I left the corporate world after 25+ years to stay home with my kids. I never dreamed I'd get "addicted" to chickens!
But I love the "girls". I've only had chickens for 6 months -- 13 hens. And I'm sorry, but we could never (kill/eat) our chickens...
not that I don't enjoy eating chicken... just couldn't kill a "pet"!
I've never had a rooster, and we live in a suburban neighborhood. The homes are spread out and the hens don't bother our neighbors, but
I'm concerned about hatching some little roos! What do you all do if you hatch too many roos? How noisy are they? and could
they all get along in one coop? What is the possibility of rehoming them?
I guess hoping for 17 hens is a little crazy............