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post #1 of 14
5/23/12 at 6:40am
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Hello from New Jersey!  I do not even have my baby chicks yet but they are on the way and the coop is almost finished so pictures will be up as soon as all is done.

I have 2 sons 13 and 14, a wonderful husband (who is building the coop), 3 cats, 2 dogs, and one lizard.

We will have 3 baby girl hens soon.

I have a huge garden that I expect the ladies to help fertilize as soon as they are old enough.

I am so glad the town I live in finally allowed 3 backyard chickens, but I have a question.

What should I do when these girls are older and stop laying.  I will want to keep them and get more for the egg production.  Any ideas of how to talk to the town about that?

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post #2 of 14
5/23/12 at 6:41am

welcome-byc.gif

The chickdren/chicken~children: 3 pekins, 3 polish, 1 slw, 1 orpington, 1 cukoo maran. 

And many more to come i think, as i want sooo many!!! 

And a good chicken day to you!! 

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The chickdren/chicken~children: 3 pekins, 3 polish, 1 slw, 1 orpington, 1 cukoo maran. 

And many more to come i think, as i want sooo many!!! 

And a good chicken day to you!! 

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post #3 of 14
5/23/12 at 6:43am

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post #4 of 14
5/23/12 at 6:49am

Hi  from Missouri.

Just wanted to greet you. LOTS of new ppl here(including me about 2 months ago.

I dont have an answer to your question about the amount of chickens you can have..I have read that they will keep laying long after 2 years old but not as often as they get older .They live until about10 i think i read so maybe you will get enough to not need more hens.

OR maybe by then your town will allow more hens.

OR Maybe  reason with them  that if  each lays one every other day and you have 3 hens that you will only get one egg every other day  from each that is what 12 a week? That it wouldnt feed a whole family eggs for breakfast  for more than a couple days  a week

.Many places allow 5 hens

Good luck on your  new girlsWhat breeds  are you getting?.  

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post #5 of 14
5/23/12 at 7:01am

Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #6 of 14
5/23/12 at 8:12am

welcome-byc.gif and frow.gif from Sara Jane in Ohio!

 

I don't have chickens, but to answer your question, that is 100% up to you and your family.

The people I know in person where I live have kept their chickens becuase they have become so attatched.

I've heard some people on here eat them.

If you really don't want them and don't want to eat them, I'm sure you can find homes for them.

"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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post #7 of 14
5/23/12 at 8:12am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #8 of 14
5/23/12 at 11:32am

frow.gifHi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #9 of 14
5/23/12 at 11:48am

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post #10 of 14
5/23/12 at 12:25pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. 

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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