Topic of the Week - What is the purpose of your flock?

[SwampPrincessChick]

I had to say he sure is a cutie pie!

Me and Phoenix thank you!

 

[Chikyboy]

Mainly for pets and breeding.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Mainly for pets and breeding.

Which chickens do you breed?

 

[Insnesnakos]

I keep them for eggs and as pets. The yard is empty without them

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I don’t have chickens but my quail coveys are for meat, egg, pet and breeding purposes. Right now I have 5 18 week olds. 7 8 week olds. 8 5 week olds. And 31 eggs in the incubator. I think the quail math has taken over my mind lol.

 

[Chikyboy]

Which chickens do you breed?

I breed pure bantam cochins, and the rest are all hybrid chickens. I can say that my hybrid chickens include genes from Sussexes, bielfelers, bantam cochins, leghorns, polish, Old english game, and more. I also have a pure australorp, and several easter eggers that are new so I haven't bred them yet.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I breed pure bantam cochins, and the rest are all hybrid chickens. I can say that my hybrid chickens include genes from Sussexes, bielfelers, bantam cochins, leghorns, polish, Old english game, and more. I also have a pure australorp, and several easter eggers that are new so I haven't bred them yet.

Such a variety that’s my goal one day when I get an area big enough to have chickens.

 

[patirosaj]

I have a tiny flock of 6 in my backyard in Monterey Park, California, 5 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles. My urban ladies are first and for most pets. The eggs, garbage disposal, and poop for my compost to garden are fringe benefits.
I have so many eggs that I give them away to my coworkers and friends.
Pictured from front to back: Egggwina (Plymouth Rock), Eggwina 2 (Plymouth Rock), Hennifer the Little Red Hen (Rhode Island Red), Henrietta (Sexlink), Chicken Nugget (Delaware), Shelly (Sexlink), &
Chicken Tetrazini (Cochin).

 

[GoldenBlossoms]

I love chickens, I love there personalities and how some look so odd. My flock of 9 are simply pets. Eggs might be a bonus but mostly we cook and feed the eggs right back to the chickens. Me and my boyfriend just love them and keep them solely for pets

 

[LaysnGwen]

We are somewhere between discovering if this is doable and how do we just help these dumpster chickens! But I love watching and learning about them. They are very smart and unique. I like when they try to talk to us urgently sometimes Hoping they can contribute to eating a lot of bugs and picking at weed seeds.