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DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I did read the letter. It does not appear as if John has ever owned chickens.
As @N F C and @janiedoe have explained, chicken coops are only as dirty as the owners allow them to be and a great deal of that has to do with the number of birds kept within a specified amount of space. I have owned chickens for nearly 5 years and I've never had a rodent problem. Yes, I have had mice but that is because I have gaps between the frame and the door to the run wider than a half inch and I don't pick up the chicken food.
Quite the contrary to all the complaints John has to say about chickens, they can be quite relaxing and beautiful to just sit and watch and can add a lovely aesthetic to a community. Additionally he's wrong about the dumping open garbage. That, again, is up to the caregiver. And as for the extreme amount of care that they need? They're one of the easiest animals to keep when kept in a properly designed and sized coop and run. A dog requires more work than chickens.
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Very well put 👏
 
janiedoe said:
Very well put 👏
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Oh. And I forgot to mention the comment about the 24/7 noise that chickens make. Seriously? John clearly has never owned chickens!
We all know that they're noisy, but they can't hold a candle to someone who leaves their dog outside to bark all day long. Nothing can drive you to the brink of insanity faster than that.
 
Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies! I always check in the "What's New" section as well at the top of this page. This way I can read how I may have a similar question or help give some advice.
 

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