Chicken Questions for Ya'll!

[silkhope]

I'd say that's mine too Pegbo - I have one that just doesn't give my girls a break. I finally ordered saddles and I can't wait for them to get here...

I don't mind the cleaning, just take a flat shovel and a wheelbarrow in there and scoop out the house then rake out the pen. Not a big deal.

 

[V Chic Chick]

If I could, I would make them lay eggs all winter, without need for light. Mainly because I went seven months egg free this past autumn and winter

Cleaning isn't too bad because the coop floor is at hip height, and there's only two chickens.

 

[poppycat]

My biggest gripe is that I don't live on a big farm where I can have dozens of chickens! I can only have a few and I'm just green with envy over all of you who have lots of cool breeds, hatch eggs, and have ROOSTERS!

 

[chicknmania]

Amen to all the entries already posted! But I think my biggest complaint is my flower garden we have in front of the house. The chickens think that is their personal dusting area, and when I work in the garden they are sure I'm looking for bugs (what else what I be doing?) and they go along behind me, scratching everything up, every chance they get. I tried to turn it into a rock garden in an effort to protect my plants, but am still in the process of getting enough rocks; in the meantime they love to nestle between the stones!

I always joke it's my "chicken garden" because when you look out the window the main thing you see in the garden is a bunch of feathery lumps. Also, they kick all the mulch and dirt all over the sidewalk, grass, and all over the place.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

My biggest complaint is hauling water out to the coop when it's -20 degrees outside or through knee deep snow drifts.

 

[momoftwinsinwi]

Woodland woman & Schmoo - I'm going to be in that same category....I guess I'll have to save my milk jugs, I hope 16 chickens won't go thur more than a gallon of water per day and yes, I also will be trapsing thru the snow to get to the chickens...Lord knows the hubby won't be doing it, he has to work

- like....I don't??? oh well...I'll get thru it, just wish Winter didn't last like 9 months!!

 

[Zenbirder]

So far my biggest problem is I want to go to bed in the summer time before the girls want to go in the coop for the night! I can usually find a point when they are all in their yard resting about 7pm to close the yard gate but I am an early morning person and I have to lock the chicks up at night in the coop because of the beautiful fox family. I end up chasing silly Allison (BO) around the pen, she is such a night owl, and Henry to Roo stands and watches to make sure I treet her right

 

[mom'sfolly]

Poop on the patio! But we don't bare foot around here anyway. We have evil, nasty, awful fire ants! Now if I could get the girls to eat fire ants I'd be happy.