What did you have to learn the hard way? (management stuff)

[chookchick]

You can't sex chicks, you can't sex chicks you can't sex chicks.....

 

[Sitka]

Don't buy a chicken at a flea market.

If you give your chickens the carrot pulp from the juicer, their poop will be orange....

Never let anyone tell you that chickens don't have personality.

 

[bUg_Farm]

I've learned:

Sometimes a chicken just gets sick even though I'm doing everything right.

Putting up a fence with your husband can be disasterous to the relationship and a great story and laugh a year later.

If you feed your dogs raw eggs - don't turn your back after you've collected the eggs - they help themselves from the basket when you're not looking.

 

[pixie74943]

If your trying to quaratine,your chickens WILL get mad at not getting access to the whole yard and they WILL squeeze out any tiny gap that they can.

 

[Shannon's Chix]

So many people on here tell you chickens, and byc are addictive. Who knew they really meant it???

 

[allanimals21]

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Yea I have learned that one myself...what he don't know don't hurt him!

 

[BayCityBabe]

The main thing I have learned is that you will lose a few birds & if you can't handle that, don't get chickens.
Vaccinate for Mareks.
Don't panic over illness, just do what you can.
*****They are chickens, not CHILDREN!!!!****** If you buy them a slip-n-slide or bake them a cake, they won't write you a thank you note.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

there's always ONE hen who really wants to stand outside in the cold and snow and scream her fool head off until you suit up, tromp out there.....and THEN she will decide to go in herself.

the saddest thing ever is a dead baby chick

expect losses and expect the unexpected

dont turn your back on your gander. ever. if that guy could get in the house he'd shiv us in our sleep.

Wombat - my tomato loss? the perfectly perfect pink Oxheart that i had been lovingly growing to take up and present to our grandma. the DAY BEFORE that darn hen got it - it was completely destroyed. i cheated and stopped by my buddy's farm and got one from him. i dont think she knew.

 

[ChickenToes]

Sometimes you just have too many.

 

[Joan]

I learned that chickens CAN fly- no matter what you read or hear. The don't soar like an eagle but all that flapping will easily get them over a pretty high fence. Very quickly too.