Raising City Chicken - Interview

Interview with a friend who has raised chickens as we talk about egg laying and keeping of chickens in the city
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• chicken
• eggs
• chickens

[AuthorOfLiberty]

From a Viewer:

I've raised chickens ... produce eggs all winter long with out any kind of light other than natural sun light.

Your roosts for them should start 12 inches(at least) off the floor and can extend as high as 5FT.

They "fly" down to the floor, so they won't hurt themselves.

I have 50 hens and six roosters, so I know.

Chickens don't always lay everyday depending on the breed.

If that fellow ever wants chicks ., then he will need a rooster and a broody hen to sit the eggs.

[notanotherCoDfan]

@AuthorOfLiberty i just want to get one chicken. pobably the americana, barred rock, or rhode island red. is it ok if i don make a HUGE coop? im keeping it in an outside shed thing (was built foe birds as in my dads old hawk) and i wanted to make a small box out of plywood for roosting an laying. i kind of dont want to make a roost 12" off the bottom of my boxy thing. the box is going to be suspended off the ground 12" though

[Farmboy307]

@mrssummit49 Usually chickens will return to there coop or house when it starts to get dark.. I have a very large fenced in area.. But the fence is only about 3 ft high with no top... So they fly out all the time but there always in for the night when i come to shut them in.

[Farmboy307]

i have roosts at about 5 ft and they love it up there! Check my videos out, and i got through a 50 pound bag in a week .. haha

[chachi111769]

Before you buy or raise any Chickens PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK and know what all you need to do before getting any and be sure to buy only what you have the space for.

[chachi111769]

The diffrence is one the Americana is an American breed (they were bred in America the Others were bred in the natvive land before they were brought to America.



[TDV707]

only american ppls care about chickens noise

[mrssummit49]

Do u have to put chicken wire .around your fence to keep them in?

[MrFarmer561]

i have hens that lay to eggs ever 20 hours amd they are normal rir hens

[atchooscuseme]

hens lay eggs about every 27 hours, so his egg production is ok.