Excellent article. I would have loved to see how it turned out. It was coming out great and the details were very helpful along with the included pricing of everything.
Reviews by Lacy Duckwing
Interesting perspective, but the article appears to be more of a matter of opinion, not facts. I've kept chickens for nearly fourteen years and geese for nine of those years and know that geese, though somewhat easy to care for, do have their own set of challenges. 
No details and only one picture. 
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I just added and removed stuff LOL. Weird!
Simple article for beginners with interesting insights. Adding a picture (or two ) and fixing some of the grammar mistakes would better the reader's experience.
On the rooster piece, it should be noted that not all rooster breeds should be kept together, such as the Old English Game breeds, as they will fight to the death, no matter the circumstance (I'm saying this from my own experience raising them). Also, roosters do better together in bachelor flocks than with hens (unless you have more than enough), as they will fight for their amount (this is also from my own existence with different breeds).
Besides that, great article. The key points were enjoyable to read and helpful to anyone who is new to chickens.
) and fixing some of the grammar mistakes would better the reader's experience.On the rooster piece, it should be noted that not all rooster breeds should be kept together, such as the Old English Game breeds, as they will fight to the death, no matter the circumstance (I'm saying this from my own experience raising them). Also, roosters do better together in bachelor flocks than with hens (unless you have more than enough), as they will fight for their amount (this is also from my own existence with different breeds).
Besides that, great article. The key points were enjoyable to read and helpful to anyone who is new to chickens.
CrazyChickenLady123
Thanks for your input
I mainly went off of what I've learned the past six years of owning chickens.
I mainly went off of what I've learned the past six years of owning chickens.
NameIwish
"appears unsafe for chickens"
Ah, appearances aren't everything - that's perception.
Of course you cannot tell from the images posted that the griddle is not energized in the photo. Nor can you discern the temperature setting of the griddle control.
We are not cooking the water. The griddle is set to its lowest 'warming' setting such that, when the temperature drops below 40 degrees or so, the griddle begins cycling on and off attempting to maintain a 'warm' surface - in spite of the 'below 40' ambient temperature. (Last nite, ostensibly down to 20 degrees F if the forecast was spot on).
Over time, the intermittent heat source warms the SS pan, the wooden supports, the plastic bucket and the 3-5 gallons of water therein creating a bit of a thermal mass inside the sealed bucket.
I suspect, indeed venture to guess, that the temperature of the griddle' center seldom reaches eighty degrees and the exposed peripheral edges seldom reach two thirds of that.
I suspect a hen, were it disinclined to fly up on one of the perches, might safely rest her head on the griddle's edge all night long without injury or discomfort.
As we have learned, chickens share much of their structure with dinosaurs and the like from some fifty million years before the griddle came to be. Does the expression 'tough old birds' ring a bell?
Ah, appearances aren't everything - that's perception.
Of course you cannot tell from the images posted that the griddle is not energized in the photo. Nor can you discern the temperature setting of the griddle control.
We are not cooking the water. The griddle is set to its lowest 'warming' setting such that, when the temperature drops below 40 degrees or so, the griddle begins cycling on and off attempting to maintain a 'warm' surface - in spite of the 'below 40' ambient temperature. (Last nite, ostensibly down to 20 degrees F if the forecast was spot on).
Over time, the intermittent heat source warms the SS pan, the wooden supports, the plastic bucket and the 3-5 gallons of water therein creating a bit of a thermal mass inside the sealed bucket.
I suspect, indeed venture to guess, that the temperature of the griddle' center seldom reaches eighty degrees and the exposed peripheral edges seldom reach two thirds of that.
I suspect a hen, were it disinclined to fly up on one of the perches, might safely rest her head on the griddle's edge all night long without injury or discomfort.
As we have learned, chickens share much of their structure with dinosaurs and the like from some fifty million years before the griddle came to be. Does the expression 'tough old birds' ring a bell?
I know that every experience is different and we all have our own perspective.
My main point is that geese are more hardy then chickens and therefore more forgiving to beginners.
I would like to know more about your experience. What kind of geese do you have?
It also depends on what role geese play on our farm. For me they are pets and I spend lots of time with them. I think of them as family.
For people who think of them as a business, profit, or just a way for meat or goslings then you think of them differently and therefore you would have a different perspective then me. It all depends.