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Patty in Wisc · 04-02-2010, 01:35 PM

Martha Stewart had a show earlier today, all about chickens & how to raise them. She opened a box of baby chicks that were just delivered to her. I s'pose you can find the entire show on Marthastewart.com (or steward?) Some woman was on, who wrote a great article on raising chickens...how it's good for kids & good for the soul to raise them.
I thought of you Martin. You have the same feeders that they showed!
I want CHICKENS!!!

cherokee_greg · 04-02-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

Martha Stewart had a show earlier today, all about chickens & how to raise them. She opened a box of baby chicks that were just delivered to her. I s'pose you can find the entire show on Marthastewart.com (or steward?) Some woman was on, who wrote a great article on raising chickens...how it's good for kids & good for the soul to raise them.
I thought of you Martin. You have the same feeders that they showed!
I want CHICKENS!!!

I know Patty I want some too now. I use to have 4 hens I had so many eggs I didnot know what to do with them all the neigbors had eggs from me.

djmb74 · 04-02-2010, 02:07 PM

You both should! They aren't that difficult to raise and it is really nice to have pets around that actually work for room and board!!!!

We have also been selling eggs at $3 a dozen.

cherokee_greg · 04-02-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by djmb74

You both should! They aren't that difficult to raise and it is really nice to have pets around that actually work for room and board!!!!

We have also been selling eggs at $3 a dozen.

Okay thats it now watch me start digging some more lawn out now for my chicken farm ! Its your falt Martin. LOL Actually I have been playing with the thought of doing it now for awile ever since I saw yours and Clares. I think I will get another four. I donot want to built a house for them tho maybe the feed store has some allready to put together I will check them out. I allraedy have to many things to do and no help,so I try and find the easy and fast way out.
Thanks

Patty in Wisc · 04-02-2010, 02:35 PM

Wow, $3.00 a dozen??! Sounds like a lot. I remember when you posted that you got 3 eggs one week LOL.
Oh yeah, on M stewart show, she took each chick out & stuck their beek in water & then in food before she put them in their home w/ food & water. It was just a interesting show.

justjoan · 04-02-2010, 03:30 PM

TOOOOOO cute! Beautiful birds, really cute little guy too! I wonder if they know why the chicken crossed the road or for that matter which came first the chicken or the egg???????

djmb74 · 04-02-2010, 03:39 PM

No need to remove the lawn put the coop right on top they will do all the work removing it for ya trust me!

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Okay thats it now watch me start digging some more lawn out now for my chicken farm ! Its your falt Martin. LOL Actually I have been playing with the thought of doing it now for awile ever since I saw yours and Clares. I think I will get another four. I donot want to built a house for them tho maybe the feed store has some allready to put together I will check them out. I allraedy have to many things to do and no help,so I try and find the easy and fast way out.
Thanks

Free range organic chicken eggs cost $5 a dozen at the store around here. People love the fact that I can tell them exactly what the chickens ate that week! lol

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Wow, $3.00 a dozen??! Sounds like a lot. I remember when you posted that you got 3 eggs one week LOL.
Oh yeah, on M stewart show, she took each chick out & stuck their beek in water & then in food before she put them in their home w/ food & water. It was just a interesting show.

Scuba_Dave · 04-02-2010, 05:00 PM

Too many cats, foxes & coyotes around here for chickens I think

djmb74 · 04-02-2010, 07:01 PM

you can make your coop and chicken run predator proof.....

BackYardChickens Forum

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Too many cats, foxes & coyotes around here for chickens I think

Patty in Wisc · 04-02-2010, 10:10 PM

Now I'm really hooked...been reading up at that forum for the last 2 hours LOL.
I knew a guy that had chickens & they were always roaming in his unfenced yard. I don't know why, but they never ran out on the road. He said they stay close to home. Do they just naturally go back in their coops when it gets dark out?
One night, something killed (& ate?) 2-3 chickens so I don't know what he did after that.

djmb74 · 04-02-2010, 10:24 PM

yes they go back in to roost same time every night like clockwork...

