Originally Posted by Barbm
Would like to have some but there are fox around and I don't like to feed the wild animals.
What kind are good for laying eggs? How many do you need? Do they need to be fenced in? How do they know to stay home?
We have turkey families (we call them our kids) now. We saw 1 hen and 12 babies today. Sometimes we have to stop the car to wait for them to cross the driveway.
Love living in the country!
Leghorns lay about 6 eggs a week, I bought 6 pullets and we are a family of 4. We had 3 1/2 doz eggs a week, the neighbors were avoiding us, the dogs and cats got sick of scrambled eggs. I made quiche, deviled eggs, pickled eggs, omlets, ect, ect. LOL, I do miss the hens though, a rooster is unnecessary and very aggressive. I spent more on chicken feed than I ever did on eggs. If you get some, enjoy! I sure did.