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Wife and kids want to raise chickens?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 487417" data-attributes="member: 22613"><p>I don't know what your property is like and what kind of setup you have in mind. </p><p></p><p>If you want to free range them, they will put a hurting on ticks and other insects. They'll also crap all over everything and for whatever reason love porches and sidewalks. Plus you have predator problems. If your city doesn't have much for stray enforcement, forget about free ranging, they will just be lunch for Scruffy from down the block.</p><p></p><p>Chicken litter is really good fertilizer/compost for the garden if you have one. </p><p></p><p>If I was going to have them, I'd have one of those wheeled coops with a run so they can be moved around the yard, spread the waste around.</p><p></p><p>They can eat just about anything and will happily peck away at whatever kitchen scraps you toss them. Waste not want not.</p><p></p><p>You will never save any money, but the entertainment and self sufficiency factors are worth something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrGiggles, post: 487417, member: 22613"] I don't know what your property is like and what kind of setup you have in mind. If you want to free range them, they will put a hurting on ticks and other insects. They'll also crap all over everything and for whatever reason love porches and sidewalks. Plus you have predator problems. If your city doesn't have much for stray enforcement, forget about free ranging, they will just be lunch for Scruffy from down the block. Chicken litter is really good fertilizer/compost for the garden if you have one. If I was going to have them, I'd have one of those wheeled coops with a run so they can be moved around the yard, spread the waste around. They can eat just about anything and will happily peck away at whatever kitchen scraps you toss them. Waste not want not. You will never save any money, but the entertainment and self sufficiency factors are worth something. [/QUOTE]
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