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Except for the marek's, you've written my experience. I'm still finding dust from when we brooded downstairs. We're hoping to never have to raise chicks inside, ever again. Let's hear it for broody hen mammas!My first set of chicks I kept in the house in a brooder for 4 weeks. That was all I could stand it! The dust those little ones make is unbelievable! How it coats absolutely everything is beyond me.
With my second set, I set up my brooder in the garage. MUCH BETTER!
Though I will say, I did have a pullet who at nine weeks came down with what I believe was Marek's (even though she was vaccinated) and until I made the decision to euthanize her, I kept her in my mud room! She ended up being in there like 5 days. She was too cute. She would try so hard to "come running" when she saw me. Her poor little legs, though, they just stopped working!
Anyway, I digress, I agree, chickens should be allowed to live outside and be a chicken.
my hens do come in when i need to treat them for what ever & i keep them in an open sided wire dog crate they like being in side i guess since i give ithem treats from the table HA their tiny little peeps are always so cute , i just keep the news papers picked up and so forth as much as possible..! i let them walk around the kitchen for short times but not right after they have eaten, so they usually dont poop but if that happens its easily cleaned up.! , we dont get much smell here in AZ the lack of humidity really helps with that problem ..!I am wondering, how many people here keep an indoor chicken as a pet? I've heard of people doing this, just not here on the BYC. The idea is intriguing, especially since chicken sized diapers are available to take care of the poo problem. Do you keep the chicken inside most of the time or just for visits? I really am curious!
and they are great at pest control, finding spiders and doing their best to catch flies.
RIGHT ON ..! & thank the Gods for broody mamas..! they do all the work & in the end the chicks are a lot smarter..! cant beat that combo....HAExcept for the marek's, you've written my experience. I'm still finding dust from when we brooded downstairs. We're hoping to never have to raise chicks inside, ever again. Let's hear it for broody hen mammas!
o golly geee if you think that's a creepy sight, wait till you see them swallow a mouse whole...HA...yeah they do that to....lol... mine love all the dead mice from the mouse trap....lol...Ah yes! The pest control! Imagine my shock the first time I saw my baby chicken chase after a roach and SWALLOW IT WHOLE WHILE IT WAS STILL KICKING! I almost swore off chickens right then and there.