is the biggest thing.


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post #72 of 384
8/21/09 at 2:04pm
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Originally Posted by littlegorb 
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Originally Posted by fowltemptress 

Therapy. For the short time I went without chickens my anxiety was worse than it ever was. They give me something to care for, something to hold with nice soft feathers to hide my face in when I can't look at the world, and something to watch which is so much more relaxing than anything else I can think of. I suppose most people have dogs and cats for that purpose, and I do have dogs, but in my case it's the birds that help me the most. That's in addition to the other things I marked on the quiz, but for me the therapy is the biggest thing.


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Awwww that's so neat!  hugs

Paula
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post #73 of 384
8/21/09 at 2:08pm

My "other" would be for some small business. Selling both eating and hatching eggs. Raising up pullets to sell to folks who don't want to bother brooding. Preserving a few heritage birds, especially right now the Bourbon Red Turkey. smile

Seeking blessings found in the old ways.

Too many birds! Breeding groups of these for 2013: Silver Grey Dorkings, Red Dorkings, Wheaten Marans, Blue/Black/Splash LF Cochin, Saxony ducks, Muscovy ducks, Embden geese. Ohio NPIP certified #31-425.

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Seeking blessings found in the old ways.

Too many birds! Breeding groups of these for 2013: Silver Grey Dorkings, Red Dorkings, Wheaten Marans, Blue/Black/Splash LF Cochin, Saxony ducks, Muscovy ducks, Embden geese. Ohio NPIP certified #31-425.

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post #74 of 384
8/21/09 at 2:15pm

We have chickens to teach our daughter about daily responsibilities and how a little work each day creates a little income each day.

Two Chick Farmers (Mother & Daughter Team) to 24 chicks born on May 1, 2009

Wife ~ Mother ~ Portrait Photographer ~ Magazine Editor ~ Administrative Assistant ~ Digital Scrapbooker ~ Women's Ministries Leader ~ Oh, yeah, I can multi-task!
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Two Chick Farmers (Mother & Daughter Team) to 24 chicks born on May 1, 2009

Wife ~ Mother ~ Portrait Photographer ~ Magazine Editor ~ Administrative Assistant ~ Digital Scrapbooker ~ Women's Ministries Leader ~ Oh, yeah, I can multi-task!
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post #75 of 384
8/21/09 at 2:39pm

DH wouldn't let me have a goat.     lau
I also have chickens because they are pretty, interesting and come in a variety of breeds.  I also want to help maintain some of the heritage breeds for the future.

Keeper of Domestic NON-Migratory Muscovy along w/30 Chooks - some named... some not, 5 Kitties - Ari, Tacy, Otis, Boots, Leo, 2 Farmcollies - Abby & Ruby, 1 pr. Pilgrim geese- Issac & Lilly, 6 Calls - Jack, Little Joe, Holly, Cassandra, Zoey & Emma.   

                                             

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Keeper of Domestic NON-Migratory Muscovy along w/30 Chooks - some named... some not, 5 Kitties - Ari, Tacy, Otis, Boots, Leo, 2 Farmcollies - Abby & Ruby, 1 pr. Pilgrim geese- Issac & Lilly, 6 Calls - Jack, Little Joe, Holly, Cassandra, Zoey & Emma.   

                                             

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post #76 of 384
8/21/09 at 3:17pm

We cannot have furry pets because DH and DS have allergies and asthma.  We have tired of fish and turtles.   Chickens just seemed like they would have more personality and be more fun.  Also I have wanted chickens for many many years.

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post #77 of 384
8/21/09 at 3:30pm

Pets, Eggs, Interesting/Easy, and Other were my selections....

My other is just that I am simply a bird fan, and also to raise and sell babies and such.

Surrounded by:  Geese, Ducks, Guineas, Turkeys, Pheasants, Chickens, Pigeons, Chukars, Quail, Doves, and an ever-changing array of hatchlings coming and going!
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Surrounded by:  Geese, Ducks, Guineas, Turkeys, Pheasants, Chickens, Pigeons, Chukars, Quail, Doves, and an ever-changing array of hatchlings coming and going!
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post #78 of 384
8/21/09 at 3:59pm

They make me happy. They provide fun & entertainment for my entire family & friends. They make them laugh. They make us feel closer to our earth, to this land we live on, that has been in our family over 100 years.
They are not just chickens; they are family.

10 laying hens, 7 Welsummer chicks, 6 Cuckoo Marans chicks, 7 peacocks, 3 guineas, 3 dogs, 2 "official" cats & 2 more who just showed up & stayed, 1 green parakeet & 1 retired-but-stays-busy husband!

 

 

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10 laying hens, 7 Welsummer chicks, 6 Cuckoo Marans chicks, 7 peacocks, 3 guineas, 3 dogs, 2 "official" cats & 2 more who just showed up & stayed, 1 green parakeet & 1 retired-but-stays-busy husband!

 

 

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post #79 of 384
8/21/09 at 4:12pm

I'm an "other" so here goes:  My grandfather started a flock of RIRs back in the 1940s.  It was his part of the "War Effort" during WWII.  He kept that flock going until his death and then my grandmother passed the flock along to his best friend.  When I decided to start with some chicks back in the '80s it was Gramp's friend who gave me my starter chicks.  I kept that flock going until the whole flock was stolen last Thanksgiving.  I never did recover any of my hens or roos.  They probably wound up in somebody's stew pot.  I do still have a few buff Plymouth Rocks, which I am still keeping today, even though they were not part of Gramp's flock.

I'd have to say I kept the RIRs for all those years because they made me feel "connected" to my grandfather, to his farm (now long gone), and to the past that we shared, he and I.


Rusty

Rusty Hills Farm ... home of  AQHA  A Rusty Zipper and Buff Plymouth Rocks.

"Y'know the worst part about gettin' old? It's gettin' old!" Ben Johnson (My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys)

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Rusty Hills Farm ... home of  AQHA  A Rusty Zipper and Buff Plymouth Rocks.

"Y'know the worst part about gettin' old? It's gettin' old!" Ben Johnson (My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys)

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post #80 of 384
8/21/09 at 4:21pm

My "other" is entertainment value! I suppose that goes along with pets, but they are so much more than that. Watching the chickens go about their day is as relaxing as a fish tank.


 

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