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

Now I'm really hooked...been reading up at that forum for the last 2 hours LOL.
I knew a guy that had chickens & they were always roaming in his unfenced yard. I don't know why, but they never ran out on the road. He said they stay close to home. Do they just naturally go back in their coops when it gets dark out?
One night, something killed (& ate?) 2-3 chickens so I don't know what he did after that.

Patty in Wisc · 04-02-2010, 10:43 PM

Martin, what do you feed them & how often? They mentioned something on M Stewart today & then mentioned sand(?) I know pigeons eat gravel so, do chickens have to eat course sand or some small gravel to digest? Do they eat grain & corn? A few years ago I heard they love marigold flowers & it makes the yolks a brighter orange color.
Oh Lordy, stop me now --- I WANT CHICKENS!

cherokee_greg · 04-03-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by djmb74

No need to remove the lawn put the coop right on top they will do all the work removing it for ya trust me!

your right they will do it for me what was I thinkin.

djmb74 · 04-03-2010, 11:41 AM

Well I feed my chickens all kinds of stuff. First of all they get all the food scraps from breakfast lunch and dinner. We have a container that plates are scrapped off into instead of throwing away. They LOVE banana leaves! I also grow tons of Collard greens for them, once a week they get a bowl of yogurt. They get to run around the yard often and eat all kinds of bugs, snakes, frogs, and lizards. Chickens will eat just about anything. We also buy a bag of chicken feed once a month and keep that out for them.

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Martin, what do you feed them & how often? They mentioned something on M Stewart today & then mentioned sand(?) I know pigeons eat gravel so, do chickens have to eat course sand or some small gravel to digest? Do they eat grain & corn? A few years ago I heard they love marigold flowers & it makes the yolks a brighter orange color.
Oh Lordy, stop me now --- I WANT CHICKENS!

LilRaverBoi · 04-06-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

Martin, what do you feed them & how often? They mentioned something on M Stewart today & then mentioned sand(?) I know pigeons eat gravel so, do chickens have to eat course sand or some small gravel to digest? Do they eat grain & corn? A few years ago I heard they love marigold flowers & it makes the yolks a brighter orange color.
Oh Lordy, stop me now --- I WANT CHICKENS!

Yes, chickens need small bits of rock or sand in their 'craw' to break apart pieces of food (they have no teeth) prior to digestion. They typically find these roaming around outdoors, or such things can be provided. They really don't need much and will likely find such things on their own.

And yes, diet does change the color of the egg yolks. Feeding chickens corn gives them nice yellow yolks, but without it, they are very pale.

Oh, and another thing...chickens of laying age should be supplemented with ground oyster shells to help them get enough calcium and minerals to produce eggs with strong/consistent shells.

Patty in Wisc · 04-07-2010, 11:23 PM

Thanks for the great info Bryan!

Abnshrek · 04-08-2010, 12:17 AM

I feed mine laying pellets, cracked corn, grass, banana leaves, busted up figs (from birds), grubs, snails, pecan shells, etc.. :^)

djmb74 · 04-08-2010, 07:28 AM

ya thanks bryan sorry I didn't answer that in my post, I have oyster shells available to them at all times but I also feed them the yogurt. As far as gravel they get that from my yard...

cherokee_greg · 04-22-2010, 09:21 AM

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You both should! They aren't that difficult to raise and it is really nice to have pets around that actually work for room and board!!!!

We have also been selling eggs at $3 a dozen.

Ok Martin I will soon be a chicken farmer too. I been doing allot of research. I donot have the time are the things for a coop. I have that all taken care of. I will have a coop and run soon,its going to be real nice for my girls. Now for the girls I now need to find out what kind to get. Next step. I only want about three maybe four, Thanks I think its going to be a fun thing.

Martin do the silkies lay good eggs for eating ? I think there cool can you mix them up together ?

Patty in Wisc · 04-22-2010, 01:05 PM

I'm happy for you Greg... your girls will love it. I had a friend who had chickens & he called the eggs "easter eggs" because they were diff colors. They all tasted the same though.

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