Reader Story:
Keeping chickens can be a fun hobby and a source of a little extra income if you have a market for fresh eggs. There is nothing like a rooster crowing or just relaxing in a lawn chair and watching them scratch and peck in the yard. You’ll need a chicken coop that is built well enough to keep any predators out and prevent them from getting to your chickens. They will mostly need to be put in there at night.
They will need water and feed so there will be those things to consider. Check a farm supply store for your needs. Feed can be expensive especially since grain prices are so volatile these days and you’ll need to consider what minerals they may need in the feed for good health and egg laying. Since they will be wandering free range so to speak you will just have to hunt the eggs in the yard. The eggs will be a real treat compared to most of what you buy in the store. You can get chickens that will lay brown or other colored eggs if you so desire. There is a certain time when the chickens quit laying eggs.
I recently ran across an article that was reprinted about Laura Ingalls Wilder and how she got her hens to lay year round but unfortunately I don’t remember the source or if it mentioned her methods. Her home is a historic site in Mansfield MO. Maybe that could be a source. It’s been a long time since I’ve had any part in caring for chickens. It’s part of the fond memories I have about growing up on a farm with the animals roaming in the pastures and the yard. My friend tried to raise some chickens but his coop wasn’t built well enough to keep out the predators. Enough said. Best of luck with your chickens.
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