tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post4690698104627664554..comments2023-10-10T03:15:54.394-07:00Comments on Nobody-but-us-chickens: My big mistakenobody-but-us-chickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-56909719927298024162009-03-13T19:42:00.000-07:002009-03-13T19:42:00.000-07:00Amy: I think we can fuss over them as pets just li...Amy: I think we can fuss over them as pets just like any pet bird in a cage. The difference I think is this, a guy near me just lets his hens run free, even in winter. He does not worry about what food he feeds, he does not do anything with lighting and he probably only cleans them out once or twice a year from the look of it. I don't see any dead chickens around the yard but some don't look that good, I know with my hens I don't want to see sore eyes, feet or illness from something I did wrong. The guy asked me last fall if any of my hens were laying as none of his were laying, he looked at me funny and I don't think he believed me when I said all my hens were laying. Still to this day none of his hens are laying and they probably will not start until next month or so. I think the fussing is worth it but mostly it is a hobby to me, I like to fuss over them.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-62842419022573031472009-03-13T19:25:00.000-07:002009-03-13T19:25:00.000-07:00Tracey: If we did not trade tips and stories, then...Tracey: If we did not trade tips and stories, then there would be no chicken blogs! Honestly Tracey you are correct, chickens are hardy birds, I think easier to raise than most other types of poultry, you can just let them go and they will do well. However when you have no land to let them run or you only have three or four hens, you are inclined to want to know how to get the most eggs or how to pen them up and keep them healthy. I made a lot of mistakes when I was younger with chickens and lucky enough nothing died, but we can share our mistakes and learn from it. Like some people I know who got chickens and did not know they had to protect them from raccoons (I know you don't have them) if only they asked around they would not have lost 30 one night. Plus if they are pets, nobody wants to find a couple dead from a mistake.nobody-but-us-chickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804995514131540143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-47762041151389146052009-03-12T14:51:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:51:00.000-07:00I agree...when we are driving along i look in peop...I agree...when we are driving along i look in peoples garden and see hundreds of chickens running about all over the place and yes, they are looked after but not fussed over like i do mine... i think that because mine are in a safe pen i treat them like i would a dog or something....I am soft!<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't give them ashes though...never heard of that lol!<BR/><BR/>Amy xbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054325319679742395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682624384917755295.post-49539747518599708852009-03-12T13:15:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:15:00.000-07:00I don't understand something, When I was a kid we ...I don't understand something, When I was a kid we had dozens of chickens running all round the farm, if we found the eggs....great, if not we had chicks.....even better! Now we never fussed with them like Amy does or any of the chicken people do, so how come they were all healthy?<BR/>Tracey x x xTraceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623660322653630759noreply@blogger.com