Chickens.

[Cingal]

Basically, my sister has decided that sanity is too good for her and is buying a pair of chickens.

She's intending to order an Eglu. So, considering at some point I'll be asked to look after them, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with chickens, knew what to expect, or anything like that.

Any precautions I'll have to take with foxes, disease or anything like that. The site gives a basic idea, but, I'd rather hear it first hand. Although, I doubt anyone has first hand experience... But, regardless...


Yes... I am aware that asking a forum full of teenage gamers will give few results, but, hey, let's keep things interesting.

If anyone else suddenly feels like getting chickens as pets... Erm... Right...

[Paladin Catling]

Why chickens?

[Cingal]

Why chickens?

I honestly have no idea.

She's been visiting farms lately or something. I can only assume she got inspiration from there or something.

[Paladin Catling]

Chickens are only useful crispy fried :3

[Cingal]

Chickens are only useful crispy fried :3

Unless you like eggs I guess...

I get the sudden feeling that Omelet is going to be a heavy part of my diet after she buys these...

[cinderboy]

Sorry... couldn't resist posting this ....

On a more serious note...

http://www.birdhobbyist.com/articles...tChickens.html

[limabear]

The chickens I currently have now love eating pebbles. So, I don't think that Chickens havea strict diet lmao. One of the roosters is total bad *** though. He LOVES trying to hump the turkey lol. Also, if the dog isn't accustomed to chickens, he obviously will devour them. My mom used to smack my dogs when they got close to the chickens, turkeys, ducks. The dogs learned eventually...There was a little slip up where my duck was torn to pieces though..

[limabear]

Coming from Guatemalan parents I have had a lot of pets in my life. Chickens being one of them. (approximately 80+) Anyways, there is nothing really special to do O.o..You feed them...They eat...Lay eggs...Just make sure to keep them away from dogs.

[Paladin Catling]

Wait... you could train them and then make them fight eachother. Film it and broadcast it over the web for bets. Yea?

[Cingal]

Coming from Guatemalan parents I have had a lot of pets in my life. Chickens being one of them. (approximately 80+) Anyways, there is nothing really special to do O.o..You feed them...They eat...Lay eggs...Just make sure to keep them away from dogs.

Ah. I own quite a large dog who will probably be sharing the back garden with the chickens... So... Any advice on that?

That's illegal paladin, and besides, it's only cocks that do that, not hens.

As far as I know.

[cinderboy]

Yup... Cocks do the attacking most of the time, except lazy ones...

[Paladin Catling]

True, I have only seen cocks fight eachother so far.