On to chickens...
I have always said, "Someday, when I live on a little plot of land I will have me some chickens." Alright...I have never said it in such a red-neck way, but I thought it would sound funny. At any rate, I started questioning why I thought I had to live out of town to have chickens and started doing some research. Apparently, it is fairly common to have backyard chickens in the US. There are lots of people, in Omaha even, with backyard chickens.
Let the research commence...
If you know me, you know how I love me some research.
I think Scott is wondering if I am completely insane.
I have found a set of plans for a very cool chicken ark. It is movable, allows for the chickens to forage and eat bugs, has a coop up top, and is supposedly pretty easy to build. My friend Jordan offered to help the building impaired. :) I talked to my dad about saws the other day and he offered his miter saw, so that he could upgrade. My initial intention was and is to finish the quarter round that has been in my basement for about 5 years. HD's room needs quarter round, my kitchen needs a repair, and the living room needs some too. I think though having a miter saw will be really handy in making this coop happen.
I saw a listing for Black Copper Marans chicks on craigslist, and I think I might pursue a couple of those. My chicken wishlist includes a couple of Araucanas/Americanas (aka Easter Egg chickens) and maybe a Red Star.
I think that people are allowed 5 hens in the city, no roos for obvious reasons.
My goal...eggs. I would be willing to barter, trade, or sell my eggs to neighbors or others. With 5 hens...eventually I should have about 2 dozen eggs a week. I do not use eggs EVERY day so...plenty to share.
Sound off folks...what do you think.
Marans Hen
EGGS PHOTOGRAPHED BY HARLEY SOLTES
3 comments:
Ask your Aunt Linda about chickens. She had some from a science project back in the 60's. The last lone bird wound up on Gma Clara's farm. It was fondly named "Linda Byrd" as was the name of Pres. Lyndon Johnson daughter! It chased everyone! (I believe it ended up as soup!) Darwin & I and our spouses at the time in the 80's raised over 60 broilers and butchered them in one weekend. I think everyone has to do their thing....just seems like an awful amount of work! lol Have fun, I'm headed to KFC!!! (Someone has to support the food industry or I'm out of a job!)
KFC HILARIOUS!
I think it will be a bit of work, but I won't have 60. I remember doing chickens at Clara's. I don't know how old I would have been, but I remember that horrible singed feathers smell...and on a happy note, I remember them when they were chicks. Dan and I were in the hen house and trying to name the chicks, Clara told us not to name them because they would be food. LOL...
Those are some hot chicks.
I thought you were going to blog about your dream life that we talked about over lunch yesterday. :) That made me happy.
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