damn guys. help. we got hens.

[vash]

my wife got some baby chicks. hens. what do i need to do? i guess for the first few weeks/days, i can use my dog kennel with a heat lamp. two hens, how big of a coop do i need? all you rural guys kick in with advice. i knew i should have been suspicious when my wife bought me a new car. she was buttering me up, for a life on a farm.

the best scenario would be that HER cat kills HER hens, and gets tossed out...heheheh.

[speedracing944]

We just started chicks this winter. We ordered 25. 15 meat birds and 10 laying hens. We only have 1 meat bird left alive and a couple in the freezer. MMMMM are they good. Our laying hens haven't started laying yet.

We put the chicks in a 60 gallon water basin with a heat lamp (red) until they were old enough to fend for themselves against the cats. Now there are in a chicken coop I just built.

I thought you need about 3 sq ft per chicken in a coop.

Can you believe there are BBS just like Pelican devoted to chickens? Just do a google search.

Speedy

[Noah930]

I thought this thread would be about attractive young females. Kinda like grid girls. Damn.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Most interesting title of the year! damn guys. help. we got hens.

[scottmandue]

Yeah... only on PPOT.

So are the hens Democrat or Republican?

Saw an interesting DIY on raising chickens on the RFD channel:

http://www.rfdtv.com/

Thats right... the native born Los Angeleno city boy watches rfdtv, they have a series on raising bees too if you are so inclined

I also like the shows on classic tractors, steam trains, blacksmithing.

[3.2 CAB]

Sort of taste like chicken.

[mschuep]

Originally Posted by speedracing944

We only have 1 meat bird left alive and a couple in the freezer. MMMMM are they good. Our laying hens haven't started laying yet.

...Sounds like the clock is ticking...Those hens better start laying eggs if they value their life!

[targa911S]

Deep fried with blue cheese dressing and some hot sauce....MMMMMMM Good.

[MichiganMat]

Urban farming.

I've filled my backyard with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and now grapes and blueberries. With the price of food these days, it just make sense.

[cantdrv55]

That's what you get for marrying an immigrant.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Beats, "help guys, we got cocks".

[M.D. Holloway]

What ever you do, do not let her name them or they will assume the status of pet and not food.

[speedracing944]

we named our hens but not our meat birds. we just called the meat birds "Yummy!"

Speedy

[speedracing944]

http://www.backyardchickens.com/

here is the chicken forum...
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/

Enjoy,
Speedy

[pwd72s]

Cindy has a great marinade formula for BBQ chicken...

[vash]

i saw a family of raccoons go thru my yard. i give the chickens one week, tops.

[9dreizig]

Why are you raising chickens when there are chuckers and pheasants to shoot ??

[juanbenae]

can you even have chickens in your hood? they are forboden in most suburban areas. you got some chinese secret that keep em quiet?

and what about this new car? did she get you a v-dub like JP's?

T$

[the]

Now you're going to have to start parking primered cars on your lawn.

[vash]

hahahah.


i am more rural than most. i think i can get away with hens. no cocks.