Great info! Do most people start out with buying eggs or already hatched birds? As much as I'd love to do the egg thing and have my daughter take care and watch the eggs hatch...I'm a little leary of how were supposed to deal with male chicks as I'm sure there will be soon going the egg route...
Thank you for that informative answer. That's good to know about the RIR not getting along with other breeds. Since we are looking at getting around 4 hens, I was hoping to get 4 different breeds if it did not matter to the chickens themselves. Great pic, he looks so happy and I'm sure my 10 yr...
Anyone in contact with "SNJchickens"? I see they are from my exact area in Blackwood, NJ (Camden county) and was hoping to ask some questions about law here regarding them and if I would even be bothered if I just got a few hens(3-4)
Also I have been reading up on all the possible breeds and...
That's not very encouraging. I'm hoping it's one of those things where if it's not seen, it's not illegal. I see another poster that's from my exact area and seems they are doing fine with it, although they haven't logged on the site since last year. Would be nice to chat with them about it...
Looking into if we are even legally allowed to have a few hens for eggs. We just moved from Philly to Blackwood,NJ 08012 in, I believe, Camden County. House is humongous to us city dwellers at 4500sq ft and sits on about 3/4 of an acre at the end of a dead end road. Does anyone know if we are...
Looking into if we are even legally allowed to have a few hens for eggs. We just moved from Philly to Blackwood,NJ 08012 in, I believe, Camden County. House is humongous to us city dwellers at 4500sq ft and sits on about 3/4 of an acre at the end of a dead end road. Does anyone know if we are...