We had chickens for a few years....they were so much fun to watch! Then two dogs got into our pen and killed or maimed several of our hens...After that the ones that were left got chicken fleas from some replacement chickens we got....We tried everything and couldn,t get rid of them We finally had to get rid of the chickens....sad, we sure enjoyed the wonderful eggs. Now we have our property fenced in, but I don't think our dog would allow any chickens on the place....

I don't think our dogs would let them live.

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Just on fabric....

I always wanted chickens.....fresh eggs for breakfast I have enough property but I can't do it on my own. On top of which there are sooooooo many raccoons they would eat the chickens before I got to the eggs. I watched a program on FitTV and was shocked you can have chickens in Brooklyn NY.

I used to have 6 leghorns, the best white egg layers. Darn racoons got in the hen house and killed them. I tried again. Not good. I wish I could eat racoon, Icky, cause I shoot everyone I see. If they are walking on the side of the road I will swerve to hit them.

Way to goooooo :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: PETA wouldn't like it but let them live with raccoons. When I first moved into my house I had a screened back door. I heard noise in the kitchen and thought it was the cat, all of a sudden it was walking out through the screen door. I freaked I thought the screen was broken and I didn't realize it. I ran to grab the cat's tail. it was a tiger cat so the tail looked like a raccoon. I then realized the cat was in DD room. A raccoon broke through the screen walked into my kitchen and took a bag of apples I had in a basket on the floor. Even today when the sun starts to go down I close the back door for fear a raccoon with push the screen in even thought it is a new door and make themself at home. I can't have a Bar-B-Q becasue if I grill out the raccoons think it's a party for them, for days I will have at least 4-6 raccoons on the deck. Where I am it is always open season for raccoons, they are considered a nuisance animal or something like that. They also carry rabies and fleas. yuck!!!!!!

We live in a small subdivision, and enjoy reading the paper each morning on the front porch. For the last month, I've been hearing a rooster crow and just love it. I can't imagine where he lives, but I hope no one complains about him. It reminds me of when I was little and spent time at my grandparent's farm.

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!

yes. I have 15 chickens 1 is a rooster. I live in the country and so my chickens run free in the day and when the sun starts goin down my husband goes and closes them up as they head for the hen house then. I have had chickens for many years. I love to watch them and enjoy the eggs too. but oh the foxes and cyotes etcI sure understand wanting them dead.

a family of say 4 need about 1 dozen hens they lay eggs approx. every other day. they stay close to their hen house.mine has a connected completely enclosed wire pen for days i'm gone.If you live close to someone or in town you could keep them penned. there are many hens just for eggs. others raised for meat. check out hatcherys on the internet. they will have info and pictures. then buy from someone close by. or a feed store.