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

[Super Admin]

I learned (30 seconds ago) that a chick sitting on your shoulder and screaming loudly can make you go temporarily deaf.

 

[fasbendera]

Barn boots. I got mine at Tractor supply. No more digging chicken poo off my tennis shoes. I also wear them in the garden so dual purpose.

 

[Chickenfortress]

That broody chickens ferment poo in their bodies to use as biological agents to deter candling attempts.

Chickens never read the Geneva Convention.

 

[Promiselandfarm]

That even if you clip their wings they will fly over the fence just because they can

 

[Maryallison]

Must quarentee for at least a month. Never just assume it will be ok. It may not be.

 

[Chicks R Friends NOT Food]

Quote:
Even little weasels.

Also, don't let flighty birds on your shoulders or they'll fly and tear up your back.
Don't assume that other people will take care of your birds like you do (Remembering to feed, water, let out in the morning, and Close Up At Night).

 

[Promiselandfarm]

Never assume they will or wash out the waters nice and clean before refilling

 

[rendonhen]

We learned that when we first got the chicks (feb 09) we set up a brooder in the dinning room....we did not really use this room. Well the mistake was all the chicken dust......It gets EVERYWHERE. Even in places that I thought was impossible to get in (glass cabinets). So we are working on a brooder room, we use it to store feed, scratch, and the stuff we lay on the coop floors, ect....

WARNING: I never knew so MUCH chicken dust came from such SMALL chicks. LOL

 

[TreeHugger]

Even a few chicks can make a big mess. If you keep chicks in the house eventually your spouse will notice them because of the smell.

 

[sosimplenow]

If you want a chicken coop built, just bring home some chicks and set them up in the living room. Then tell Hubs you don't know if there will be space on the couch for him when they are big enough to jump out of the brooder.