[madamemayhem]

i would like to get chickens but hubbymayhem is not convinced. im not sure the dogchild would tolerate them well either. hes a spoiled brat sometimes.

[gardengirl]

Hubby wasn’t too thrilled either—the first time. I grew up with such. He takes almost as good a care of them now as I do. LOL

Dogchildren LOVE chickens! They’re STOOPID and they make lots of noise when you catch them. Mommy and Daddy make lots of noise, too, when dogchildren catch the chickens. :)

Sadly, ours never come out of the coop. They’re under some trees, so they get shade. The front half of the coop is half chicken wire and the bottom half is tin so they get plenty of sun and air circulation. Too many things around here like chicken.

[DYngbld]

Our dog does great with the chickens. We brood them in the house for about 5-7 weeks, by then he is used to them and really doesn't bother with them much. One of our NH Red Roos goes after him if he gets to curious. All he wants to do is smell their butts anyway.

Our problem is the coons. I lost 10 birds in the last two months to the raccoons.

In the spring I am getting some ducks, they do great in the garden eating bugs, the chickens do a good job but need to be watched more, they tend to eat the veggies too.

Get chickens they are so much fun, we spend about $30-$40 a month on feed and in the summer time we can get close to a dozen eggs a day.