A creative alternative to backyard chickens?

[luishalson]

OK, when I decided to keep poultry for egg production (and cuteness), I weighed the pros and cons of chickens, guineas, ducks, and geese. Here is what I got:

Animal	Pros	Cons	Ranking
Ducks	Excellent layers - lay bigger eggs more often than chickens	Males must be separated	1
Chickens	Good layers	Males must be separated	2
Geese	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Terrible layers	3
Guineas	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Bad layers, agressive	4

 

[Birdsong 82]

As far as agriculturally zoned land you need to look specifically into those. I live in an agricultural a zoned area but found out that I was not allowed to raise my goats pigs or even my chickens without at least 5 acres of land. A different agricultural zoning makes it OK with as little as 1 acre People are working to change the rule about chickens in the A3 zoning. I got lucky and the house I just purchased has 17 acres. But my old house I assumed it was agricultural so it was OK. But apparently they're very specific. So when you're looking for agricultural zoning look into the specifics of each one for your area

 

[luishalson]

OK, when I decided to keep poultry for egg production (and cuteness), I weighed the pros and cons of chickens, guineas, ducks, and geese. Here is what I got:

Animal	Pros	Cons	Ranking
Ducks	Excellent layers - lay bigger eggs more often than chickens	Males must be separated	1
Chickens	Good layers	Males must be separated	2
Geese	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Terrible layers	3
Guineas	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Bad layers, agressive	4

Sorry, my table was wrong. It was supposed to be this:

Animal	Pros	Cons	Ranking
Ducks	Excellent layers - lay bigger eggs more often than chickens	Males must be separated	1
Chickens	Good layers	Males must be separated	2
Guineas	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Terrible layers	3
Geese	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Bad layers, agressive	4

 

[Birdsong 82]

Another alternative which is much different but would be good if she is a lover of animals. See if there's a 4H program in your area or nearby possibly. Or if you think it's possible and other people Feel as though there should be a change maybe you could look into starting a movement to change your ornaments

 

[Painted Calls]

Sorry, my table was wrong. It was supposed to be this:

Animal	Pros	Cons	Ranking
Ducks	Excellent layers - lay bigger eggs more often than chickens	Males must be separated	1
Chickens	Good layers	Males must be separated	2
Guineas	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Terrible layers	3
Geese	Monogamous - do not need sexing	Bad layers, agressive	4

What was it that put guineas in the 'terrible layer' category?