How do i become a chicken farmer when i grow up?

[Mojo Chick'n]

Heya from Kentucky!!

It is great down here, I can see why ya want to move here - I think I was 17 the first time I saw Kentucky - I knew then this was where I wanted to be - took me quite a few years, but I'm here

Maybe you can check into WKU or one of the other colleges in kentucky to see if the offer the classes you'd want to take. That way, you could take weekend trips to see what areas of the state you'd most enjoy living in - it is pretty diverse once ya get going sideways

I am in south central Kentucky, and we have ridges and hills, but not mountains, really - we do have caves, though, those are cool. West of us it smoothes out more - more flat land, and of course, east of us it gets more vertical.

I've heard at the feedstores that a lot of the local chicken farms have gone out of business, around here, because of the cost of feed and gas prices to haul them/haul eggs, etc...

OOps, better go, kid just got home from his first driving lesson - hubby will need some coffee, no doubt

Peace -
Meriah

 

[EggyTheHen]

I need some tips on how to be a chicken farmer when i grow up. I am only 15 but have always wanted to raise chickens as a full time job, I want my own farm one day but am willing to work on someone else's until i have the experience i need. I want to go to college to but what do i go for? Are there any classes or groups you know thats not FFA? I plan on moving to Kentucky later on in my life, thats were i want to start my own chicken farm. Please leave me some tips on what to do, Thanks allot.

Same here! Don't have any tips though.