Thanks for the advice! We have a family of 6 right now, and we all eat eggs. That's why I was thinking of getting that many hens. What you said makes sense though.
Thanks for all the advice! I do want a hardy breed. It's gotten down to -40 wind chill this winter! Any suggestions on breed?
I'm looking into the deep litter method, especially for winter.
I really want to get chickens this year. We live in a small city in Michigan. We have a very large yard though. Our city has just recently allowed backyard chickens. I grew up on a farm where we had free ranging chickens and a very large coop. The chickens basically took care of themselves. I...