How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens? - OLD

[Yello]

I've had my girls since June. 20 weeks this coming Tuesday. Bought 10 and still have 10.

 

[ChickyChickyBaby]

Actually DH had them when we got married, and that was in 1993.

He has been raising chickens and or ducks since he was a kid. I would say about 30 years - he is 39 now

I chose 11-15 years, because I wasn't very involved for awhile (I was a city girl!),we did spend a few years chickenless, though!

 

[mammat]

4 years

 

[ttclan]

We inherited a small flock of 24 in August of this year. Hope to add some more in the early Spring...we've been checking out the for sale board already in anticipation!

 

[a2ms4chickens]

We started out 5 years ago with 4 bantam chickens for my son, who had just joined 4H. He was 9 yrs old. He is now 14 yrs and has 17 bantam showbirds. He has bred and hatched his own chicks and shows at fair and other poultry shows. And I figured since we had to build a coop anyway, we really should get some layers. I won 3 banty RIRs at a poultry show 5 yrs ago, my son bred and showed them for a few years, and I still have 1 hen left. And now I have 30-40 layers and 3 roosters. As a matter of fact, I just bought a walk-in chicken coop today...can't wait to get it put up and I think we are going to use it as a breeding pen. Need..more..chickens!

 

[froggiesheins]

I have had chickens now for 1 year and 4 months. I never ever thought chickens were so much fun till I got the chance to see someone raise an orphan newborn chick and find out how friendly they can be. It was like: I GOTTA try this, so snatched a newborn chick from a hen ......and the rest is history. Chickens are SO MUCH FUN! Adult Barbie dolls....

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

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What a sweet story, thank you for sharing!

to your Uncle Tom. is he still with us?

Unfortunately not...He passed about 15yrs ago. He is sorely missed.

 

[Tracydr]

Over twenty years. I didn't have any from 2005 until this year due to a divorce and move to the city but this year I started a new, urban flock, plus meaties for the first time.
I've also had peafowl for at least 15 years, guineas, quail and ducks. I really miss the peafowl and guineas but they wouldn't work sowell on a 1/2 acre city lot.

 

[risingstarpoultry]

I selected the wrong one I have ben raising chickens for 21 years,oooops.

 

[Micajah2]

I got my first chickens when I was 3 years old!