tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post6072117613500404914..comments2023-06-27T02:05:52.066-07:00Comments on Dickey's Decor: An Honest Story About Owning Backyard ChickensLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553327223337719399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-30616316677691411812012-04-12T13:46:58.736-07:002012-04-12T13:46:58.736-07:00You only have to have a rooster if you are breedin...You only have to have a rooster if you are breeding chickens. That way they can fertilize the eggs and turn them into baby chickens instead of just eggs for eating. Kind of like humans, women will ovulate and release eggs regardless, but it takes a man to turn them into babies. You see, when a man and a women love each other very much... HAHA!Maggie and Curtiss Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362620808140820038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-10107550203887861882012-04-06T10:10:21.114-07:002012-04-06T10:10:21.114-07:00I have day old chicks coming on May 23rd. We have ...I have day old chicks coming on May 23rd. We have ordered 12 Rhode Island Reds. We have never had chicks/hens before....but we are very excited {perhaps myself & the kids, more then my husband lol} <br />I have done so much research on laying hens now, that my head hurts from all the information I have taken in! Thanks so much on the reality of them! Since I will have so many hens, I am looking forward to selling the eggs at my fathers Market....and just having something relaxing to look at in my backyard. They won't be roaming the backyard...they will be fenced in because we have a Bull Mastiff that would probably love to "play" with them! We have started on the coop yet, since they will be in a brooder for awhile at first...but I am having fun looking at all the different options!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-16378749102932848832012-03-14T15:12:54.762-07:002012-03-14T15:12:54.762-07:00I appreciate the honesty in this post. You are ab...I appreciate the honesty in this post. You are absolutely right in what you say. I grew up on a farm, and one of my jobs was to put our few chickens in at night. No clipped wings, so they would fly up into the trees. What a pain! Now living in town, and our neighbors have four hens and a duck. They have gone through their carnage, at the hands of possums, chicken hawks and stray dogs. You are right about not getting too attached because sometimes they will die, but you are also right that it's fun to have them out with you, because they will hang out with you and follow you around, and the eggs are great, but not a money-saver.Athena at Minerva's Gardenhttp://minervasgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-22642766449767794562012-03-14T12:04:51.113-07:002012-03-14T12:04:51.113-07:00Thank you for the honest information! We are not ...Thank you for the honest information! We are not allowed to have chickens where we live, but we are hoping one day to live somewhere where we can. <br /><br />LynnHomesteading Chichttp://homesteading-chic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-82181480787560992332012-03-14T09:08:02.889-07:002012-03-14T09:08:02.889-07:00I'd love chickens but too many predators - haw...I'd love chickens but too many predators - hawks and raccoons - and I'd go nuts if they were killed darn it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433260552425620150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-886209125232968702012-03-13T09:53:55.844-07:002012-03-13T09:53:55.844-07:00I live in Oregon too and I'm glad to hear your...I live in Oregon too and I'm glad to hear your honest review of keeping backyard chickens. I need this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543591269872142920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-91080756105795845212012-03-13T09:23:18.922-07:002012-03-13T09:23:18.922-07:00We can't have them in our neighborhood, but I ...We can't have them in our neighborhood, but I do wish I could. We had chickens when I was a kid, and it was so gratifying to collect eggs each morning before school. Now, I have to live vicariously through other backyard chicken keepers!learningtablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634363185383363324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-80996610781484242012012-03-13T08:56:22.334-07:002012-03-13T08:56:22.334-07:00As a 6 year veteran chicken keeper, I can attest t...As a 6 year veteran chicken keeper, I can attest to the truth of everything in your post! I'm hoping we can revamp our whole coop set up this summer so we can reclaim the use of a good bit of our backyard free from chicken poop and destruction! Very good and informative post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974162432733340830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-23261281054690560552012-03-09T18:28:09.913-08:002012-03-09T18:28:09.913-08:00We are getting a second flock of chickens tomorrow...We are getting a second flock of chickens tomorrow. I am so excited. We are getting pullets so we won't have to wait as long for them to start laying. Love eating the eggs and know that they are so much healthier for my family. <br /><br />We had two flocks last year and a pack of dogs got them. My boys were very upset but thankfully didn't see the attack.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949740955112184599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-16247677811601745192012-03-09T14:27:13.237-08:002012-03-09T14:27:13.237-08:00I found your post very informative. I've wante...I found your post very informative. I've wanted chickens for a long time but am not really sure if I want the chickens or the cute chicken coops that are out there :).Manuela@A Cultivated Nesthttp://www.acultivatednest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-74670247014362845892012-03-09T09:27:34.442-08:002012-03-09T09:27:34.442-08:00So you don't have to have a rooster when you h...So you don't have to have a rooster when you have chickens? Just hens are ok? I know nothing about chickens but my daughter really wants them and we live in the country so I am in the "fact gathering" stage. I found your blog very insightful, Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-16678455171006923472012-03-06T22:28:20.199-08:002012-03-06T22:28:20.199-08:00Chicken stories! Love em!! We are sooooo lucky (kn...Chicken stories! Love em!! We are sooooo lucky (knock on wood) we leave our coop open every night! Our only carnage was from my friends dog :-( and we have 1 transgendered chicken. But that is so Portland it is worth one less egg a day. You are right that you don't save $ ;-)Poolattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110786207337978945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101213565722768078.post-40861925469129247022012-03-06T16:58:19.952-08:002012-03-06T16:58:19.952-08:00My daughter takes chickens from battery farms and ...My daughter takes chickens from battery farms and rehabilitates them. Many go to homes in residential areas. It's not easy to keep them safe on her farm and she has had the kind of carnage you speak of. I think it's great that you are telling people about the realities! ~ MaureenMaureen Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717877610585066150noreply@blogger.com