The chickens will be egg producing. I have a wonderful young couple who raise chickens for meat and plan to stay with buying meats (also raise pigs and cattle) from them. While my grandmother could wring a chicken's neck with a quick snap of the wrist, I think I will be a better egg raiser...
Hi Petrel, I like your chicken coop. I'm hoping to find someone to hire around here to build me one. Second choice purchase a kit or one already built. I see you have some Andalusians. What is your experience with them? They are on my short list as part of my flock.
I just joined because 2014 will be the year I start raising chickens. I have 5 acres near the FL/AL border and have focused my first few years in getting vegetables, fruit, nuts and herbs planted, productive and preserved. Now that there isn't a lot of new work to do there, I'm moving into...