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kaseythomas86

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Mar 10, 2014
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Me and my family are thinking about getting a few chickens for eggs my question is if I have 4 ppl in my family how many chickens should I get? And in order for them to lay do you need a rooster? Also what breed is best for egg laying?
 
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If you are looking for 1 egg a day for each member of the family, I would go with at least 6 or 7 chickens. Some birds lay every day, some don't. So this amount of birds should deliver at least 4 day or more. You do not need a rooster to get eggs...hens lay reguardless and having a rooster does not make them lay more. As for good layers, the Orpingtons, (Buff Orpingtons and Australorps) are both great layers as are the Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, etc...

Take a look at our breeds page to see what people are saying about the different breeds and their laying qualties...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/chicken-breeds

Also, here is a good link to an external page with great info on the over all aspects of the breeds...

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

Good luck with your new adventure and welcome to BYC!
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! TwoCrows gave you some great ideas! Have fun deciding what breeds you'll get!
 
Hope we get our coop built next weekend does anyone have a suggestion on fencing because sometimes we have stray dogs wonder by and I want them safe
 
kaseythomas86 said:
Hope we get our coop built next weekend does anyone have a suggestion on fencing because sometimes we have stray dogs wonder by and I want them safe
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You might want to do some reading in these articles on keeping the predators at bay...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-predators-pests-how-to-protect-treat-your-flock

You can also post in our predators forums for more info from members that may have the same issues as you do...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/13/predators-and-pests
 

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