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1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No. 5 years ago, (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 29 (3) What breeds do you have? Novogen layer chicks (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? was a member several year ago (5) What are some of your other...

in NC. I sell eggs for 3$/dozen to regular customers who return the cartons or provide the own. 4$ to others. I label my eggs as ungraded with my name and address to comply with NC Reg. N NC u can sell up to 30 doz per month without a permit. I can never keep up with demand. The hens just...

i have a RIR\lakenvelder mix roo. He is really good. I free range 15 hens. He finds them food. Lets them eat before he does. Watches for preditors. Puts himself between the stray dogs and hens. He was agressive towards my daughter but i taught her to chase him away and pick up a hen in front of...

i agree that 4 hens are not enough to have a roo...that said, my roo is great. I free range my hens about 3 hrs before night. He finds food for the hens, sounds the alarm when raptors fly over, and calls the hens back to the coop at dusk. He doesn't like me because i pick him up and pet him in...

HAHAHA....I say that a lot as in "I am fixin' to go to the store. Do you want anything?" It makes my wife cringe every time. She say "what do you need to fix before you go?"

495. When someone says irregardless.

6000 sqft including the edge of the woods. Around the back I am starting clover and will scatter some winter grass this fall over most of the yard. The metal building is sold and being moved. will sow clove and rye there.

they were ranging further, i put electric netting up because of feral cats. i can expand the range. how much space per bird?

ditto

I have been pondering my feed to egg conversion ratio... I have 15 hes about 1&1/2 yr. old. I also have a roster, 10 pullets 3-months old and 20 2-week old chicks. I am getting on average 4.5 dozen eggs a week. (I have found a market that pays me $3.50 a dozen. I also give eggs to my...

Our local animal shelter (County dog pound) gets a few chickens every month. The birds are usually adopted the day the ad is posted.

My wife and I are starting a preschool for kids with special needs. We open August 2, 2014.

Nice!!!! I've been planning a hydroponic garden. I'll start with that for now. But I'll be adding some fish. I think the left over fish will make a nice protine and calcim supplement for the chickens.