How old were you when you got your first chicken?

[hensplease]

before i was born my gramps was a chicken sexer for major hatcheries andhis friend worked a t the egg farm

 

[19hhbelgian]

My first chickens were packing peanuts that came with an order of ducklings that I had gotten at our old house... 12 BIG roosters

They were awesome! Best guard chickens you could've wanted. They would chase strangers off the property

, but I could walk over and pick them up! I loved those boys, but they started roosting on the trucks so they needed a new home

We now have a nice flock with a couple roos, and a bunch of hens

 

[Crittercrzy]

My dad always had chickens around, but my very own chicken was one that I found left behind in a nest box..he was cold and not very lively...I took him in my room, wrapped him in a warm towel and about an hour later he came following me thru the house..His name was Tweetie

 

[DragonFeathers]

My grandparents and parents raised chickens, my parents stopped raising them after 4 kids, but I have them now, and oh what fun they are

 

[beclu727]

I'm the one vote in the 60s. 63 when the chicks hatched...
My uncle had chickens and I helped take care of them when I was little. I started thinking about a backyard flock last year. Did some research and found this website and was hooked. I got a bator for our 40th wedding anniversary in April. Hatched 5 chicks, 2 roos and 3 pullets. The roos were rehomed and since there's room in the coop, I am now thinking of hatching again.

 

[joedie]

i was 52 and wished I started long before!

 

[Dinkadoo]

I was 49.

and loving every minute of it..