What are your chicken goals

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

They are so great!!! I hope yours thrive as well!

I am glad your girls are getting their groove back!!! I love that everyone's flocks are doing so well!
I wrapped my run too and now we are having a few "warm" days but alas, it's wrapped and it'll stay that way lol

The day the run gets UNwrapped is what i look forward to! Another what, 16 weeks Thanks Hedgeland Farms

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

We are working on a small goal currently. We are putting up electric fencing around our current run. Started yesterday hoping to finish today!!! This is a HUGE step for us as I feel like then the run will be completely secure!

Yey!!! This is a huge deal and how exciting for when it's finally done.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Yey!!! This is a huge deal and how exciting for when it's finally done.

We did get it done last night too!!! Woot woot!!!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

We did get it done last night too!!! Woot woot!!!

Such a good feeling, especially the next day when ya come to and say, oh yea! Yesterday we completed that ......

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Such a good feeling, especially the next day when ya come to and say, oh yea! Yesterday we completed that ......

Oh yes, I agree!! We are currently working on the second coop so we can reach our spring chicken goals!! I can't wait till it's completed! It's abt there ..

Door and roof...

Inside I can work on later lol

 

[WoDia]

My husband and I are completing Castle #3 (a large bantam chicken house) before it gets too cold here in NE Ohio. The ultimate goal is to complete this build so that all of my featherballs are comfortable and secure. Then, my chicken/quail kingdom will be complete! (Castle #1 for the retired ladies, Castle #2 for my bachelors, and Castle #3 for the minis). I already have the Quail Kingdom for my bobwhites and a smaller ‘Castle’ for my Seramas. Next Spring, all of the buildings will have new and improved runs built and even a new aviary for the bobwhites. It might seem silly to a lot of people that I call my coops by these names, but (I don’t care) I adore every single one of my little balls of fluff!

 

[cubalaya]

What a fascinating project! When you say "better breed" what do you mean exactly? More meat? Longer lived? Hardier?

these are oriental gamefowl, better than the birds used to make them

 

[cubalaya]

Your goals sound fun!!! Breeding for specifics is not something i wish to dabble in...itll become a rabbit hole and my hubby puts up with my chicken talk enough
I've not heard of any of these breeds.

So I suppose I am off to Google some more bahahahaha

my wife tolerates them. asils are the oldest and purest breed of chicken on earth

 

[cubalaya]

Yey!!! This is a huge deal and how exciting for when it's finally done.

did that and no predators since

 

[calboy147]

So in talks with my hubby, I am realizing my chicken goals are changing.
Originally I wanted a smallish flock (I have 19 girls, 1 cockerel) and whatever extra eggs we get I just give away, mainly at work.

(Literally keeping 60-80 eggs in my fridge, fam of 7, and likely give away 7 dozen or so a wk. )

I knew I wanted to raise our own meat chickens too.

In discussion, I realized I want more eggs to give away! (Yes I said give away, makes my heart super happy to just provide people with eggs) not only that, my kids would like to sell eggs at the farmers market.

So we are nixing the turkeys for now, focused on a second coop and run for abt 30 more chickens!!! These will be dual purpose as the goal to raise our own meat hasn't been eliminated. (Anyone have dual purpose breed suggestions?)

So as of now the goals are:
50 chickens or so running around.
A plethora of eggs to give away/ kids to sell
and meat for the freezer.

What are your chicken goals??

My long term goal is 24 birds, dual purpose large breeds. i am down to 12 now do to brothers and sisters that liked my girls really well, I have mostly Brahma/Orpington cross with a couple older odd balls in the mix.
Short term goals is a new bigger better double coop to separate my flock into 2 since my wife refuses to let me eat my mean rooster.
I give away most of my eggs as well. I think i may put up a small sign and see if i can sell some egg cartons for $1.00 a piece.