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Lol, now Its official. I have never thought about that. I will definitely use my empty feed bags to cover outside of coop and stuff more than likely!

sounds about like me.. birds of a feather........... actually things are looking up! I lucked out and got a job installing a fence that will probably pay for materials for a very nice coop and run... Chicken mansion here I come!

Right off the bat I heard two different things. One its safe, the other its not. I found out its the green fruit and the plant itself that is bad. The bad thing being solanine. Did you know that they are now finding a link between solanine and spina-bifida (birth defects). Makes you wonder...

I don't think I'll be raising chicks, I'll let a momma hen do it and most birds don't hatch off chicks in the dead of winter so if my power goes out it will have zero effect on the livelihood of my babies :) There is nothing "commercial" about this area. The local supermarket is over an hour...

This is something long term that we are willing to do until we die. Waiting 4-5 months for a chick to start laying is moot. I can wait 4-5 months in order to have more affordable and sustainable food for the rest of my life (less than 40 years) Its an investment. Wait 6 months then have...

When I say we have the birds covered, I mean that Murry Mcmurry has them for 2.15 each. 10 will only set me back 20 something. We can get chicks online. Freezer? No way. The power goes out here all the time and we never ever pack our freezer because we never know when the power will go out...

I found some affordable wire to make a 10x10 run. I have enough lumber to build a 8x8 coop minus flooring and wall coverings. Right now feed prices are also affordable in my area, even the good stuff. If I can find enough materials to floor the coop and cover the walls I think we can do this...

well some good news from tractor supply: Thats 50lb so there might just be some room for better feed! There is hope!

If I find feed is more than $25 per 100 lb.. it won't work for us.. again I think the chicken idea is a bust at this point. Rabbits? I don't enjoy cleaning carcasses much. I don't mind the occasional chicken but don't want to go through the hassle of having to kill and clean multiple...

Was saying to my wife that I need an old volkswagon just for that reason! My wifes dad actually did this. The whole reason I'm looking to get chickens is to get a return on my investment and not starve the last week of the month. If I spend $20 on feed, I expect $30 in eggs and meat. I have...

Yup! Its going to be about 20ft from the house, I have two dogs that may or may not help out. The coop has to be almost totally sealed off because we have black snakes that can actually climb vertical walls of chipboard or other rough surfaces to be able to slide in through the eaves and eat...

I do have neighbors that WILL call police if they suspect anything illegal going on such as poaching game out of season. It would be totally possible for them to actually see the deer drop. That would be disaster. I could venture out into the woods but again im over 60 and can't walk nor drag...

because right now you don't know if your killing a buck or a doe and could be killing off two fawns along with the doe. And if you get caught killing a deer out of season, its a huge fine and possible jail sentence. Thats why.. and if you kill a rabbit in the summer when they have rabbit...

Thanks for all the replies. I'll try and answer as many as I can. Could I see a picture of where you're thinking to keep them? Its not hard to picture a country scene with dirt roads and fields. This field just happens to have lots of people staying with lots of dogs. Its very rural with...

still don't make me understand how they kept chickens. :) I understand they might shoot all the critters that might try to kill a bird.. they can't be on watch 24/7 I think they just had so many that it didn't matter if 20 got killed.. were 2000 more to take their place..

I was going to feed them of course. 10 total birds (1 rooster, 9 hens) I think 6 eggs a day would be in the ballpark. If I leave a nest egg in the nests, I should have 4-5 chickens to eat per year at 6 dollars per bird. Fresh eggs are better for you and better tasting and probably much...

Hope someone can help. My backstory: I'm 67yrs old. Kinda desperate. I have always worked for myself and never had a "real" job. I have been poor all my life but it's not been too bad overall, even though I have no retirement, a money pit for a car, and don't own this trailer that my nephew...