chickens

Does anyone here raise there own ckickens?looking into raising them to feed all my dogs natural and looking for the good and bad in it.basicly is it worth it?money or work wise.

 

Ironman has some Curtis Blackwell-Hatch and Jud Lacy-Roundheads.
I tell him they're dunheels. LOL

 

I have Gamefowl but no farm blood

 

the old man would get 100-200 chicks every year ("meatmakers" is what he called em). the dogs got some, and i ate so much chicken i barely can eat it 30 years later LOL. my point is, it had to have been cheap then cuz we were poor folk

 

thanks i am going to build a coup when i got the time.

 

I used to raise my own chickens back when I lived in Texas out in the country. Will again someday when I either move back out to the country or even better yet go back to Texas.

 

yes meatmakers they cost around $1 and fully mature 6 to 8 weeks

 

thanks for the imfo.in that time how much money in feed is needed?

 

PS42/PS035: The Home Broiler Chicken Flock
Tips on producing chickens

try looking up feeding/raising broiler chickens.

 

McMurray Hatchery

 

thank you!

 

I think thats a good idea but i dont think my dogs will leave them be

 

the niebor gots a chicken a duck and a dog that run in a pack that once and a while comes to the yard but they are good at staying away from my dogs.but ill have them fenced and if one gets them that will be there sup.

 

keep them cooped up i have one dog that has killed and ate 7 or 8 of my laying hens.this was my first time having them and you would think they would not go in their chain reach. not chickens are stupid.i am going to get more laying hens and probably meatmakers next year.i am going to keep them penned,because the dogs are getting 100 ft cable runs.:dogtongue: