Myth busters- advice that keeps coming

[Ted_Harrell]

These are pullets!(local ace hardware folks), and I ended up with 50/50

 

[BY Bob]

This prefab coop and run will hold 8 chickens.

It did not hold 2 well once they were grown and it had no roost.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

"Orange yolks are disgusting! Yolks are supposed to be pale yellow!"

 

[BY Bob]

Only roosters make noise!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Only roosters make noise!

Oh that's a good one! I've got the noisiest hens!

 

[LizzzyJo]

- ‘you need to heat your coop in the winter in the Great Lakes region’ — nope! My hens survived the polar vortex without concern.

-‘this breed of rooster is docil, so he will be nice’

-‘lighting the coop in winter is healthier’

- ‘they aren’t friendly like mammals and will never sit in your lap for pets’

 

[BuckeyeFoodie]

“You can sex a chick by hanging them by their neck or feet. If they flop around while being hung, it’s a male”
Thanks to our friends at TSC.

'Scuse me, WHAT?!

 

[NHMountainMan]

A good roster will scare off predators.

 

[Folly's place]

No bantam rooster could injure a human!
I saw it on this site...
Mary

 

[janiedoe]

I'm going to throw in:
DE treats lice, mites, and worms
Fake owls scare away hawks
Chickens are stupid