Official BYC Poll: What Is Your Least Favorite Thing About Keeping Chickens?

[Chicken poppy]

Y

Yes! What is with hanging out on the porch?! They nap and poop all over the back stoop! Least favorite part by far is the poop (not in the coop, but everywhere else)

Yes! Same for us, all i can think of is they see us in the house (for us atleast, cause its glass.) or hear us. Dunno

 

[The chicken nurd]

While I don’t like having to deal with injuries or sickness in my flock the worst part is having to limit the number of birds I can get

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Death of older birds (chicks under 6 weeks, I've come to expect, so it doesn't hit too hard nowadays) and predators. Have had multiple problems with a very, very bold predator recently

 

[warmth]

Having birds I raised by hand act like I'm a boogeyman. God almighty, I'll never understand how a bird can go from falling asleep in your hand as a chick to shrieking bloody murder upon being caught.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I was going to say dealing with food and water every morning, but that really the ducks. The chickens are much easier to manage.

It's my rooster right now. He's teeny and cute, but he hates me and tries to kill me regularly. If I didn't feel responsible for the little creep, he'd be gone.

But I know that illness/death of my birds will be the hardest/worst aspect by far.

 

[rascal66]

Can deal with poop, but the lice and the once in a while illness or outbreak really makes me think a lot about everything. Its super stressful when you have well over a hundred to keep an eye on when something goes down.

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Getting rid of unwanted roos. I'm having to try to find a home for one now.

 

[JesusisGod]

Having birds I raised by hand act like I'm a boogeyman. God almighty, I'll never understand how a bird can go from falling asleep in your hand as a chick to shrieking bloody murder upon being caught.

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-9-2/

“And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.”

It's by design don't take offense

 

[JesusisGod]

I'm enjoying it except sometimes wanna be selfish and sleep in. I like to wake up early to get rooster out so he doesn't annoy everyone too long. I'm in suburbia

 

[Shezadandy]

poop is nothing compared to a broody with chicks and most of the favourites chicks are cockerels

I started cheating and getting day old pullets for the broodies. Every now and again there's the oops cockerels- but much better than finding 6 of 8 are boys! One day I'll get back to purposeful breeding/hatching again ... but for now it's nice when by week 3 nobody pops a huge comb and grows monster feet/legs.