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Most who find out I have chickens always want to know WHY? 'cause my granddaddy did and I loved to play in the chicken pen…barefooted. 'cause my daddy sold chicken feed. 'cause I bought a magazine that romanticized having pet chickens. 'cause it is our patriotic duty ….an old ad I saw in a...

So true!

If we were keeping cost per egg at this point, my DH jokes that $50/egg is a bargain. And he hasn't even been advised of my next plans! People spend big on their dogs, cats --some are even building them their own rooms in new homes! But they think we're crazy to pamper our chickens...

Do you really REPAINT EVERY TWO MONTHS?????? Mine live on sand in covered run and coop. I clean coop weekly and run as needed --sift,sift, sift. There's no unpleasant smell unless too much rain or I spill water fount…and PDZ mixed in takes care of it all. Painted at day #1 and haven't...

I totally agree!!!!!!! Next time someone asks me "why did you get chickens" I will reply " Why not, why would you not?".

Ditto: When I am grumpy, all I have to do is watch them for 2 minutes and the grumps go away!

PRO: When people are griping about things in general…..I whip out my notebook and show them my flock of 6 doing the chicken thing on their own IP Camera….And the grumpy attitudes turn to laughter!!! CON: The hens can be grumps in the mornings before they lay!

They are better than PROZAC! Have a bad day or feel in the "dumps", just come home, spend time watching them, visiting them, and the world is so much more FUN!