To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I’ve lost dozens to predators. And I’m committed to free range, I don’t want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can’t suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It’s almost mountains of chicken shit.
What are your thoughts on suburban chicken ownership? I’m wholly uninterested, I need another creature to keep alive like I need another hole in the head, but my wife and daughter are really into the idea.
That’s essentially what I have been doing. You’d be surprised how many predators still roam the suburbs though. I have lost chickens to raccoons, opossums, hawks, dogs and foxes.
My only real suggestion is check your zoning. I was operating in a kind of grey area but I have known people who had to get rid of their chickens to avoid daily fines. Getting well set up for chickens is a bit of work, I wouldn’t want to do that in vain.
To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I’ve lost dozens to predators. And I’m committed to free range, I don’t want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can’t suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It’s almost mountains of chicken shit.
I had 7 and am down to 2 because of a coyote.
Call it Guano and sell it as fertiliser.
People have killed over guano. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_War
It’s also how Bond originally killed Dr No
Re-he-he-eally
Bumblebee tuna!
What are your thoughts on suburban chicken ownership? I’m wholly uninterested, I need another creature to keep alive like I need another hole in the head, but my wife and daughter are really into the idea.
That’s essentially what I have been doing. You’d be surprised how many predators still roam the suburbs though. I have lost chickens to raccoons, opossums, hawks, dogs and foxes.
My only real suggestion is check your zoning. I was operating in a kind of grey area but I have known people who had to get rid of their chickens to avoid daily fines. Getting well set up for chickens is a bit of work, I wouldn’t want to do that in vain.